Richard Bertinet baked a fougasse on this week's Saturday Kitchen. It looked so simple and delicious that I thought I'd give it a go. The result was really amazing - and all because of a few basic...
Seared courgette, creamed spinach, cracked wheat, asparagus. I firmly believe that it's perfectly possible to be a vegetarian and a foodie. No, I don't eat meat or fish - but I think that a good...
Despite frequently being both inspired and enraged by Yotam Ottolenghi's 'The New Vegetarian' column in the Guardian, I've never actually tried one of his recipes until I got my hands on his latest...
Whilst I was up at the allotment this afternoon I spotted an awful lot of wild rosehips growing nearby. I eagerly grabbed several handfuls and brought them home to make some rosehip syrup - a deliciously...
Early November, after the first frost, is the perfect time to forage for sloes - the fruit of the Blackthorn bush. It also happens to be a super busy time in the Blow Up household, so it looked like...
I ate at the London Carriage Works on Hope Street in Liverpool yesterday - which is always excellent but this time particularly on form. For main course I had this delicious truffle-scented barley risotto...
I'm a big of fan of 'pauper foods' - those soups, stews and one-pot wonders that have been created with the sole purpose of filling you up after a long day at work. These foods are about love, comfort...
I've been searching for golden beetroot ever since a brilliant trip to Copenhagen last December, where it was in season and on every plate. Despite having a greengrocer for a friend, I've been unable...
We tried out Jamie Oliver's pizza dough recipe tonight and it really worked. It's very easy and only needs to prove for an hour, which gives you enough time to make a decent passata and choose some...
Cooking and eating things that don't involve meat and fish.
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