Private chef for hire in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District The Cook in the North ‣ Chef's Diary ‣ Page 7
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Crispy potato toppings
Mar 2022
Quick! Some sunshine
Loving my new chopping boards
Pan fried chicken legs
It wouldn’t be pancake day without a photo
You turn your back for one minute
Feb 2022
Freshly prepared Yorkshire puddings
Pre-theatre dinner
Exploring fabulous local food producers
Dec 2021
Brussels sprouts with pancetta
Chicken legs with red grapes
Nov 2021
A bit of fun with potatoes
Sun-dappled autumnal
Being interviewed for ITV News
Took a break for a walk
Shredded pointed cabbage
Oct 2021
Seared king oyster mushrooms
Port and redcurrant lamb gravy
Gratin Dauphinois minus two hours
Gratin Dauphinois
A simple chard gratin
Remember those diagrams
Fridays – like Christmas every week
Homemade dairy free vanilla custard in progress
“Pot as many plums as fast as you can”
My youngest daughter spotted this
Cookery lessons: kneading dough
Pen-y-Ghent, looking across Ribblesdale
Beck walk this morning
Mini oat and sultana drop scones
Sep 2021
A day of harvesting and cooking
Saturday sorted
Stocked up yesterday in sunny Skipton
Perfect for cold, drizzly days like this
Smells that stir memories
Sweets or veg?
A tranche of sticky toffee pudding
Taking a sunny break from the kitchen
Rainbow chard, heading into a dairy free gratin
Baked apples
Rainbow carrots
I’ve just seen that it’s Organic September
Quick pickling some fennel
Lettuce ready for roasting
Learning to make potato rosti
Back home with familiar views
Aug 2021
Final meal cooked outdoors
Campfire and stove top dessert
Pudding on a stick
Holiday time
Two young chefs joined me
Experimentation day with various veg
Dear IKEA
In progress: leek and bacon potato
Blame Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Crunchy
Tapas galore
Learn to cook at home
I also offer cookery lessons
Jul 2021
Reasons I cook organic
