Roasted Cauliflower, Romesco, Preserved Lemon & Almond Salad

Roasted Cauliflower, Romesco, Preserved Lemon & Almond Salad

inspired by 26 Grains, Stoney Street It may still look like a bit of a building site, but I can finally cook in our kitchen again! I’ve spent the best part of a month dreaming of the first dishes I would cook, the elaborate menus…

Mirza Ghasemi

Mirza Ghasemi

inspired by Berenjak It’s now over three weeks since I’ve cooked in my kitchen. Simply because at the moment I have no kitchen. Unless you count a microwave and a toaster balanced on a rickety table in the garage. Which I don’t. But as building…

Potted Shrimp Crumpet

Potted Shrimp Crumpet

inspired by Cornerstone Sometimes things aren’t always as they seem. It’s amazing the power that a decent photo has to deceive or gloss over the truth. A basic principle that governs all social media. The photographs of our lives that we put out for the…

Grilled Sardines with Salsa Verde

Grilled Sardines with Salsa Verde

inspired by Joanna’s I love sardines. They remind me of holidays, of eating outdoors and of sunshine. They are so delicious that they don’t need any fancy accompaniments, just grill them and serve them with some lemon and I’m perfectly happy. In fact it’s usually…

Pan Fried Scallops, Morcilla, Pancetta & White Bean Puree

Pan Fried Scallops, Morcilla, Pancetta & White Bean Puree

inspired by The Baraset Barn It’s fair to say the last few months have taught us a few things about restaurants. With chefs putting recipes online, meal kits you can make at home, and restaurant suppliers delivering directly to the public, we have really got…

Tomato Salad

Tomato Salad

inspired by 33 The Scullery Everyone who works in theatre, including myself, slept a little sounder last night. The government’s announcement of a £1.5bn support package for the Arts gave us all hope that there might be a future for our industry. Put simply, this…

Day 90: Courgette Flower Stuffed with Goats Cheese, Orange Blossom Honey

Day 90: Courgette Flower Stuffed with Goats Cheese, Orange Blossom Honey

inspired by Barrafina I can’t believe it’s been eight days since the last time I wrote about courgettes. It’s certainly not been eight days since I last ate a courgette. I feel like courgettes have taken oven my life. They’ve certainly taken over both our…

Day 85: Lincolnshire Poacher Custard with Sourdough

Day 85: Lincolnshire Poacher Custard with Sourdough

inspired by Roots As you might expect I’ve had a lot of conversations about food recently. And the sentence I hear uttered time and time again is… “I miss restaurants!!!” For one reason or another we are all starting to crave eating out, rather than…

Day 83: Crispy Pullet Egg, Charred Greens, Sriracha

Day 83: Crispy Pullet Egg, Charred Greens, Sriracha

inspired by Fallow As I spent yesterday flicking through my (now full) notebook of recipes, lists of restaurants and shopping lists, it’s got me thinking about the beginning of lockdown. Seems like a lifetime ago doesn’t it? I’m thinking about the 16th March. The day…

Day 82: Braised Courgettes with Mint & Feta on Toast

Day 82: Braised Courgettes with Mint & Feta on Toast

inspired by Jolene Today marks another milestone in my food blog. I have run out of space in my notebook. 84 days ago (two days before my first attempt at restaurant cooking), on Monday 23rd March, I bought a domain name, started to work out…