Recipe Type: Lunch

  • Mini roast potatoes

    December 20, 2020
    You could, I suppose, go through the faff of parboiling your spuds before turning them into roast potatoes in the…
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms

    December 6, 2020
    Inspired by the amazing garlic mushrooms of La Nonna, Wimbledon's finest Italian restaurant, I have tried to emulate this side…
  • Sam’s YWCA pasties

    December 1, 2020
    When  I was a kid, the summer holidays lasted almost three months. That is a really long time to keep…
  • Souvlaki burgers

    November 29, 2020
    I love Greek food.  It always makes me think of summer. This is the taste of a souvlaki  in a…
  • Rugby match roast pumpkin soup

    November 29, 2020
    With a father who played and refereed rugby, I grew up with the sport. I was never going to be…
  • Recovery soup

    November 29, 2020
    On 2 April 2020, just after lockdown,  I went to a fancy private hospital in the West End to have…
  • Hearty beef stew with cheese and parsley dumplings

    November 18, 2020
    I cooked this beef stew for my husband’s grandmother and she loved it. It is always a privilege to cook…
  • Bev’s apricot chicken

    November 14, 2020
    Mum was a good solid home cook. As she and Dad had travelled Europe for 6 months in a campervan…
  • Gnocchi with bacon, spinach & vodka sauce (mushroom, spinach & vodka for vegetarians)

    November 14, 2020
    I had a version of this in Zagreb and did my best to recreate it at home.  It is not…
  • Seduction pasta

    November 14, 2020
    Oh God, my mother is going to read this… This is an easy dish to throw together when you want…