lemon zest

Chilli Tomato and Prawn Cuttlefish Ink Fettuccine

Roast Clay-Pot Lemon Chicken with Garlic and Chilli

Potato Salad with Pickled Herring

Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Aleppo Pepper

Fragrant Spinach Rice

Linguine alle vongole

Prawn Linguine with Chilli Pesto

If there is one single recipe which I have made the most often – my Prawn Linguine with Chilli Pesto (freshly made – of course!) is the one. This has featured as a regular working week evening meal for the past two years yet somehow never made it to Love the Kitchen. The reason? It…

Blueberry Pancakes with Mint, Honey, and Greek Yoghurt

As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But after seven years, I felt it was time to revisit my original Blueberry Pancake Recipe. While the original still holds up, a couple of things have changed that made an update worthwhile.First, I upgraded to a non-stick crêpe pan, as my trusty old Circulon was…

Steak with a Peppercorn, Mushroom, and Brandy Sauce

I categorically love steak. There you go, confession is out. I am such a fan, I have even planned my Death Row meal (in the very unlikely event of every being incarcerated for a crime worthy of capital punishment, and in the US at the time) and a damn fine steak has to be the…

Watercress and pomegranate salad

This recipe began its life as a garnish to steak. When I first wrote it up, I had the following in mind: “When it comes to the good old meat and 2 x veg, I am quite partial to something hot and vegetable-related to accompany the meat and potatoes. However, where steak is concerned, I…