🎵Oh for the life of a sardine That is the life for me Cavorting and spawning every morning Under the deep blue...
Fish and Shellfish recipes
Duck Confit & Fleur de Sel
A while ago, I embarked upon a contemporary magazine project focusing on food and wine. Armed with my new title of...
Jansson’s Temptation
When Douglas Adams first introduced us to the world of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and Marvin the Paranoid Android,...
Lemon, Cumin and Green Chilli Sea Bass
"O Lord God, when thou givest to thy servants to endevour any great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the...
Spaghetti with Clams
“I’ve been picking it up and putting it down for weeks now. I can’t say I’ve actually cooked anything from it. More,...
Salmon en Croute with currants and ginger
Some years ago our son announced that he would, in line with previous years, be joining us in Norfolk for the...
Thai Mussels
“I have gathered a posy of other men's flowers and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own” - Michel de...
Fish Stock [Fumet de Poissons]
Homemade fish stock is inexpensive to provision for, and a breeze to make. I have never found a stock cube that comes...
Moules Marinière
“You have to be very careful with mussels. I am not talking about the cooking process, which is a relatively simple...
Langoustine and Clotted Cream Quiche
“I’ve never heard anyone say a bad word about Bill Baker, although he may not be his doctor’s idea of a model patient,...
Simple Indian Fish Curry
When the day finds you pushing a rock uphill, Sisyphus-like, motivation has dropped to a low ebb and one is markedly...
Potted Shrimp
“The great British skill of potting meat and fish seems to have been for the most part forgotten by most of today’s...
Maine Crabmeat Turnovers
Living only a short car ride from the North Sea, and often after a morning’s work, staring at this screen, I...
Fish cakes [Tod Mun]
"Plain cooking cannot be entrusted to plain cooks" - Countess Morphy The difference between catering and cooking is as...
Linguine with Crab [Linguine al Granchio]
“It is an ancient town that stands Upon a lofty cliff of mouldering sands; The sea against the cliffs doth daily beat,...