I 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...

very simple and very nice if you like tangy apple pickle with your cheese/cold ham/bacon etc etc. My grandmother, universally known as...

I love cooking for friends, and this dessert has become my tops, a real winner. WARNING: CONTAINS RAW EGG You will need: 8 mini,...

Olivier Salad has been the most popular occasion dish in Russia for many decades. No major celebration would happen without it. This...

As 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...

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:...

These are quite simply my favourite things. Ingredients for about 16 macarons: Biscuit: 3 large egg whites, room temperature 50g caster...

I am a professional harpist and a passionate cook, and love serving this recipe. Ingredients: Burrata (Italian speciality made from...

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...

Rhubarb 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

It was surprisingly difficult to find a recipe for sourdough focaccia that made any sense to me, so I figured out this one. Ingredients:...

I 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...

This 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,...

This 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...

In 2009, my son Henry was 6 and was a frustratingly picky eater. He liked mashed potato, fish fingers, pasta and white rice: standard kid...

I 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...

My version of a Greek classic, real comfort food for troubled times, especially away from home as I am, living in Germany! Minced meat...

This 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...

A 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...

One 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...