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Quail is one of my very favourite little birds. Deeply flavourful anddeliciously plump, each one gives a few succulent mouthfuls and perfectlittle bones that are irresistible to gnaw on! This is an elegant and suavefirst course with complex and interesting flavours....
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Quince is probably my favourite autumn fruit. Tasting somewhere between an apricot and a pear, it is beautiful to behold and a joy to cook. It does, however, need long, slow cooking to soften the flesh and intensify the lovely colour. This upside-down tart is really a...
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I prefer grouse early in the season when their flavour is sweeter and milder than a little later in the year. The accompanying sweet, young corn and plump, roasted figs work beautifully with these young grouse. Later in the year, when their flavour is more intense, I...
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Samphire and chilli oil This is a simple and pretty side to serve with roasted sea bass or salmon, or barbecued lamb, during the months when samphire is in season. Samphire can be salty, so resist the temptation to salt the cooking water during cooking – and taste the...
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Iced summer fruits with rose-scented geranium syrup Wonderfully refreshing, this is the perfect ending to a long, lazy summer lunch in the garden under dappled light. Not too sweet, slightly ethereal in flavour and unfussy in execution, it is the sort of dessert I...
