• I’m so lucky. Three exquisite fresh yuzu fruit sent to me by @wasabigrowersuk Will now commence to dream what I can do with this Japanese citrus. ????...
  • Chaat or street food in Bombay. A tiny tower of namkini snacks. Crunchy, spicy, sour, salt, tangy, wet and dry. Going to write up my street food tour...
  • Fresh wasabi with shark skin grater as used in @kyotokitchen in #Winchester. They have a Winchester sushi roll using wasabi leaves. ???? this restaura...
  • Carrot kimchi, one of 35 carrot recipes for my book @britishorganiccarrots coming out in January. I like to age my kimchi, this was made in July. It g...
  • I ate at @rovi_restaurant a selection of small plates of beautifully cooked vegetables, and non-alcoholic #cocktails #london #restaurants #vegetarian...
  • Cream cheese and fresh wasabi gyoza. Pan fried and steamed. The freshness of the wasabi means that there was still a vivid heat even after cooking. ??...
  • Grand marnier soufflé @ la couronne restaurant in #rouen. It was here that Julia Child had her life-changing classic french meal. I diverted a little...
  • Peanut and pomelo Thai style salad last night. Pomelo are giant fragrant grapefruit type citrus but without the bitterness. Their texture is sturdy so...
  • Fresh wasabi cured salmon. Sugar salt and grated fresh wasabi to cure for 24 hours- will cold smoke Friday night in the @biggreenegguk @wasabigrowersu...
  • My favourite way to cook #brusselssprouts is to braise them: a combination of parboiled and sauté. Boil in salty water for 5 minutes then sauté in #ev...
  • Brussels sprouts spaghetti using Brussels ‘tops’, red chilli, garlic and almonds. Stir fry all the ingredients, finely sliced, with good olive oil (I...
  • Taking the brightly painted wooden boat from #Omkareshwar #shiva #temple to the other side. In central India there are unknown marvels with no tourist...
  • Sticky toffee pudding with crime fraiche. November recipes for the cold weather (finally). Recipe on my blog MsMarmiteLover: http://www.msmarmitelover...
  • Kashmiri ???? chillies at the Bombay spice market, piled high in sacks. These chillies aren’t very hot, but lend depth of flavour and colour to curri...
  • Cullen skink soup, another aberdonian recipe. Details on the blog. Potato, leek and smoked fish thick filling soup. Perfect for a grey November. ????️...
  • Wasabi roots and leaves picked fresh from the #Winchester beds of @wasabigrowersuk the leaves can be used in salads and to wrap things and the rhizom...
  • My hotel in Winchester, the historic @lainston_house I had a huge attic room. I got a bit scared of ghosts though. Massive roll top bath. Under floor...
  • Steaming dhal, daal, dal, Sophie Dahl. Gujarati style from a recipe by @jyoti.v There are so many different dal dishes. And it’s good for you with pr...
  • Mushrooms on toast. Fried with shallots, garlic, butter, olive oil, white wine. Any mushrooms will do, but I used shiitake #mushrooms here as they wer...
  • A tangle of squid ink spaghetti, sour cream, hot smoked salmon, chilli. Quick, easy, tasty, dramatic. #supperclub #pasta #spaghetti #foodstagram
  • Timbered houses of Honfleur. Slideshow ▶️I can’t believe I’ve not been here before, it’s absolutely gorgeous. A painters delight. The ultimate romanti...
  • The sole meunière that Julia Child ate at La Couronne restaurant in Rouen. Eating this changed her life. She spent years learning French cuisine then...
  • Lest we forget. #poppies
  • Street with umbrellas in Rouen, northern France. I’m on a small cruise ship @fred.olsencruiselines which can access rivers and moor near to the centre...
  • Masala omelette for breakfast. 2 duck eggs, 1 hen, leftover roast potatoes, 3 fresh green chilliest from the garden, salt, pepper and chaat powder (tu...
  • Afternoon tea at the Taj Mahal hotel in Bombay. A glorious blend of traditional british tea time classics ( scones, jam, cucumber sandwiches, cakes) a...
  • At a street stall in the morning this chef starts his preparation for making a job lot of #poha, the flattened rice common to central India,where it i...
  • After days of not being able to eat due to illness (not that this in itself will do my figure any harm) this is my first foray into flavoursome eating...
  • The stunning #thali I ate at the #mumbai #supperclub of @jyoti.v via @authenticook it was so interesting to be invited into the home of an Indian fami...
  • Man on the street, perhaps a beggar, outside the Taj Mahal hotel. #india #portraits #streetlife #mumbai #bombay #disney #minniemouse #reportage #trave...