Ingredients; 200g Tomatoes 100g Onion, diced 1 x Garlic, Chopped 100g Green Pepper 100g Red Pepper 50ml Olive oil A good pinch of “Herbs de Provence” 200g Courgette 200g Aubergine a good pinch of chopped Parsley Salt and Pepper to taste First, we peel the tomatoes using the “blanch and refresh” method. Get a large [...]

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; 1 Handful of fresh herbs (parsley, oregano, thyme) finely chopped 2 x onions, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, finely diced 1 stick of celery, finely diced 1 x sweet pepper, finely sliced Approx. 20cm Chistorra finely sliced (substitute other dried meat if unavailable) 4 x eggs 30g Pecorino cheese, grated 30g goat’s Gouda cheese, [...]

Ingredients; 4 medium-sized parsnips 3 sweet potatoes 3 cloves of garlic Handful of fresh herbs, as available (suggest thyme, oregano, mint, chives, parsley) 3 tablespoons olive oil Pinch of rock salt When I first saw the recipe this one is based on over at Donal Skehan’s blog, I wanted to make it immediately! I adore [...]

Ingredients; 225g spaghetti nero (or your favourite dried pasta) 120g of streaky bacon 1 onion Half a dried chipotle chilli 400g can of chopped tomatoes Olive oil Salt Pepper Worcestershire Sauce Some chopped parsley and freshly grated parmesan (or pecorino) for garnish Serves 3 My thanks to Kat, who mentioned this as one of her [...]