pumpkin and apple soup with chestnuts recipe Some pumpkin or squash flesh, an onion or two and plenty of cumin: this is the basic recipe for a fabulous soup. I love the addition of apples – their sharpness cuts through the sweetness of the
samphire sauce recipe Marsh samphire (its proper name is glasswort – Salicornia europaea), is at its absolute best around July, so if you live around the British coast, near mud flats or salt marshes rather than clif
runner bean flower salad recipe Scatter runner bean flowers over any leaf salad or make this bean tabbouleh, where the flowers take centre stage.serves 4-6 2 good handfuls of small tender runner beans Salt and black pepp
pea soup with mint and dill This takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish, and it’s fine made with frozen peas instead of fresh. Many pea soups include a little sugar, but the dill here makes the soup sweet enough.
shallot tatin with leftover cheese recipe You can make this fantastic tart with onion, but the sweetness of the shallots is what makes this recipe particularly delicious. It's ideal over Christmas or New Year – a brilliant use of all those ha
roast parsnips rolled in parmesan recipe These are crunchy and sweet, lovely with any meat or stew, to eat with an aperitif, or as a first course dipped into crème fraîche flavoured with dill and/or chilli jam.For 6 600g parsnips100g fresh
marni's salsify recipe This is my grandmother Marni Hodgkin's favourite recipe for salsify, which came originally from Rosamund Richardson's book Definitely Different. Small chunks of the cooked root are tossed in
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
wild garlic and ricotta al forno recipe This is rich yet fresh, and lighter than it sounds – wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. You can leave out the olives if you prefer. I like to add pine nuts for extra texture.For 4-6For th
parmesan lollipops If you want to show off at a party, make these lollipops as canapés, or serve them with almost any soup. They look impressive but are easy to do.makes 20 100g Parmesan cheese20 woody rosemary sticks
tomato tart with poppy seed pastry recipe One of the best summer tarts, with delicious extra nuttiness from the poppy seeds, sharpness from the tomatoes a good contrast to the creamy cheese.For 6-8For the pastry140g plain flour½ teaspoon salt
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
worton-style fried peppers recipe This Mediterranean style fried pepper dish from my favourite farmshop café has a good combination of flavours – the fruitiness of the peppers, with a mild tang but almost no heat; the sweetness of the
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
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
