SPRING RECIPES
Gurd Loyal’s Masala-candied cocktail nuts
Gurd Loyal, our brilliant friend and food writer knows how to entertain. These perfectly spiced nuts feel like a celebration of British Indian cooking and are delicious with a cold beer or classic cocktail. Serve broken up into clusters and piled high in small bowls....
Festive smoky fennel meatballs
A recipe for those in-between-days over the Christmas break. Festively red and green, these smoky meatballs and their sauce can be made ahead and then poached before serving. Perfect when you need a rest from all the main-event cooking. Poaching your meatballs, as...
Nicola Lamb’s chocolate, peanut + coconut biscuits
Nicola Lamb is a master of her craft. She’s baked at all your favourite bakeries from Ottolenghi to Little Bread Pedler and has brought her expertise to her first cookbook ‘SIFT: The Elements of Great Baking’, sharing the theories and principles of great baking and...
Jess Dennison’s rosemary and apple cake
Jess Dennison, the talented cook of Elliotts in Edinburgh, has written a brand-new cookbook. It’s an absolute triumph that celebrates her favourite midweek meals. Simple, tasty and down-to-earth cooking for any time of the week really, Jess’s Midweek Recipes is out...
Jess Dennison’s kimchi, cheddar and onion fritters
Jess Dennison, the talented cook of Elliotts in Edinburgh, has written a brand-new cookbook. It’s an absolute triumph that celebrates her favourite midweek meals. Simple, tasty and down-to-earth cooking for any time of the week really, Jess’s Midweek Recipes is out...
Anna Shepherd’s grilled summer vegetables with crispy fried feta + honey
This is summer on a plate, the very best of what’s in season topped with crispy, crunchy honeyed cheese. Make it for the vegetarian at the barbecue but know that everyone will want some. Anna has kindly shared this recipe and we'd recommend buying a copy of her book...
Melissa Hemsley’s chocolate peanut butter (no-bake) bars
Summer baking at its simplest with Melissa’s no-bake chocolate peanut butter bars. Great to make with little ones, we’re so pleased that Melissa shared this reliable favourite from her latest book, Real Healthy. From Melissa: 'A no-bake family favourite treat. Pretty...
Summer courgette conchigliette
This very simple pasta dish is full of flavour and is best enjoyed in the summer months when courgettes are in peak season. It is light and fresh and perfect for a summer evening in the sunshine. We have used both green and yellow courgettes here but no effect of the...
Pickled mango hot sauce
Everyone in our house is happy when we have a few jars of this in the cupboard – it’s a beautiful marinade for chicken or tofu and a knock-out dip for anything fried. Curing the mango first really brings out the sunshine flavour. If you prefer a less spicy condiment,...
Bay leaf, olive oil and sea salt ice cream
An intriguing ice cream that tastes like sunshine and sea in every spoonful. For the perfect balanced flavour, choose an excellent olive oil and an excellent sea salt. Here we add Honest Toil - cold-pressed, unfiltered extra virgin olive oil to the recipe, and finish...