Things I love to eat.
We’ve been enjoying the smoothest hummus of our lives recently. The trick is to skin the chickpeas before blitzing them. I learned this technique from my brilliant friend Anissa Helou, and it absolutely revolutionised my hummus making experience. It takes a while, but don’t be put off. Just put on a good podcast and get in the… Continue reading Hummus
Even though I love it, I’m always hesitant to cook with beetroot. I have it in my mind that it takes forever to cook (it doesn’t take that long), but the worst thing is that it’s soooooo messy. When I was making this, I thought I managed to clean all the splashes of bright pink… Continue reading Beetroot, feta & dill frittata
Back when I lived alone and worked more than is healthy, feeding myself became such an effort. If a recipe took longer than 15 minutes to cook and used more than one pan, I wasn’t making it. One of the easiest things I used to make was some combination of vegetables, roasted with garlic and… Continue reading Roasted veg & eggs
I’ve been making this pasta for years, but only last night did it occur to me to mix the ricotta into the sauce instead of just dolloping it on top at the end. It’s a dish transformed. It’s hot in Berlin just now, but it was worth turning my kitchen into a steam room for… Continue reading Fennel, tomato & ricotta spaghetti
I still dream of the Italian supper club I hosted with a chef friend back in the summer of 2019. Over two sold out nights, we served our dream Italian-themed dinner. My friend, in charge of the savoury dishes, made a Panzanella that had everyone in raptures. The kitchen team kept pinching a mouthful from the… Continue reading Panzanella