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Duck with potato dumplings
A riff on a traditional boozy German duck dish with cranberry served with potato dumplings and a horseradish, sauerkraut and rocket salad
4 min read


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


Teriyaki beef peppers
An easy, delicious recipe for making Japanese teriyaki beef peppers or the chicken version in under 30 minutes
4 min read


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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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......
1 min read


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
10 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
4 min read


Bin-end Chicken Balti
A cheap 'n cheerful treat I often make with vegetables heading in the wrong direction from freshness and a bit of chicken. Equally...
2 min read


Pho pas
A recipe that takes from Thai and Vietnamese traditions to create a filling fusion noodle meal broth
5 min read


Holy Mole
Another fusion dish that’s really easy to make, this riff on classic Mexican mole with an ensemble of salads is extremely easy to knock...
3 min read


Hurry Curry
This is an incredibly easy and extremely quick, from-scratch Indian-influenced dish that I have honed over the years, perfect for those...
6 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


Chick-up Sticks with Noodles
Another of my low-maintenance dishes you can make in no time at all with optimum flavour results, this is my easy version of one of...
4 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


Speedy Huevos Rancheros
Speedy Huevos Rancheros is breakfast of champions that works very well as a light meal any time of the day.
3 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


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...
1 min read
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