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Shepherd’s pie AKA Hachis d’Agneau
Shepherd’s pie is a real winter warmer; this version is a little more special than the one made with minced lamb that I am used to. Prep can happen the day before so spread the extra stages over a few days!
Potato + squash gratin
Close to a dauphinoise, with the addition of cheese, squash and sage. The combination is so warming and perfect for this time of year. A great side to get ready ahead of time, great with any meat or fish or as a meal in its own right with a green salad.
Lamb shank navarin with pomme puree
On a cold Sunday, my go-to for a nourishing, heartwarming meal is lamb navarin. This classic dish becomes more special when made with lamb shanks. Paired with buttery mashed potatoes, it’s a comforting combination that's hard to beat.
Tarte tatin with calvados cream
This could be the best dessert in the whole of France. Apple tarte tatin is famous worldwide for good reason. Caramelised apples with a crisp puff pastry base, cooked upside down in the oven and flipped once cooked.
Greengage clafoutis
My go to dessert – it’s so quick and easy to put together. In a matter of minutes you can have your batter and add any seasonal fruit you want. Cherries, berries or soaked prunes all work amazingly well.
Pork chop, wild mushroom cassoulet
Not everyone has the luxury of hours and hours to pull together a traditional cassoulet. This is a bit of a cheat’s cassoulet but makes for a more achievable meal which is completely delicious too.
Boulangère potatoes
This French potato dish consists of thinly sliced potatoes layered with caramelised onions, herbs, and stock. This is a complete meal, baked with a whole lamb shoulder on top.
Salade Lyonnaise / Bacon + Egg Salad
A little more interesting than the classic Lyonnaise salad which is just frisée lettuce, bacon and a poached egg. My salad was made from a Sunday morning farmers market haul. Autumnal goods roasted and dressed with a bacon fat vinaigrette.
Omelette x Arnold Bennett
The king of all omelettes. One of the first things I learnt to make as a chef and my all time favourite breakfast. A decadent omelette with smoked poached haddock.
Buffalo frog legs, blue cheese dip
If you want to give this recipe a go it works perfectly with chicken wings too. Try get hold of some frog’s legs online, it’s a good way to give them a go for the first time.
French onion soup x Burger
Combine the greatest dish in France and a burger. It makes for something pretty special. I will most definitely be making this again!
Steak Diane
How to cook a steak and make a pan sauce is a skill all cooks should master. This version with sauce Diane is my favourite.
Chocolate mousse, port figs
Figs are in season! And there’s no better way to cook them than gently roasted with port. Beautifully light chocolate mousse is the perfect accompaniment. Give this simple dessert a go!
Monkfish en papillote
Cooking anything en papillote is a great way to cook, especially fish on the bone. This monkfish is served with a roasted tomato sauce.
Café de Paris butter
A compound butter which is perfect with meat, fish or veg. This is the ultimate surf and turf! Ribeye and lobster together is already a good start. Cover them in this butter and its even better.
Sea bass, meunière sauce
A classic! heres how to prep a seabass and finish with a classic sauce meunière.
Nearly Nicoise salad?
Happy enough to call this a nicoise salad? There’s tuna, egg, all the vegetable elements so why not… The only difference is the dressing, its somewhere between a tonato sauce or Caesar salad dressing. It works perfectly for this salad.
How to roast a chicken
Every Sunday this is how i roast my chicken and make chicken sauce from scratch.
Croque madame flatbread
Combine the greatest sandwich in France and a pizza. It makes for something pretty special. I will most definitely be making this again!