It’s exciting, moving to a new city. Doubly so if, like me, you grew up on the coast and it’s the first time you’ve lived by the sea for 16 years. There’s the immediate hit of being in a different … Continued
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Aromatic Thai style steamed fish
There are times in the last three months that I would have crawled over broken glass for a taste of fish. If my right arm had been made of fish instead of meaty flesh (or should that be fleshy meat?) … Continued
Baked Bream with aromatic herbs and lemony potatoes
Has anyone ever told you that nothing in life is simple? Well, they’re wrong. Lots in life is simple. Like this dish. Simplicity itself. It’s one of those beauties that you can kind of throw together, leave in the oven … Continued
A feast for your Valentine: the #formanslovecookoff challenge and a chance to win some goodies
Valentine’s day. It’s fast approaching and whatever you think of it, and whatever that significant other (or object of unrequited desire) might say or do – or be overheard muttering – it’s not an opportunity any budding Romeo or Juliet … Continued
Wild salmon in a Bengali mustard sauce
Fish isn’t usually the first thing that you’d think of when you think of curry. Not most people anyhow. Chicken, lamb and prawns (not to mention cheese/paneer, spinach, okra and potatoes) tend to spring spicily to mind instead. At least … Continued
Pan fried seabass, lentils and a sort-of-salsa
Land of the Rising Sun? Maybe. Land of the Myriad Fish? Definitely. I’ve just got back from three weeks with the greatest fish eaters on the planet. And, with an anthropological appetite for joining the natives, I consumed anything piscine … Continued
Fishcakes, salad and soba noodles
Hello pan. Hello cooker. And most of all, hello Global knives! God I’ve missed cooking. What with the onerous burden of eating out, socialising, going to Cornwall for the bank holiday, I feel like I haven’t cooked, really cooked, for … Continued
The View
Treninnow Cliff Road, Milbrook, Cornwall, PL10 1JY 01752 822345 www.theview-restaurant.co.uk Perched atop a cliff looking out over waves rolling in to Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, The View was a most unexpected gem. Forget Jamie’s 15 in Newquay, or Steinsville in Padstow, … Continued
Baked sea bass with honey and saffron onion marmalade
I’m funny when it comes to fish. I don’t tend to cook very much during winter months, and when I do, it is often a far-eastern style braise, a fish pie or a spicy Creole stew. But when the sun … Continued
A South Asian influenced feast
Sometimes you start off with the kernal of an idea that just grows until it’s way beyond your control, taking on a life of it’s own, just like Jack’s magic beans. This started off when I glanced at What’s for … Continued