Main Course Recipes

Pan-fried Sea Trout and Red Quinoa with Aubergine Fondue and Lemon Tahini Yoghurt

For this recipe you can use salmon instead of sea trout if it’s easier to come by. The oily fish and aubergine go very well together. The yoghurt is perfect …

T-bone Pork Steak with Brandy-spiked Peppercorn Sauce

We cook and serve a lot of steaks. Last year we dedicated Friday evenings to a night of steaks. Our intention was to not only serve the usual suspects, such …

Roast Goose Breasts with Braised White Cabbage and Pancetta

Ah, it’s that time of the year when goose and turkey feature on menus up and down the country. We often get ourselves in a tizz on Christmas day, hoping …

Venison Ale Pies with Carrot and Potato Rösti Topping

Looking out of the window today the sky is grey and the day is gloomy. Part of me sighs and thinks ‘Oh, it’s going to be winter soon’, but another …

Chicken Baked in Corn Cob Leaves with Corn and Potatoes

Corn on the cob is one of my favourite ingredients. I loved it as a child and I love it even more as an adult. I have wonderful memories of …

Pan-fried Plaice with Brown Shrimp and Lemon Butter Sauce

Some wonderful, large, really fresh whole plaice landed on my chopping board this week. They are superb, especially as the larger the plaice, the easier they are to cook without …

Griddled Pork Steaks with Home-made Black Seed Mustard, Runners and Courgettes

With summer in full swing now, lighter eating is often preferred, and so too are dishes that do not require too many hours slaving away in the kitchen. This recipe …

Haddock Fishcakes with Parsley Sauce

These fishcakes are not what you would expect traditional fishcakes to be like. Firstly, they are large fishcakes (one served per portion) that are easy to prepare and make a …

Confit Duck Legs with Potato, Samphire and Broad Bean Salad and Warm Bacon Dressing

I use a lot of French cooking techniques in my kitchen and write about them too. They’re basically the foundations of my skills and what I have learnt over the …

Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Braised Choucroute and Bacon

This is my kind of food and perfect for this time of the year. The smell that lingers in the kitchen is simply wonderful and inviting and is the kind …

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