Throw Together Meals

My cooking is built on good, simple, seasonal ingredients. Ingredients that taste of themselves. When you start with great ingredients, you don’t have to do much to them. Its uncomplicated, approachable, homestyle cooking; after all, this is the food I find myself craving. I don’t set out to cook with a lot of ingredients, techniques, or equipment. I don’t like to follow trends. Cooking should always be without pretension. Taste. Season well. Consider balance and texture in a dish. And taste again. I want to cook food that is inherently delicious and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

This is a very good chicken sandwich
I know, this is a dish that everyone has an opinion on. “My mum makes it best,” “you must use pine nuts, not walnuts,” “oh no, you can’t put celery... Read more...
Zucchini, anchovy and herb fish tart
Swimming into summer tart season (and celebrating 20 years of @Careme) with this cute-as-a-button zucchini, anchovy and herb fish tart 🐟 Low effort, high impact — exactly how I like... Read more...
How to jazz up chicken breasts
Lemony, briny chicken and chickpeas! How to jazz up some chicken breasts in 15 minutes. This is, of course, a play on lemon scallopini, but here I’ve bulked it out... Read more...
One pot kimchi chicken and rice
I’ve got another one-pot chicken and rice for you—and this one’s a beauty. I’m leaning on kimchi and gochujang, the deeply savoury Korean chilli paste, to do the heavy lifting.... Read more...
Umami-packed pantry pesto
This is everything a traditional pesto Genovese (basil pesto) is not. It’s robust, umami packed and rich. It packs a lot of punch for a little ‘pesto’. If I’m ever... Read more...