Fashion Pastry
We created three distinct and beautiful creations to reflect the work of fashion designers from Central St. Martins.
Puntarelle alla Romana
This winter is all about bitters, citrus and rhubarb for me. It's also special because I encountered my my first ever puntarelle.
Pickled Rhubarb
Forced rhubarbs are tender and a lot prettier than the summer variety, and are begging to be made into something beautiful.
Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
I joined a cookbook club in London yesterday. A lovely little informal group where everyone brings a book they’ve read and a little something to eat. I made my vanilla brown butter madeleines and took along my new book Bistronomy. You’d well have guessed by now the theme for this month’s meeting – Paris! Everybody […]
Chocolate Cake
I have a really good chocolate cake recipe on the blog, but this one’s a classic. The génoise forms the basis of this surprisingly simple cake. Making this reminded me that I don’t need to go searching for new-fangled recipes and methods when the classic génoise works like a dream. A génoise is amongst the […]
Market Lunch: Jerusalem Artichoke Salad
Jerusalem artichokes are one of my favourite root vegetables. These knobby roots are sweet, earthy and taste like honey when roasted. I first spotted them when I moved to France. I asked a friend about how I could use them, bought a little bagful and then never used it. Partly because it was unknown territory […]
Hazelnut Biscuits
I’ve been enjoying reading The Complete Nose to Tail lately. It’s not only the fantastic recipes, but it’s Fergus Henderson’s writing that’s kept me hooked. It’s eloquent with an unmistakable British wit. And the photography by Jason Lowe is intelligent, dramatic and timeless. These hazelnut biscuits are from the cookbook. They are incredibly simple to […]