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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.
Courgette and mint risotto
I love cooking dishes that are so in season that it makes me feel like one of those celeb chefs pulling newly ripened vegetables out of...
Lydia Gerratt
Jun 25, 20153 min read
Orzo pasta with chicken, peas and tarragon
This is a killer recipe that has the most unbelievable tarragon flavour. It’s made with a few simple ingredients and literally takes 10...
Lydia Gerratt
Jun 16, 20152 min read
Warm salad with chicken livers, garlic and sherry vinegar
The first time I ate this warm salad was in Café Rouge on the Chiswick High Road years and years ago – I remember thinking how totally...
Lydia Gerratt
Jun 2, 20152 min read
Grilled peppers, courgettes and aubergines with new potatoes, garlic, olive oil & basil
This is my absolute favourite way of eating vegetables; grilled to a melting softness on the barbecue and steeped with your very best...
Lydia Gerratt
May 24, 20153 min read
Spaghetti agli scampi (prawns)
Did you know it’s the prawn shells that release the savoury seafood taste which works so well with the sweetness of the prawn meat? The...
Lydia Gerratt
May 19, 20152 min read
Chicken with soya sauce, honey, garlic and ginger
I love nothing better than cooking a ridiculously simple meal with a handful of ingredients and then getting that seriously happy ‘OMG my...
Lydia Gerratt
May 11, 20152 min read
Flattened pork with lemon and garlic
Sometimes you just need to eat something ridiculously flavoursome which is also super quick to cook – bashed and flattened pork loin...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 24, 20152 min read
Rhubarb and apple crumble
Rhubarb is the one vegetable that tells me spring is truly here. I have a crown growing in the back garden and every year, without fail,...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 13, 20152 min read
Spaghetti alla puttanesca
This pasta dish comes from Naples and apparently the story behind the saucy name, Whore’s spaghetti, is that this recipe was whipped up...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 6, 20153 min read
Seared marinated pork fillet
Pork fillet is such a great cut of meat. It’s lean so you don’t get that urghh feeling when you’ve eaten something too rich, it has a...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 30, 20153 min read
Broccoli with garlic and extra virgin olive oil
I’ve dabbled with the different broccoli varieties over the years; tenderstem and purple sprouting, but I’ve come back to the original...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 26, 20152 min read
Carottes Vichy
The one thing I’ve realised about making delicious tasting vegetables over the years is, it’s all in the cooking technique (plus one or...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 23, 20151 min read
Mussel gratin with garlic, parsley and lemon zest
It’s spring, which means that the days of eating in-season fresh mussels are numbered….. By the end of April you won’t be able to find...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 16, 20153 min read
New season lamb stew with carrots and new potatoes
The secret to making a seriously good lamb stew is seriously good lamb stock. You don’t need to use any herbs or Worcestershire sauce to...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 6, 20152 min read
Cauliflower with chorizo, olives, capers, garlic and extra virgin olive oil
For years I used to look at the cauliflowers in the supermarket, wanting to buy (particularly when they are sometimes as little as £1 in...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 2, 20153 min read
Roast chicken, lemon, potatoes, olives, shallots, garlic & thyme
The first time I went to Seville was for the olive harvest. The weather was balmy warm even though it was already October and I was...
Lydia Gerratt
Jan 29, 20153 min read
Endive (chicory) & avocado salad with a French dressing
This winter salad recipe discovery happened in Paris. I took my brand new shiny husband (we’d only been married a year) to stay with a...
Lydia Gerratt
Dec 29, 20142 min read
Raw fennel salad with lemon juice & extra virgin olive oil
The first time I visited my Italian friend, Patrizia, at her home on Italy’s Liguria coast, her mother made a beautiful winter meal of...
Lydia Gerratt
Dec 17, 20142 min read
Leek and bacon tart (Flan de poireaux et lardons)
I spent the weekend looking for some inspiring cold weather recipes that would be seriously delicious and use British seasonal...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 25, 20143 min read
Pork Stroganoff with sour cream and paprika
Pork Stroganoff is so retro but so good. Crème fraîche, sweet paprika, Dijon mustard, mushrooms and pork fillet make a seriously...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 18, 20142 min read
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