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Chupa mi pollo
Not Spanish sherry chicken as you know it, the delights of this Iberian influenced dish are as much in the veggies as the sauce
9 min read


Kale Me by Your Name
A sausage and cavolo nero dish I was cooking decades long before it became the kale superfood with an Italian accent; with pasta or without
4 min read


Why the Sea Matters
Why responsibly seafood is essential if we plan to occupy this planet with future generations that are sustainable
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Not only Stoemp
Stoemp is a traditional Flemish staple similar to Irish champ or colcannon, eaten all over Belgium, usually with sausages.
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Rice is Nice; Twice or Thrice
Rice is a staple of many global cuisines, one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world. Here's the at-a-glance primer
5 min read


Start without Me
So, some years ago in Antwerp, I made this melange, tapas-style as a starter, the gift that kept giving. And, oh yes, it kept giving......
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And a Panettone in a Pear Tree...
My original take on English bread and butter pudding with panettone, pears poached in wine, various berries and a whole lot more
3 min read


Kedgeree — Fishing for Complements
Kedgeree is a unique dish of rice, smoked haddock and eggs invented by Indian cooks for British officers as breakfast in the 19th century
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Ragùmuffin
Ragù is one of the dishes that gets the Bolognese all riled up at heresies committed in their name. Here's how to do it properly
5 min read


Slap it Together
A very quick and easy dish of one of my favourite pastas that you can knock up in next no time. This recipe provides a hearty meal for...
5 min read


Spring Gnocchi with Smoked Fish
An ideal dish for spring: this spring gnocchi with smoked fish is full of light, green flavours with as much filling power as you need if yo
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A Bunch of Old Cobblers
This is my version of an old English recipe that I love. For once I have dialed down the (con)fusion elements and tried to make a version...
4 min read


Der Große Otto
My version of a famously filling Berlin breakfast reworked as a hearty meal with a nod to traditional German cuisine. Everybody loves to...
3 min read


Artichoke and pepper sauce for gammon
This make-do-and-mend sauce for gammon is the result of a disastrous fridge-freezer meltdown to not waste good food
2 min read


Not Entirely Sardinian Panadas
An wonderful Sardinian pie of lamb, potatoes and sundried tomatoes that is truly impressive
6 min read


Pasta basta
According to numerous pieces of credible research, Italian cooking is the most popular cuisine the world over. So best not to bugger up...
4 min read


Oh, Vienna (reprise)
The Delauney, with it's European vibe, remains one of London's go-to brunch and lunch venues for the theatrical West End set
2 min read


Catch up with Ketchup
When I was a kid, my closest cousin loved "tomato sauce"; tomato ketchup. I had nothing against it, but I was always impressed by her...
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Nut Your Squash
Butternut squash is a delicious and versatile vegetable that is seldom allowed to reach its quotidian culinary dietary potential, mainly...
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Green and Marine
Discovering the joys of fresh pesto alla genovese and triofe, the twisted twig pasta, in a 13th-century house in the heart of medieval Genoa
4 min read
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