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Celeriac, Salmon and Potato Dauphinoise
This rich creamy dauphinoise is largely inspired by a Swedish dish called Laxpudding. Please let me know if you have heard of this before-not many people have! A simple dauphinoise made with potatoes, cream, butter, salt and pepper is one of my absolutely favourite dinner party side dishes as it goes perfectly with so much, particularly lamb but has a certain amount of aplomb when it comes to the table…
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Shakshuka
Serves 2-4 This is a dish that for years I kept meaning to try as a great friend of mine always talked about how delicious it was and she was so right! So when I cooked it for the first time I was absolutely not disappointed. Originally from North Africa, Shakshuka literally means “all mixed up” and is a combination of deliciously simple yet bold flavours and spices. Traditionally eaten…
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Rhubarb and Ginger Cake
When we first moved to Fruit Hill from London we inherited the most amazing amount of rhubarb plants. In fact there were two huge vegetable beds, and one bed with berries galore. It was quite something after living in London, and over the years since then we have condensed the beds into a manageable size. We had so much the first few years that the children stood in the driveway…
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Lucy Hoyle Cooks…Wild Garlic and Spinach Soup
When I told my daughter (aged 7…) what recipe I was doing this week for Rebecca, she looked at me with such disdain I thought I had some of the soup attractively dripping from my mouth-but no. Apparently soup is reeeaaalllyy boring Mummy, why aren’t I doing a more exciting recipe like normal!? Well, I started, this has seasonal ingredients in…and she was gone. I had bored her with my…
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Risotto with crispy chorizo, red pepper, spinach and feta
Risotto is an absolute favourite in our house. One of my pantry staples is a bag of arborio rice. Risotto is a dish that you can basically throw anything at, conjuring up a delicious bowl of creamy tasty rice from whatever is in the fridge, which is exactly how this recipe came about. These are all flavours that we know work: chorizo and red pepper, spinach garlic and then the…
