Lydia Gerratt
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...
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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
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
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Sausages in a red wine onion gravy with mash potato
Atticus, my 6 year old, told me (as they do) to make sausages and gravy for dinner; 'the mash potato has to be scooped onto the plate...
Lydia Gerratt
Jul 20, 20163 min read
Pork ragù with spaghetti
This is one of those recipes that is worth keeping up your sleeve when you are all out of ideas and need to get ridiculously tasty food...
Lydia Gerratt
Jun 8, 20162 min read
Rib eye steak with tarragon, parsley and garlic butter
There is nothing better in this world than a big fat hairy steak. My favourite cut is rib eye, lots of marbled fat makes it deliciously...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 24, 20163 min read
Beef tagliata with rocket and parmesan (Tagliata di manzo)
I ate (well, devoured really) this dish in Florence years ago while pregnant with my first son. This was one of the few meals I loved as...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 30, 20162 min read
Coconut beef with spring onions and shiitake mushrooms
Why does coconut cream always make everything taste that much better? Two bunches of spring onions sounds like a lot, but go with it and...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 23, 20162 min read
Beef fillet steaks with salsa verde
Beef fillet steaks are a serious treat, it doesn’t happen often in my kitchen, but when I do get my hands on some soft buttery fillet...
Lydia Gerratt
Dec 2, 20152 min read
Pan fried duck breast
Duck is one of my all time favourites. I especially love pan fried duck breasts (medium rare) that have been made extra juicy and tender...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 9, 20153 min read
Beef stew with carrots, onions and new potatoes
I don’t know why, but it has taken me ages to work out how to make a beef stew that tastes exactly how you imagine a beef stew should...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 2, 20153 min read
Spicy ginger pork noodles with pak choy
I came across this recipe in ‘The New York Times Cooking’ and tested it out on the little boys last week – they LOVED it. Noodle dishes...
Lydia Gerratt
Sep 28, 20152 min read
Want to know how to cook juicy tender pork steaks?
Want to know how to cook juicy tender pork steaks? It's taken me ages (a few months of experimenting) to find a way to make pan fried...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 24, 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
Mar 30, 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 6, 20152 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
Nov 18, 20142 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
Apr 15, 20142 min read
Roast rack of lamb
Early season French trimmed rack of lamb seared in a very hot cast iron pan on the hob and then roasted in a hot oven for 15 minutes...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 26, 20143 min read
Schnitzel
My recipe featured in the Waitrose Weekend magazine; Eating schnitzel reminds me of the noisy family dinners at my parent’s house. My...
Lydia Gerratt
Jan 10, 20143 min read
Peppers stuffed with pork, veal and rice in a rich tomato sauce
I take my car to a brilliant mechanic in Kilburn. While waiting for repairs to be done, I make a bee line to the Turkish food shops on...
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