I’ve made a version of this soup regularly since I first made it out of necessity. I had a baby in one arm and another child to feed, and this was quick, easy, used store cupboard ingredients and I could make it with one hand. What’s not to love?! I... Read More
What can you get for someone in your life who loves cooking? 2019, here’s my shortlist. Alison Roman, Nothing Fancy This cookbook is full of inspirational recipes for having people over. My favourite part is her reference to casually cooking up some lamb chops ‘for the table’ as an additional little... Read More
Some recipes need to be shared, and after I made this twice in one week, I decided that the dish had spoken! When I saw this recipe in Delicious magazine from Elly Pear’s new book, I decided immediately that it was dinner tonight. I very rarely do that, but it... Read More
‘These nuts are insane’ mutters Emma, whilst helping me with a cookery class and sneaking another handful. ‘You need to give me the recipe. How do you do that?’ I often make these nuts as nibbles at my cookery classes, so thought I’d share how to make them, mainly for... Read More
I have been lucky to work regularly with Sara Danesin Medio for many events. She is a Masterchef finalist and a wonderful Italian cook. We made these biscuits together for one of her (always sold out) Sicilian classes, and I was struck by just how easy these biscuits are,... Read More
How about a delicious festive cake that’s a little different, not too sweet and delicately spiced, topped with mouth-puckering ruby red cranberries? This is my new favourite cake now that it’s cold and dark, and fresh cranberries are in the shops. It’s festive and delicious, and would impress a... Read More
I am waiting to see whether I have permission to share the recipe, but in the meantime, I wanted to write about this beautiful dish anyway. I was recently asked to teach ‘Lamb-stuffed Quince with Pomegranate and Coriander’ from the book Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi as part of... Read More
By Rachel Davies My cookbook shelves are groaning under the weight of all the books – the ones that seduced me with stunning photography, the scent of foreign spices, the promise of amazing meals, or a memories of a wonderful evening in a restaurant. I treasure my collection, and always learn something, or... Read More
By Rachel Davies Halloween is here again, and with it come all sorts of lurid outfits, baby pumpkin onesies, and my daughter somehow managing to find the toffee apples from a mile away in the shops, and waving them at me with glee. The produce is also turning autumnal, with beautiful... Read More
By Rachel Davies Sometimes you need a sauce that makes you go ‘wow’, and here is your answer to upping the game. You can pair this sauce with almost any vegetable and it will make the whole thing moreish and absolutely delicious. This sauce is great drizzled over cooked spinach, cauliflower or... Read More
