Rhubarb and Star Anise Bellini Mocktail/ Rhubarb & Star Anise Spritzer Serves 6 500g rhubarb 3 tsp caster sugar 1 star anise 1 bottle of champagne or prosecco Put the rhubarb, sugar, and a splash of water in a pan and bring to simmer unt
Garden fritto misto, in tempura This is a fabulous and versatile summer garden harvest meal – the best baby vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs. Simply delicious Serves 10-12 750ml sunflower or groundnut
Anita’s Victoria sponge A classic Victoria sponge uses the same weight of sugar, margarine and flour as the eggs. A large free-range egg usually weighs 56g. Using a plant-based spread rather than butter gives a light
Claret cup Rather like a posh sangria, this is more subtle and less sweet because it uses good-quality red wine and sparkling water instead of plonk and lemonade. It’s ideal for when the weather is
Squash and Feta Filo Parcels One of our favourite things to serve for our Garden Open café lunches, filled with squash, courgettes, spinach, chard, grated beetroot, fennel, or a mixture of veg. You can make these i
spinach, sorrel and pine nuts tart There are plenty of summer tarts that are best eaten warm, but this one is also good cold. I love the combination of spinach and sorrel, but spinach also works well on its own.serves 6-8 300g s
classic onion tart This is the most delicious tart. It has more onions than usual – and lots and lots of nutmeg.serves 6-8 For the pastry: 180g flour Pinch of salt 50g lard 50g butter 1 tablespoon grated Parme
beetroot and mint falafel with super-nutritious tzatziki Falafels are usually fried, or even deep-fried, but these are baked in the oven for a lighter, less calorific version. Ideal served with our super-nutritious tzatziki, some pitta and plenty of salad.
parsnip balls with chilli recipe A light alternative to dumplings, these parsnip balls are ideal for serving on their own with tzatziki, or on top of Hungarian paprakash or Venison casserole. I use an almost identical recipe
prune and armagnac tart A brilliant winter tart for serving with a spoon of crème fraîche or vanilla ice-cream. You can make it in a few weeks to eat over Christmas, or if you have more time now, this is a good
rosemary flatbread recipe You can make this recipe for rosemary flat bread standing on your head. The dough takes under 5 minutes to combine and about an hour to rise. This makes it ideal for whipping up quickly if you’ve got
spiced aubergine salad recipe This salad is lovely served warm as a first course with cucumber raita and flatbread.Serves 6-8 3 large-to-medium-sized aubergines (about 1kg) 3 tablespoons good extra virgin olive oil 1
wild garlic pesto recipe I make lots of this in the spring, using it as a pasta sauce and to stuff baked potatoes. It freezes well for use right through the year, but if freezing leave out the cultivated bulb garlic. Please
roasted fennel and grape flatbread recipe This is one of the easiest breads to make. Just shove all the ingredients together, leave to rise, roll out and leave for a short second rising and bake. We had this with fried sea bass fillets and a
herb salad with halloumi and chorizo recipe This is at its best with the halloumi and chorizo straight out of the pan, so get everything ready and then cook them both last.for 6 as a starter (or 4 as a main)chilli jam Find recipe her
