Venison Casserole
Serves 4 1kg / 2lb venison (haunch), diced into 1” cubes 2oz dripping 2 onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 3 carrots, diced 2oz bacon, diced 1tbs flour (to thicken) ½ pt red wine ½ pt […]
Red Thai Squash Curry
Serves 4 Serve with brown rice or quinoa 1 small butternut squash (700g/1lb 9oz) 100g red onion, roughly chopped 100g sprouting broccoli, roughly chopped 2tbs olive oil 1-2 tsp Thai red curry paste (depending on your taste) […]
Baked Eggs with Spinach
Serves 4 Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6 15g/ ½ oz butter 100g/4oz baby spinach leaves 4 eggs Salt and black pepper 4 tbs double cream 1 tbs parsley, finely chopped * 4 small ramekins Butter each ramekin. […]
Homemade yoghurt
You will need a thermometer! 2 pints full milk, preferably organic 1 small natural live yoghurt Bring the milk to the boil in a thick-bottomed pan and gently simmer until it has reduced by a third (to […]
Jewish Chicken Soup
This seasonal soup is adapted from a recipe in the ‘Covent Garden Soup Book’. This is a popular recipe in my cookery demonstrations. The chicken stock is rich in minerals, trace minerals, gelatine, collagen and glycine. The […]
Italian Bean Salad
Another very colourful recipe full of Mediterranean flavours and anti-oxidants. For the Salad 3 tin cannellini beans 1 bunch spring onions, finely sliced 1red pepper, chopped into ½cm cubes 1yellow pepper, chopped into ½cm cubes 12 cherry […]
Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad with Roast Garlic and Basil Dressing
This recipe is taken from ‘Books for Cooks 4’. It was a favourite recipe on the menu at the Fruitmarket Gallery Cafe, the leading ‘art’ cafe in Edinburgh. It is full of colour, flavour and anti-oxidants. Serves […]
Poached Haddock and eggs on toast
I love eating this dish for a leisurely breakfast at the weekend. The runny yolk from the egg complements the haddock. The fish is full of essential omega 3 fats as well as being a good source […]
Date and Banana Cookies
This was a favourite recipe from the Penny Brohn Cancer Care centre where I worked as Head Chef for a period. The ratio of carbohydrates to protein (3:1) in these biscuits makes them ideal 30 minutes after […]
Banana and Berry Smoothie
This smoothie is an ideal drink 30 minutes after exercise. The protein (seeds and yoghurt) help protein synthesis, the carbohydrates (banana, black forest fruits, oats and rice milk) replenishes glycogen stores and the fruit contains antioxidants. 2tbs […]