Fish & Seafood

Prawn Linguine with Chilli Pesto

Kedgeree with Chilli and Garlic

Chilli Tomato and Prawn Cuttlefish Ink Fettuccine

Chimichurri Tuna Melt Panini

Potato Salad with Pickled Herring

Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Aleppo Pepper

Warm chickpea, curly kale and pine nut salad

I would love to claim to be a superfood guru who would wilfully substitute red wine for broccoli juice and live off sprouted mung beans for sustenance. That is not a realistic projection. That does not mean for a moment that there are not certain foods often labelled ‘super’ which I do not thoroughly enjoy…

Chilli con carne with Shiitake mushrooms

I had grand visions to end 2024 with a flurry of well overdue recipe posts. Unfortunately, the last two weeks were completely written off due to a cold/flu virus. All festive plans and celebrations evaporated. By the time the antibiotics had done their job, 2025 arrived. I didn’t have the energy to write up one…

Scrambled eggs with spring onion and truffle oil

This year, I had the great fortune to spend a week in the beautiful old harbour town of Chania, Crete. I wanted somewhere truly special to celebrate my 40th birthday with my significant other at the end of February, and having put a pin in the map (to find some late winter sun without having…

Spanish Tortilla Omelette with Chilli, Thyme, and Garlic

It is hard to think that half a year has passed since my last post… all I can say is what a year. Some episodes in work, home, and family-related have been truly awful, but that virtual cloud must have a silver lining. Not only has there been a significant change in my work life,…