Ingredients; 1 whole chicken, best quality you can afford 30g butter, softened Mixed herbs, finely chopped (should give approx 1 handful when chopped) 1 lemon, zested and cut in half. Zest finely diced Coppa di Parma (or Parma ham) Root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, onions) Potatoes Heat your oven to 180 C. This is a beautiful [...]

Ingredients; 6 x medium white onions sliced in half moons Balsamic vinegar Olive oil This is another one of those recipes that’s not so much a recipe as a way of creating something supremely tasty from only three ingredients plus time and some heat. Get a large pan or saucepan onto a high heat. Allow [...]

Ingredients; 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 50g icing sugar 125g good quality unsalted cold butter, cut into small cubes 1 vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped out 1 large egg, beaten A splash of milk Makes approx 500g This is an all purpose sweet pastry mix for making pies and it is remarkably [...]

Ingredients; 4 whole onions finely sliced 1 heaped teaspoon of (smoked) paprika 3 fresh chillies finely diced 25g butter 3 x 400g tins of Pinto beans 3 x 400g tins of Cannellini beans 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes 4 bay leaves Salt Pepper White wine vinegar 3 tablespoons of molasses Olive oil Serves [...]

Ingredients; Approx 700g Bacon Loin 2 small pinches ground cloves Handful brown sugar 1/2 head of white cabbage, finely sliced 1 teaspoon goose fat (or duck fat or butter) Small white onion, finely diced Handful fresh parsley, very finely chopped 2 heaped teaspoons plain flour Knob of butter Tablespoon cream Serves 2 OK, let’s be [...]