Iranian herb and feta salad recipe Here's a starter that's as simple as it gets – bunches of all the first spring herbs, a heap of feta and piles of warm pitta. It's a brilliant way to start a huge feast at Easter. serves 10-12
stuffed red horn peppers Sweet red peppers stuffed with cream cheese and pine nuts are delicious served with barbecued meat, or as a starter. We usually start picking these in the greenhouse by the middle of the month – they
spring salsa verde recipe A herb dressing that is wonderful with globe artichokes, chicken, fish, beef or lamb.for 8-10 1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley 1 large bunch mixed herbs (chives, fennel, chervil, coriander
ricotta al forno recipe This is rich and yet fresh - wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. Sometimes I make it with olives, sometimes pinenuts. Make it with basil pesto or we love it with wild garlic pesto too (the
marinated cucumber and dill salad recipe This is a recipe from my friend Lucinda Fraser, and it's fantastic for making in large quantities when you have lots of people to lunch. It's at its most delicious eaten fresh, but it's fine mad
smashed roast new potatoes with garlic and rosemary recipe My children call out for this as soon as they see new potatoes coming in from the garden. This is real winter comfort food – good as a side dish, but substantial enough on its own served with a salad.
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
potato gratin with sorrel recipe The flavour of sorrel is excellent with potatoes, which absorb some of it's citrus taste. This is delicious with salmon or chicken.For 4-6 30g unsalted butter, plus more for the dish1kg potatoes150g
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
quinoa, courgette and lemon salad recipe Quinoa is filling – a little goes a long way. It's a seed from the goosefoot or fat hen family, so it's a good source of protein, gluten-free, easy to digest, as well as being high in magnesium and ir
stilton and celery tart recipe This delicious stilton and celery tart tastes wonderfully fresh with seasonal produce. It's a perfect alternative to a standard cheese quiche, and will impress your friends and family.Serves 6-830g bu
rösti potatoes recipe Rösti potatoes might be fattening, but no more so than chips, and they have infinitely more flavour. Makes 6 large rösti: 3 or 4 potatoes (Desiree is ideal)2 tablespoons chopped onionHandful of chopp
green thai autumn vegetable curry recipe The flavour of this is fantastic, with the curry paste freshly made and the veg all roasted before it's dressed in its sauce for extra flavour.serves 4-6200g Kabocha squash, peeled and cut into medium
lettuce hearts with hot butter dressing Children who don't like lettuce often love it prepared this way. Roughly chopped chives and new radishes are good with this. You can also serve crunchy lettuce hearts dressed with olive oil quic
lemon bean salad recipe This makes a wonderful bean salad that is particularly good with chicken. serves 4 450g French beans (thicker ones if possible) for the lemon dressing: Juice of 2 lemons and gr
slow-cooked tomato with feta and basil salad recipe Use your oven to 'sun-dry' your tomatoes. This retains their sweetness, does not dry them out too much and preserves them short-term.For 4 as a main course500g fresh tomatoes (a selection of colours a
