Preparing your lamb rack Remove most of the fat from the back of the rack, leaving a little bit to flavor the meat as it cooks. French-trim the bones by cutting the fat out around each bone down to the meat. Scrape the bones of all sinew and fat. Cut between... read recipe
Not only do homemade fish cakes taste miles better than shop-bought ones, but if you make your own you know exactly what goes in them; the cheap factory-made ones can often be filled with rubbish. This recipe is so tasty that it's a really good idea to double... read recipe
This pastry is perfect for making apple and other sweet pies. Even if you've never made pastry before, as long as you stick to the correct measurements for the ingredients and you follow the method exactly, you'll be laughing. The one place where you can experiment... read recipe
Turn oven to the highest temperature you can get it to. Using a Stanley knife score the skin down to the meat (try not to cut the meat), make the cuts very close together (go across the skin) Put the fennel seeds and the malden sea salt in a pestle and mortar... read recipe
Pre heat your oven to 190 oC. Finely slice the whole fennel, lightly crush your fennel seeds, melt ½ the butter in a pan with the olive oil then add in the finely sliced fennel and fennel seeds, and sauté for 5 minutes slowly on a medium heat. Finely chop... read recipe