notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 42 minClaudia Huckle’s Orange & Rhubarb CrumbleI grew up on a sheep farm in Devon, and my mother always grew rhubarb in her vegetable garden. I have fond memories of Sunday lunches enj...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 41 minCatherine Wyn-Rogers’ Buv’s Apple Picklevery simple and very nice if you like tangy apple pickle with your cheese/cold ham/bacon etc etc. My grandmother, universally known as Bu...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 22 minYvonne Howard’s Lemon & Ginger Freezy PudI love cooking for friends, and this dessert has become my tops, a real winner. WARNING: CONTAINS RAW EGG You will need: 8 mini, loose-bo...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 22 minVasily & Evgenia Petrenko’s Olivier SaladOlivier Salad has been the most popular occasion dish in Russia for many decades. No major celebration would happen without it. This famo...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 21 minChristine Goerke’s Nonna’s Sour Cream Chocolate CakeAs an Italian American, we all know that the best food is Nonna’s food. And there is no better chocolate cake than this. It is crazy good...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 12 minAlice & Benjamin Hulett’s Meatloaf With Tomato & Basil Sauce Both of us are professional opera singers and have two very hungry teenage boys in the house, so this is an ideal dish to feed us all: ta...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 12 minAlexandra Dariescu’s Coffee & Orange Macarons These are quite simply my favourite things. Ingredients for about 16 macarons: Biscuit: 3 large egg whites, room temperature 50g caster s...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 11 minSandra Macher’s Burrata With Glazed Cherry Tomatoes I am a professional harpist and a passionate cook, and love serving this recipe. Ingredients: Burrata (Italian speciality made from mozza...
notesfrommusicianskitchensJul 11 minEmily Burnett’s Bacon & Mushroom Flan I’m an opera singer and a trained chef and I love cooking healthy meals which are delicious yet straightforward. This is one of my favour...
NFMKJun 293 minMadeleine Pierard's Rhubarb Frangipane Tart with Vanilla Bean and Lemon GlazeRhubarb is one of my favourite fruits and has been since I was very tiny. Those ruby and green jewelled sticks of deliciousness with their u
notesfrommusicianskitchensJun 243 minChristopher Gillett’s Sourdough FocacciaIt was surprisingly difficult to find a recipe for sourdough focaccia that made any sense to me, so I figured out this one. Ingredients: ...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 172 minGary Matthewman’s Slow Roast LambI once gave a recital in rural Scotland for which the fee was so low the promoter felt bad, and as a surprise part-payment gave me a huge...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 172 minJulia Riley’s Amaretti Mezzi BacciThis recipe was passed to me by a great friend and fellow mezzo, Anna Stephany. She made them for me when we lived opposite each other, w...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 171 minChristopher Ovenden’s Vodka & Lime SorbetThis is a real favourite of mine, which I love to serve as a ‘trou normand’ after the main but before cheese, to cleanse the palate. It s...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 172 minJoanna Marsh’s Butter ChickenIn 2009, my son Henry was 6 and was a frustratingly picky eater. He liked mashed potato, fish fingers, pasta and white rice: standard kid...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 171 minBelinda Broughton’s Marinated Goats Cheese With Ginger, Basil, Garlic And Orange ZestI have made and tweaked this recipe countless times and always to a ‘wow’ when people first try it! It’s simple, but it really raises the...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 171 minEkaterini Papadopoulou’s Pastitsio My version of a Greek classic, real comfort food for troubled times, especially away from home as I am, living in Germany! Minced meat sa...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 171 minAngela Brower’s Chocolate Marshmallow BrowniesThis is an incredible recipe, which we as a family make for my dad’s birthday each year. I live in Munich, which is a very long way from ...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 172 minClaire Booth’s Honey & Cardamom CakeA delicious staple of our household’s lockdown week. I’m cooking for 6, which means a great deal of variety of tastes and wants, for exam...
notesfrommusicianskitchensMay 161 minNicholas Daniel’s Polish Apple PieOne day in lockdown, the glorious Pole says to me, “did you ever try Polish Apple Pie?” “No.” “Sit down, I will make you one.” Out comes ...
