I love cooking any type of carrot in this way. By cooking them first covered by tinfoil, they steam and exchange flavors with the herbs and garlic. Then when you remove the foil they start to roast and sweeten. A really simple method but one that gives incredibly... read recipe
These mushrooms have an interesting meaty texture and gutsy flavour. Topped with Taleggio cheese and fresh herbs, it's a match made in heaven. Go on, tuck in! Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Lay the mushrooms on a large baking tray and sprinkle... read recipe
Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Place the potatoes, celeriac and onion in an earthenware-type baking dish. Season generously. Add the garlic, ¾ of the cheese, the cream and the parsley stalks. With a spoon, move everything around to mix all the flavours.... read recipe
A simple and delicious supper time treat. Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Pour a couple of glugs of olive oil into a large frying pan, add the garlic and basil stalks and fry for a couple of minutes. Add your tomatoes to the pan, breaking them up... read recipe
This is dead simple, completely versatile and absolutely gorgeous. It's not a pretty-boy pie; it's a proper, old-school pie that everyone will be over the moon to see on the table. I'm putting leftover white turkey meat to good use here, but you could also... read recipe
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the onions. Cook gently for about 20 minutes until soft and golden brown. Add the sage leaves, cook for a couple of minutes more and then spread out on a plate to cool. With a... read recipe
Mix the batter ingredients together, and put to one side. I like the batter to go huge so the key thing is to have an appropriately-sized baking tin - the thinner the better - as we need to get the oil smoking hot. Put 1cm/just under ½ inch of sunflower... read recipe
This dish was inspired by a builder called Dusty, who kept talking about a sausage casserole. So I made this one up very quickly, basing it on a French cassoulet-type thing. It's nice and easy to cook for a group as it's all done in one dish. While I was going... read recipe
There are so many things I love about this dish: it's all cooked in one tray; we're using more robust herbs like thyme, rosemary and bay with the tomatoes, which work really well; the half-roasted, half-stewed fresh tomatoes turn into a lovely rich and chunky... read recipe
Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Dissolve the yeast with a teaspoon of the honey in half the water and put to one side. Mix the flour with a good pinch of salt and shape into a pile on a clean work surface. Make a well in the center and, when the... read recipe