Chorizo and Halloumi flatbreads with harissa yoghurt and homemade slaw

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Every Friday my work friends and I tend to go to KERB, the street food market in Kings Cross. The range of food there is impressive, i’ve eaten everything from buttermilk chicken, mexican tacos and indian spiced lamb wraps to … Continue reading

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Chorizo, Butterbean and Rosemary stew

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For this recipe, I was inspired by the idea of peasant food, recipes like gazpacho, using really simple, cheap ingredients to make delicious dishes. We had this as a main dish with  some slices of toasted ciabatta but we thought … Continue reading

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Poached Chicken with a wild mushroom and white wine sauce

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I rarely reach for chicken breasts when it comes to cooking supper. They are overpriced and usually come out dry and pretty tasteless. But after watching Raymond le Blanc’s How to Cook Well series, I was inspired to recreate this dish of … Continue reading

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A Day at River Cottage

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Last Summer, Mum and I drove down to the Dorset/Devon border for a one-day-long cookery course at River Cottage. It was brilliant. What I liked most about it was that what you see on the TV hasn’t just been created … Continue reading

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Chicken, Chorizo and Cider Pot Pie

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My brilliant Granny bought me a subscription to delicious. food magazine for a year. I love it when it arrives as it is always full with great recipes. This chicken pie recipe is by far the best I have ever … Continue reading

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Spicy pork and fennel polpette at Polpo

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After a long dreary winter in London, I have finally found the time to sit down and start posting recipes and ideas. The first one is from one of my favourite restaurants in London, not a secret anymore, but it … Continue reading

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Little plates of loveliness at Taste London

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My housemate Livie and I headed down to Regents Park a few weeks ago to sample as many delights as we could manage. As soon as we arrived, we beelined straight for Jamie Oliver’s cooking demonstration, where he rustled up … Continue reading

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Lamb and pistachio koftas with homemade tzatziki and red onion and watercress salad

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At the moment I am interning at Phaidon Press in the publicity department. Having recently decided after a couple of visits to Yalla Yalla that Lebanese food was one of my favourite cuisines, I was very excited when the last … Continue reading

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Celebrating Spring Produce…

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As I sit here on a pretty grey afternoon, the rain is spluttering against the windows. It doesn’t feel like Newcastle has moved on from its dreary winter, yet thanks to the recent heat wave, greengrocers’ stalls at Grainger Market … Continue reading

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9 hour slow roasted pork shoulder, served with homemade coleslaw and pitta bread

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Above you can see the colossal pork shoulder sold to us by our friend Gerry down at Granger Market. He assumed we were another couple of students trying to recreate one of Jamie Oliver’s recipes. Usually we are, but this … Continue reading

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