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Recipe: Colcannon May 10 2013

SPRING is here (at last) and I am thinking of – and wanting to eat – all things fresh and zingy.Read

Recipe: Red gurnard with romesco and chickpea chips Apr 12 2013

THE waters around our shores are teeming with fabulous edible seafood and salt-loving plants.Read

Recipe: Rump of Lamb, Confit Neck, Wild Garlic and Shallots Mar 22 2013

MY little girls love Timmy Time on CBeebies – the little lamb with a lot to learn. I’m more partial to Timmy’s troublesome uncle, Shaun the Sheep, a ruminant who doesn’t follow the flock.Read

Recipe: Gnocchi with bacon, blue cheese, spring onions & spinach Mar 15 2013

SUPPERS really don’t get much easier than this – and it’s quick too. Good quality fresh gnocchi is available in most supermarkets these days, to be found refrigerated alongside the fresh pasta or vacuum-packed among the dried pastas.Read

Recipe: Mother’s Day Brioche with Smoked Bacon, Duck Egg and Purple Sprouting Broccoli Mar 08 2013

THIS is a simple but tasty Mother’s Day breakfast treat that the kids can easily prepare with help from a grown-up. I’ve made it for four as it’s too good for mum to eat by herself. There’s a vegetarian version too.Read

Recipe: Double Doddington Cheese and spring onion muffins Mar 01 2013

WE have just spent two lovely days in Cartmel in the Lake District and what a treat it was.Read

Recipe: Lemon posset, poached rhubarb, blood oranges and shortbread Feb 22 2013

ILOVE rhubarb and custard. Not the funny, wonky cartoon or those chewy pink and yellow sweets, but real rhubarb with proper homemade custard.Read

Recipe: Butternut squash and mascarpone soup Feb 15 2013

IAM feeling spring-like at the moment, catapulted forward by several months having just completed my seed order for the veg garden this year.Read

Recipe: Treacle tart, lemon curd and creme fraiche Feb 08 2013

VALENTINE’S Day is now less than a week away. As soon as the shops closed on Christmas Eve the festive decs were wheeled out of one door and the hearts, fake red roses, Champagne chocolates and teddy bears were rolled in the other.Read

Recipe: Individual seville orange brioche and butter puddings Feb 01 2013

IT strikes me that January and February are the worst possible months to embark on a diet ... which is the very thing we are all encouraged to do as soon as the excesses of Christmas are over. That, or start a new exercise regime and book a summer holiday!Read

Recipe: Halibut, Roast Langoustine, Crushed Potatoes, Basil and Shellfish Cream Jan 25 2013

THEY say behind every great man there is a great woman. While I have no wish to elevate myself and claim to be anything I am not, it is true that I do have a fantastic wife whose continued support has definitely helped propel me in the right direction.Read

Recipe: Caramelised banana tarte tatin Jan 18 2013

EVERY January I announce to Himself that I am not going to buy any food for the month and that we are going to eat from the freezer, store cupboard and veg garden.Read

Recipe: Overnight braised oxtail and brisket cottage pie Jan 11 2013

IWAS never a great fan of savoury pies and puddings when I was a kid. Except for shepherd’s or cottage pie with their wonderful mashed potato toppings, of course. What is their not to like about these two fantastic but simple dishes?Read

Recipe: Beetroot, smoked mackerel and feta salad with yogurt dressing Jan 04 2013

SO, it’s over for another year - all that eating, drinking and merry making. I am pleased to be able to report that everything passed fairly smoothly and happily in this household. Read

Recipe: Leftover turkey and potato hash browns Dec 28 2012

THE vast array of Christmas foods we are presented with these days is fantastic.Read

Recipe: Gratin Dauphinoise Dec 21 2012

WELL, only four days until the big day and the big over- indulgence.Read

Recipe: Pan-fried partridge with choucroute Dec 14 2012

I DON’T know about you, but the last thing I want to be doing on Christmas Day is to be stuck in the kitchen cooking a blow-out dinner.Read

Recipe: Winter cocktails Nov 30 2012

WINTER warmers and classic cocktails are hot news once again. Try your hand at these three, perfect for Christmas.Read

Recipe: Beetroot chutney Nov 23 2012

AS many of you are aware, the day after tomorrow is ‘Stir Up Sunday’. The last Sunday before advent, it is when Christmas puddings are traditionally made, with the whole family joining in taking turns to stir the mixture and making a wish at the same time.Read

Recipe: Sausage and puy lentil casserole with roast butternut squash Nov 09 2012

BE adventurous with the sausages you use. I like using spicy Italian ones which often contain fennel as well as chilli, Toulouse or just good farmhouse sausages. Buy the best you can afford. This recipe serves 4.Read