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Read my tips for getting real food on the table without drama. Learn how to organise and stock your kitchen, where I like to eat out and how to max out the flavour in what you cook without spending long in the kitchen.
All I know about grilling and cooking on the bbq
First off – In England we call the grill a bbq. So excuse the interchangeable terminology that follows – just know I’m talking about that thing you cook on outside...
Happy place – Borough market in London
Borough market is a must-see (or must-taste) for anyone visiting London. I’ve been going for years but I still get excited when I step off the tube, cross over into...
Wax on, wax off and the joy of zest
As a Brit I still cannot get over the thrill of being able to wander outside and pick a lemon, orange of grapefruit off a tree in my California garden....
How to plan to cook
Planning what we’ll eat each week is the only way I manage to cook from scratch, stay healthy, avoid waste and save money. I love to cook but I don’t...
A better way to serve bread and butter
I love really good bread and salty butter. If you aren’t in the locale of a fancy butter maker, and Stateside it is tricky to get the good European-style stuff...
What to serve at parties without stressing out
I know that what to serve at parties is a hot topic so I wanted to share the list I had pulled together of recipes I’d like to eat. Always...
Kitchen design inspiration
As I write this I’m just starting a whole house remodel. Words that I know bring a feeling of dread to many people but, perhaps naively, I’m so excited about....
LA eating and travel guide
I’ve escaped to LA twice now so while I don’t pretend to be an expert, I did spend a lot of time hunting out the best places to eat and...
How to organize and choose kitchen equipment
How I decide if something is worth buying Having lived in a flat in London prior to moving to America 4 years ago, my kitchen had always been pretty teeny....
The new salad rules
If you want to step up your salad making read on as I’ve pulled together my top salad rules. Think of them as building blocks – when you’re making a...
Places I love to eat in London and Manchester
I’m finally getting around to writing about my recent trip home to England and wanted to share some of the places I loved along with a few photos of some...
Win my favourite kitchen kit and a 1 hour class
Win a parcel of my essential kitchen kit and a 1 hour Facetime cooking class or coaching session with me. We can cover whatever you like in that hour. I...
California road (and eating) trip – Santa Barbara
I’m just settling back in after a fab two-week road trip around Southern California. We’d never been further south than LA so we can now say we’ve been almost all...
The books that inspire me to cook – part one
People are always asking me which books are my favourites so I’ve finally had chance to write them down. Below are my all-time most loved and most used cookbooks. These...
some new ingredients
A couple of the ingredients I’m using right now aren’t easy to get at the supermarket. You can buy them from Amazon using the links here. Nduja This comes as a...