Recipes Archive
(October 2017)

1 October 2017

Sausage and caramelised onion focaccia

I love it when you can see the seasons change. I spend many of my weekdays in the big city, surrounded by tall buildings with barely a tree in view but when I’m back at the cottage I’m in the middle of the countryside and my view is of the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds. You see Read more…

Carpaccio of sesame crusted tuna

METHOD Place tuna into smoking hot frying pan and sear on all sides. Leave to cool-dry with kitchen paper, brush with honey and roll in sesame seeds. Season with salt and pepper and set aside in refrigerator. Place vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger into saucepan and warm. Slice radish thinly – preferably on a mandoline, Read more…

Roast chicken, lemon and thyme boudin blanc

Blend all ingredients except cream until smooth. When smooth, add cream. Roll in clingfilm into a sausage shape. Poach in boiling water for 10 minutes then place in cold water. Set aside in fridge. Cover bones with cold water, place on heat and bring to the boil. Skim (remove froth regularly from surface) and simmer Read more…

Warm pistachio cake

METHOD Preheat the oven to 170°C. Line a square baking tin with parchment. Cream sugar and butter together, add half of the beaten eggs. Grind/blend the almonds and pistachios with the flour. Add half the flour and nut mix and the other half of the eggs. Beat in the rest of the flour and nut Read more…