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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.
Salmon fillets with leeks, capers and lemon
The ingredients in this recipe are so achingly in season that even the food glitterati would be impressed. I actually ate this at the...
Lydia Gerratt
Dec 13, 20162 min read
Pan fried sea bass fillets
Sea bass is a beautiful fish. The fillets are perfect for frying and have an almost creamy flavour with a lovely thin crispy skin. When...
Lydia Gerratt
Dec 5, 20163 min read
Portobello mushrooms with garlic, parsley and butter on sourdough toast
This is one of the tastiest and most lovely ways to cook with mushrooms when they are at their best during the autumn season. And, it’s...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 29, 20162 min read
Smoked trout, butter bean, spring onion and tomato salad with a yoghurt, horseradish and wild rocket
I love smoked trout fillets. They taste even better when eaten with a little yoghurt, spicy rocket leaf and horseradish sauce. To make...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 11, 20162 min read
Pasta with fresh sage, garlic and butter
This is a truly lovely fragrant simple dish. An Italian classic. It’s brilliant when made with fresh egg pasta for a ridiculously quick...
Lydia Gerratt
Nov 1, 20162 min read
Potato latkes (potato rosti)
My mum used to make piles of potato latkes for me, my sisters and brother when we were little. She could never make enough as we loved...
Lydia Gerratt
Oct 10, 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
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Pavlova with berries and whipped cream (meringue)
Gooey, chewy meringue, piled high with whipped cream and summer berries is the best sort of pudding to eat in the garden after a barbecue...
Lydia Gerratt
Aug 29, 20162 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
Jul 20, 20163 min read
Pan fried courgettes with garlic and mint
Hey everybody, British courgettes are in the shops! They are so fresh as they were probably harvested the day before and as you would...
Lydia Gerratt
Jul 8, 20162 min read
Prawns (shrimps) with garlic, parsley and chilli
I think that this recipe is truly the loveliest and most delicious way to cook prawns. It’s the classic combination of garlic and...
Lydia Gerratt
Jul 5, 20162 min read
Risi e Bisi (fresh pea risotto)
I’ve wanted to make this beautiful fresh pea risotto forever, but buying fresh peas in their pods at the supermarket is expensive. But...
Lydia Gerratt
Jun 27, 20163 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
Jun 8, 20162 min read
Vegetables jardinière with bacon lardons
Why are the French so flipping brilliant at making seriously tasty vegetable dishes?! I’m sure it’s because they don’t worry whether...
Lydia Gerratt
May 27, 20162 min read
Pennette pasta with baby plum tomatoes, aubergines, mozzarella di bufala and basil
I flipping love aubergines. Once grilled, baked or barbecued these purple beauties transform from a strange tasting sponge to...
Lydia Gerratt
May 9, 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
Apr 24, 20163 min read
Miso blackened, caramelised salmon
It would be rude of me not to warn you that even though this recipe is super simple (it literally takes 15mins to cook) you do have to...
Lydia Gerratt
Apr 13, 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 30, 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
Mar 23, 20162 min read
Sea bass with lemon, garlic and olive oil
I don’t think I could give you a more simple fish recipe if I tried…..no excuse for not eating more fish with your children (they need...
Lydia Gerratt
Mar 15, 20162 min read
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