Italian

Prawn Linguine with Chilli Pesto

Fresh Egg Pasta with Cuttlefish Ink

Chilli Tomato and Prawn Cuttlefish Ink Fettuccine

Fettuccine with Anchovy, Garlic and Lemon

Fusilli pasta with pesto and griddled Mediterranean vegetables

Linguine alle vongole

Menemen – Spicy Turkish Scrambled Eggs

Just over a month ago, I had travelled from Yorkshire > London > Amsterdam > Paris > London by train for various work commitments, then, getting up at 0300 embarked on an 11 hour trip to Turkey. All by cattle class. If anyone is seething with envy – please don’t. Economy travel is not what…

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…

Couscous with roasted Mediterranean vegetables

Thought I had run out of steam where couscous is concerned? Wrong- think again! This is one of my favourite couscous recipes, and one I have been making for nearly 10 years. It has taken several iterations to get this recipe as I wanted it – it first gained popularity when I cooked in for…

Fennel, orange and anchovy salad

Nearly five weeks to the day, I did what I try and do every time a birthday comes around – (OK, this year I admit, as a leap year, it wasn’t a real one) – escape the cold, wet and bleak February weather and exchange it for winter sun. One destination neither my far…