Salad of Mulled Wine Pear, Stilton, Cranberry And Maple Salted Walnuts
This winter salad takes one of my favourite classic flavour combinations right into the Christmas spirit. I’ve waxed lyrical about pears, blue cheese and…
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Beetroot and Gin Cured Salmon with Horseradish and Pomegranate
I adore smoked salmon. But in my book, home-cured salmon beats any smoked salmon, mass-cured salmon or gravadlax hands down. Being a lover of…
Three Cheese Thyme and Tomato Tartlets
The other week I hosted a lovely summer get-together for my work colleagues. As usual, time ran away with us. We were chatting and…
Italian Tagliata Sharing Platter
Sharing platters are perfect for easy summer entertaining. Generously fill a large wooden board or slate with lots of yummy delicacies and serve family…
Char Siu – Chinese BBQ Pork
This Char Siu Pork is a labour of love. So I have dedicated a whole weekend to bring you this gorgeous recipe. The good…
Charred Caesar Salad
The Caesar salad must be just about the most popular and well-known salad in the world. Often believed to be an American classic, this…
Roast Vegetable Upside Down Tart
This glorious savoury tarte tatin was born out of fridge leftovers. Frugal cooking to the max, but your family need never know. The upside…
Cocotte of Escargots, Bacon and Mushrooms
I have no idea why escargots aka snails are not eaten more outside France. I guess people may be put off by the sheer…
Sweet Potato and Courgette Chia Fritters, Avocado-Feta Dip
With the sun now occasionally sneaking a peak from behind the winter clouds to remind us spring is around the corner, I’m finding myself…
Warm Salad of Butternut, Mung Bean and Pomegranate
This is where I’d reluctantly stand up in a room full of fellow-afflicted and confess: “I am The Dutch Foodie and I am a…
Curried Cullen Skink with Confit Egg Yolk
25th of January marks the birthday of the Scottish Poet Robert Burns. Never heard of him? Ever sung “Auld Lang Syne”? Then you’ve sung…
Ricotta Gnudi in a Tomato Broth
The first and last time I made potato gnocchi was at my dinner party from hell. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.…
Assiette of Shrimp and Salmon
On the menu: Assiette of Brown Shrimp cocktail, Salmon Rillette, Avocado Mousse, Kinglas Salmon, Pickled Raw Beetroot and Apple and Cucumber Dressing This is…
Salmon Rillette with Pickled Beetroot
“Let’s do something different this year”, my boss said. So we did. This was my first experience of a pop up restaurant and I…
Classic Dutch Pea Soup
Pea soup is a Dutch institution and a national treasure. Like the British Sunday roast and the American Thanksgiving dinner. We’re not talking about…
Tartare of Beetroot, Apple, Smoked Eel, Horseradish and Vodka
In Scandinavia, Christmas dinner is served on Christmas eve. It tends to be a buffet-style feast of all matter of loveliness served throughout the…
Baked Stuffed Camembert in a Pastry Crust
There’s one of those trendy cooking videos doing the rounds on Facebook for a stuffed Camembert. I’m sure you’ve seen it. And it’s bugging me.…
Good Morning Vietnam
On the menu: Vietnamese Chicken Salad Slow Cooked Vietnamese Lamb Shanks, Sesame Roast Sweet Potato, GABA rice Banh Flan (Vietnamese Coconut Creme Caramel) I…