Lydia Gerratt
Prawn (shrimp) and broccoli noodles
This is a Hong Kong noodle dish that my husband (who is Chinese, so you know this recipe is the real thing!) taught me. It’s one of...
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Through them I developed the knowledge and expertise to find the most flavoursome good quality ingredients at the right time of year from the best countries to create the tastiest meals.
Lydia Gerratt
Sep 20, 20173 min read
Want to know how to cook juicy tender chargrilled squid?
You need 3 things; super fresh squid, a cast iron frying pan and a lot of heat. I get up at the crack of dawn a couple of times a year...
Lydia Gerratt
Sep 6, 20173 min read
Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon on sourdough toast
Every now and again the stars align and by some miracle I have a pack of Burford Brown eggs, a few slices of smoked salmon in the fridge...
Lydia Gerratt
Aug 18, 20172 min read
Mild green chilli peppers fried in olive oil with garlic
What I remember most when my Montenegrin aunt gently fried pale green peppers in olive oil is the heavenly smell. There is something...
Lydia Gerratt
Jul 23, 20173 min read
Pan seared chicken with chestnut mushrooms, tarragon, white wine and cream
I have to stop myself making this recipe all the time as it’s so good that I would happily eat it every night for dinner. Frying the...
Lydia Gerratt
Jul 19, 20171 min read
Swiss chard with garlic and extra virgin olive oil
Sometimes you see a lovely looking vegetable in the supermarket and wonder which is the best way to cook it. This is a super simple...
Lydia Gerratt
Jul 3, 20171 min read
Courgette, mozzarella and Parma ham salad
This is such a lovely summer dish, especially when the courgettes that start arriving in the supermarket are British. There is something...
Lydia Gerratt
Jun 23, 20173 min read
Spaghetti con cozze e gamberi (with mussels and prawns)
This is the pasta dish that is on every menu in those little Italian cafés that are right on the beach in Italy. It tastes phenomenal....
Lydia Gerratt
May 21, 20173 min read
Chicken schnitzel on a green lettuce and herb salad
To bash or not to bash the hell out of the chicken? I’ve tried both ways and I think that a very light bashing works the best with...
Lydia Gerratt
May 5, 20172 min read
Roast vegetable warm salad with a yoghurt tahini dressing
Roast butternut squash, aubergine, red peppers, onions and garlic are brilliant as a warm salad on soft green lettuce leaves with huge...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 28, 20172 min read
Roast potatoes, squash, peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic
All the vegetables for this recipe go into a baking tray in a super-hot oven and are ready in under an hour. The ridiculously high heat...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 12, 20172 min read
How to grill a spatchcocked chicken in 30 minutes
Want to know how to grill a whole chicken so it’s ridiculously juicy with super crispy skin in 30 minutes? I’ve been inspired by a recipe...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 27, 20172 min read
Eggs, peppers and tomatoes
I’m a very boring breakfast person. I always have very strong coffee with lots of full fat milk and sugar, white sourdough bread toasted...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 6, 20172 min read
Prawn, chorizo and pea pasta
The flavours in this dish are incredible. Chorizo and prawns are like the best of friends, they get on so well together and the peas,...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 1, 20172 min read
Seared organic chicken livers with pomegranate molasses
Pomegranate molasses is a wonder. It has the most amazing sweet, very sour, fragrant flavour and as it’s so sticky, just the right...
Lydia Gerratt
Feb 12, 20172 min read
Potato leek soup
We are truly in the depths of winter, London has been freezing for weeks now and the only thing that warms me up is this soup, very...
Lydia Gerratt
Feb 1, 20173 min read
Ragù Bolognese
This is the one - the true classic ragù Bolognese recipe created by the Queen of Italian cooking, Marcella Hazan. If you love cooking...
Lydia Gerratt
Jan 13, 20172 min read
Breakfast burritos
This is such a brilliant breakfast recipe; eggs, red peppers, spring onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and cheese all wrapped up in flat bread....
Lydia Gerratt
Jan 4, 20172 min read
Cannellini beans, fresh spinach, rosemary, chilli and lemon
I found this recipe in Jamie Oliver’s ‘Jamie at Home’ cookbook but I’ve changed it slightly to use fresh spinach instead of rainbow chard....
Lydia Gerratt
Dec 24, 20162 min read
Stir fry Chinese oyster mushrooms and spring onions
My husband is from Hong Kong and whenever he makes dinner for us he always cooks at least two vegetable dishes to go with all the other...
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