Crushed New Potatoes, Broccoli & Blood Orange Cream.
Perhaps it is the weather, but all the recipes I have been cooking recently have been caught in the seasonal no man’s land between Winter...
Carrot Dhal with Radish Pickle
I love this dish because it matches the mood of early May so well; the pinks and oranges of the root vegetables echo the spring flowers...
Octavia's Carrot Cake
Cake ingredients Makes 2 8" round cake tins. 175g Plain Flour 3/4tsp Baking Powder 3/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 1tsp Ground Cinnamon (or...
Blood Orange & Bitter Chocolate Mousse
With its blushing skin and bright red juice, it's difficult not to associate the blood orange with romance; even the short growing season...
Jerusalem Artichoke Mash with Chargrilled Broccoli, Hazelnuts & Crispy Garlic Breadcrumbs
Easily overlooked in the greengrocer’s, these knobbly little roots are as useful as your bag of potatoes. If you think about them in...
Rhubarb Cordial
Forced rhubarb spends the winter in darkness, with growers traditionally harvesting only by candlelight. Whilst the rhubarb season does...
Rhubarb & Pearl Barley Salad
Much like most of us have wanted to for the last week, new season rhubarb has been spending the winter hibernating in the dark, as...
Citrus Pickled Fennel
It’s a case of two for the price of one with recipes this week. I wanted to do a quick pickle recipe, to show how simple preserving foods...
Leek and Potato Soup
A classic soup that manages to have its feet firmly in dark winter days, but also reminds us that a spring filled with fresh green...
