Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche / Two Thyme Recipes / Folded Pancake with Red Beans & Coconut

Article & Recipe & Video: Ceviche, a No-Cook Meal

I love this unconventional seasoning combination of ripe plums and fresh tarragon.

Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's roast tomatoes, thyme and goat's cheese, and thyme and lemon cake recipes

I have taken to crushing my leaves of thyme with salt and a heavy weight.

Roast tomatoes, thyme and goat's cheese ... Thyme and lemon cake

Blog Post & Recipe: folded pancake with red beans & coconut

There are several sweets that spring to mind but one in particular seem straight forward to make; folded pancakes stuffed with sweetened red bean paste and freshly grated coconut.

Thyme Roasted New Potatoes / Penne with Cream & Fennel Sauce / Biscuits and Gravy

Blog Post & Recipe: Extra virgin olive oil (Recipe: thyme roasted new potatoes)

More a method than a recipe, this is my favorite way to cook potatoes. The secret is not to move them, shake them, or turn them more than once during the cooking.

Blog Post & Recipe: Penne with a cream and fennel sauce

Poach sliced fennel in milk till it is falling apart, rough it up a little further with a fork, add cream and lots and lots of black pepper and serve mixed into pasta with a sprinkling of Parmesan and finely chopped fronds.

Blog Post & Recipe: Better Homemade Biscuits and Gravy

The milk and flour may give it texture, and heaven knows that black pepper helps wake the whole thing up, but it essentially comes down to the breakfast sausage and the biscuits. If either of those are off, you might as well walk away.

Breakfast Sausage with Fresh Ginger and Sage ... Buttermilk Biscuits ... Biscuits and Gravy

Three Recipes with Herbs / Maple Salmon / Tomato & Feta Baked Eggs

Article & Recipes: Simon Hopkinson's recipes using fresh herbs

THYME, ONION AND GRUYèRE TART ... BUTTER BEANS WITH SAGE, OLIVE OIL AND DRIED CHILLI ... PARSLEY, RADISH AND CELERY SALAD WITH CAPERS

Blog Post & Recipe: Maple Salmon

Adapted from Closet Cooking ... this is a very easy salmon dish that is similar to salmon teriyaki but doesn’t require as many Japanese ingredients. It is sweet and salty and the marinade bakes on top of the fish, coating it so it remains light and moist.

Blog Post & recipe: Tomato and Feta Baked Eggs

The tomato and feta baked eggs came out with the whites set and the yolks still mostly runny and they made for a really nice weekend breakfast treat! The tomato and feta sauce was nice and tasty and the fresh herbs added that something special that just hinted at spring.

Thyme-Rubbed Lamb. Three Pumpkin Recipes. Ensaimadas.

Blog Post & Recipe: Thyme-Rubbed Lamb Loin Chops

A couple years ago, we read an interview with a chef [...] discussing which one ingredient was the most important in the kitchen. Whoever it was responded without hesitation (and of course we're paraphrasing): "Thyme ..."

Article & Recipes: Smashing pumpkins

PUMPKIN lovers will know that when the flesh softens around the stalk, it needs to be used quick smart.

Pumpkin and vegetable lasagne ... Cherry tomato and celery salad ... Pumpkin cake with glace ginger ... Pumpkin soup with celery and tomato

Blog Post & Recipe: Ensaimadas

One of the most frequent questions I've answered concerning my book and blog is about the source of my inspiration. "Everywhere" as an answer is the slightly boring, *yawn*, yet it hits the nail on the head ...

[...] soft and flaky, slightly sweet pastry, made from long fermented yeast dough, lots of powdered sugar and greasy fingers from the used lard ... ENSAIMADAS!!!