Brunch Ideas

Smoked salmon, spinach and poached egg bagel

Black pudding, sautéed apple, red onion and rocket ciabatta

Scrambled egg and smoked salmon tortilla wrap

Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Red Onion Omelette

Pea, mint, and Parmesan omelette

Prawn, chilli, vodka, and rocket linguine

My pursuit for quick, tasty, and nutritious meals continues – all the more with my new job. Last week, I left home in the early hours on Monday morning, and back approaching midnight on Friday. This is my lame excuse (I know) for being slightly less dedicated to Love the kitchen. Lack of time and…

Salade Niçoise with warm potatoes

Well, this is a first. Creating a recipe, photographing it, eating it then, four weeks later, sitting in a hotel room in Monterey, California – suffering with my worst jet lag to date thinking that, however brainless I feel, why not use this opportunity to dedicate some constructive time to Love the kitchen?. I have…

Spatchcock Poussin with Lemon, garlic and Parma ham

Some time ago, I regularly used to buy ready prepared spatchcock Poussin from Gressingham, the remarkable duck people (in their own words). Well, what is remarkable about poussin is that they are, em, not a duck – but a butcher’s term for young chicken. Poussin are typically a breed that is naturally slow-growing, meaning that…

French Country Apple Pie

The first time I made this dessert was in 1992, and after a 22 year hiatus, I decided to give it a go again last weekend. Surprisingly, I remember my very first attempt with great clarity. I was 16 years old, had recently finished GCSE exams and invited some friends over for a meal when…