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Peach, Prosciutto and Mozzarella Salad

This is a salad I have lived on every Summer since I discovered it. The flavours are simple, fresh and beautiful, and with its milky orbs of buffalo mozzarella and segments of drippy golden peaches, it is quite possibly the … Continue reading

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Roasted Aparagus with Proscuitto & Tomato

I don’t know about you but when the heat kicks in I find it very hard to eat alot for dinner. So it’s little meals like this that keep me going through those sweltering evenings. And on top of being … Continue reading

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Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback Potatoes are one of those wonderfully easy and visually impressive vegetable dishes that most people love. And I have been making them for years, but today I made them with a purpose in mind and that was to try … Continue reading

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Salad of Duck, Fennel & Watercress

  Almost anything with duck is a favourite dish of mine, Peking Duck, Duck Confit, Duck on Pork Belly with Lentils (an old Bayswater Brasserie favourite) – even a duck terrine. Having said that I don’t actually cook with it alot, … Continue reading

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Romesco Potatoes

This recipe comes from one of my favourite cook books, Sunday Suppers at Lucques. Its author Suzanne Goin never fails to please with her gift of producing recipes that can only be described as spectacular (the Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake … Continue reading

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Baby Peppers Stuffed with Goats Cheese

These are something I used to make when I had barbeques (and an outdoor area – boo hoo!). I must admit they look a little on the disheveled side but piled high on a platter they look really amazing – … Continue reading

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Warm Wild Mushroom Salad with Soft Herbs, Pecorino, and Hazelnuts

Can I be forgiven if I sneak off without my usual couple of paragraphs of diatribe? I am sick you see, I have a nasty cold and I have been losing my lustre as the morning has progressed. But I … Continue reading

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Goats Cheese Salad with Anchovy Dressing

  The most resourced book on my laden kitchen shelves is ‘A Cooks Companion’ by Stephanie Alexander. It is not your typical cook book, it is an encyclopedia of food with chapters based on individual ingredients (ie. Mushrooms, Eggs or … Continue reading

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Roasted Winter Vegetables with Polenta and Salsa Verde

  I made something like this many years ago for a dinner party because I had a few vegetarian friends coming over. Everyone liked it so much that my poor roast sat there virtually untouched. I have since searched high … Continue reading

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Broccolini with Italian Herb Oil

  Is broccolini the pretty sibling of broccoli? no, it’s more of a step sibling – actually being a hybrid of broccoli and kai-lan (a Chinese broccoli – not the cartoon character). It is sweeter in taste than the stockier looking broccoli … Continue reading

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