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

Potato, parsnip and carrot mash with wholegrain Dijon mustard

It is very rare that I get around to making mash, and certainly not something I will do for myself – but each time I whip up a batch the feedback I receive encourages me to make it again. For me (and I am not trying to trivialise the effort required to make it taste…

Chunky Chips with Herbs and Balsamic Vinegar

Anyone reading this right now must be thinking that I have either become bone idle, or am totally exhausted in the ideas camp. I mean. Really, ‘chips’? Surely these typically arrive on plate from two sources – the local chippy, or from some bag of processed delights which live in the freezer. I have spent…

Black onion seed and sesame bread

Please accept my apologies for the slight hiatus on Love the kitchen. I have not run out of inspiration or ideas – far from it. In the last fortnight I have been dealing with the loss of Aslan, my very much loved cat who suddenly passed away; entertaining parents for a long weekend (great opportunity…

Scrambled egg and smoked salmon tortilla wrap

When I made a smoked salmon, artichoke and red onion pizza the other day, it was inevitable that there’ll be some ingredients left over and in need of demolishing. I categorically hate to waste food, and whenever I have a recipe in mind always think in the back of my mind “What else could I…