griddled fennel aubergine recipe This tasty aubergine dish is an excellent easy late summer/autumn lunch or starter for dinner. At lunch, serve it with a pile of green salad. serves 6 (or 2 if you like it strong) 3 aubergines 2 tsp
home-made tea – tisane recipes Home-made teas are a way of drinking water. I know that sounds ridiculous, but the health freaks are always going on about how much water we should drink and I really can't bring myself to glug down
roast pumpkin seeds recipe These roasted pumpkin seeds are good to serve with a glass of wine and less fattening than crisps or peanuts. 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil Good pinch of flaky salt
tarragon vinegar recipe Nothing could be better than this delicious yet simple tarragon vinegar – with that characteristic smoky flavour, brilliant for winter salad dressings. It also makes the best hollandaise sauce.MethodY
winter wonder foods to keep you healthy There are some foods we can eat this winter that will genuinely do us good. Two front runners – beetroot and broccoli – we can grow ourselves. Another two – pomegranates and blood o
soda bread with sunflower and pumpkin seeds recipe Here's a very quick and easy recipe for when you want almost instant bread on the table. It does not use yeast, so there's no proving, or waiting for it to rise. Makes 1 x 500g loaf 225g strong white
red thai curry mussels recipe Delicious, spicy and fragrant, mussels, like oysters, are generally thought to be best in the colder months of the year (those with an ‘r’ in them). Use a good-quality red Thai curry paste, such
raspberry cupcakes with mascarpone frosting recipe This recipe comes from my friend Sarah Wilkin, who is a brilliant baker and does tiered chandeliers of these cupcakes for parties. I'm not normally one for a cupcake - they can be so dry - b
persian jewelled rice recipe The textures, colour and flavour of this rice make it an almost stand-alone dish. Where in summer and autumn I cook Broad bean pilaf, in the winter and spring I cook this - one of my favourite things
roast partridge with cobnut stuffing recipe Partridge has a great flavour. The key when cooking is to keep the flesh moist. Do this by covering the breast with streaky bacon and stuffing the cavity with this delicous nutty mix. Lay each bird on
porcini mushroom soup recipe This is a warming and fragrant autumn soup, with the distinctive taste of porcini (ceps).Serves 8 as a starter, 6 for lunch 25g dried porcini 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, fine
ratatouille chutney recipe This is a classic chutney, delicious with bread and cheese and ideal with cottage pie. Use courgettes, small or marrow size, and pattypans if you have them.Makes 2½ litres 500ml cider vinegar400g bro
rowan and apple jelly recipe A beautifully clear jelly made from rowan berries and apple. This is my favourite jelly. It’s smoky and tart, perfect with venison or any game and lovely smeared on corn on the cob. It’s also brillian
sloe and apple jelly recipe A lovely jelly with a tart taste and beautiful colour. It tends to be a bit sticky, so put it in the jars when it is a little runnier than most jellies. It will firm up anyway after a few months.For 2
venison and coconut curry Lovers of red meat should eat more venison, as it’s a lean and healthy protein. Serve with black or red rice, Jewelled freekeh and/or cauliflower couscous. It’s good topped with a couple of tablespoon
three-day raspberry jam recipe The flavour of this raspberry jam is as intense as it gets, and the steeping in sugar for three days keeps some of the fruit whole, or almost; the sugar 'sets' each individual berry.This recipe is ins
