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Quick pickling some fennel in apple cider vinegar, a splash of or
Sep 2021
Lettuce ready for roasting
Learning to make potato rosti
Back home with familiar views across the #yorkshiredales. Plannin
Aug 2021
Final meal cooked outdoors on the woodland edge campfire at @chal
Campfire and stove top dessert: toasted giant marshmallows dipped
Pudding on a stick! Toasting giant marshmallows on the campfire #
Holiday time: outdoor cooking – inspired by @ellesutemat – at @ch
Two young chefs joined me in the kitchen for a spot of baking #gl
Experimentation day with various veg recipes from books from the
Dear @ikea, please make more of these peelers – nothing else come
In progress: cheesey leek and bacon creamy mashed potato topped p
“If it’s rubbish, blame @hughfearnleywhittingstall”, says the 9-y
Crunchy.
Tapas galore! Sweet sticky chorizo oozing local Yorkshire summer
Learn to cook at home! I’m now taking bookings for autumn one-to-
I also offer cookery lessons for children and grown-ups, from bas
Jul 2021
One of the many reasons I cook #organicfood, sourcing ingredients
Organic, rope-grown, sustainably harvested Cornish mussels from @
School closure due to covid = impromptu picnic lunch in the garde
Jun 2021
Just getting the frying pan warmed up
Summer greens
I’ve been getting @riverford veg boxes since 2002 but it’s only r
Crisp roasted whole sea bass studded with salted capers and thyme
Needed an accompaniment to a rich, tomatoey bolognese that wasn’t
A bit of #veganrecipe experimentation today – a twist on a recipe
The secret to my #glutenfree #wheatfree #dairyfree oat flour panc
Back up North after half term in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffol
Nothing fancy about this meal (well, maybe a touch of finesse) –
A toast to the end of cauliflower season. Asparagus is gracing my
Last of the pics from #essex and #cambridgeshire before we move o
I love cooking with king oyster mushrooms. They’re fabulous on th
May 2021
Special guest cheffing this evening at a house in Saffron Walden
Taking a break @steepandfilter #eatwhileyoushop #nobabyyet #quiet
Fabulous king oyster mushrooms from @steepandfilter, our local #o
Experimenting with a new recipe today, ahead of our #eurovisionpa
Still working my way through 2020’s lockdown #foraging blackberry
The wild garlic by the beck is getting a fair soaking today! #tha
20 years in the making: I drove a prototype electric car in 2001
After four hours in the oven this tasted amazing #passthemintsauc
Monster fruity fun with the kids, inspired by a @coopuk cereal bo
Moules marinières made with #dairyfree cream and rather fabulous
Not quite #borrowdalebanksy but a welcome sight in the @greatplac
Something different from the fresh fish market: razor shells, bak
Think I need a bigger compost bin #nolandfill #homecomposting #ri
Taking a break #yorkshiredales #walkshire #ingleborough
Nothing beats a crumble #caramelised #organic apples from @riverf
Traditional lamb neck hotpot ready for the oven #slowlydoesit #fe
These need no introduction #everydayamazing
Cinnamon pears with blackberries #kids #foraging #tasteoflastsumm
New knives #forthemanwhohaseverything
Cauliflower cheese #dairyfree #wheatfree
Roasted butternut squash and chickpeas #experimenting #veganfood
Roasted @riverford roots #caramelised #texture #meltinthemouth #o
Pan fried king oyster mushroom scallops with balsamic glaze #amaz
Roast dinner: pork shoulder vs whole cauliflower. Both seasoned t
Roasted home grown chantennay carrots #kids #lifeskills #gardenin
Time for marshmallow toasting #longsticks #bonfire #notnovember #
#guesswhatscooking
Wild garlic from the banks of the beck #seasonal #wildfood #speci
