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    Honey-glazed carrots with chervil

    Honey-glazed carrots with chervil

    A nice way to cook carrots, which accentuates their sweetness. Chervil is a pretty herb and always makes a good garnish, but equally works well as an ingredient. It has a mild aniseed flavour. You may find it hard to get hold of, so you could use tarragon instead, or...
    Brown butter parsnip mash

    Brown butter parsnip mash

    This is one of those dishes which you just want to eat on its own. A simple thing such as browning the butter seems to transform the dish. Remember to dry the parsnips in the pan on a low heat; this removes the excess water and therefore concentrates the flavour. You...
    Summer quiche

    Summer quiche

    When mixing up the milk and eggs for the custard here, we add tomato purée and whisk it in; this gives a tomato flavour running all the way through. Different, impressive and easy.You can add lots of different vegetables to a quiche. Some things you can get away with...
    Roasted acorn squash, truffle oil and peanuts

    Roasted acorn squash, truffle oil and peanuts

    Acorn squash is so called because of its shape. If you are having trouble getting hold of it, just use butternut squash – they have slightly different flavours but you should spend your time cooking, not shopping. Peanuts are one of those little ingredients you forget...
    Portobello mushrooms, red wine and roast garlic lentils

    Portobello mushrooms, red wine and roast garlic lentils

    The best part of this dish has to be the lentils; adding the red wine during the cooking process lifts them from a hippy staple to something a bit special. Puy lentils are the little dark green ones; they are from France and grow in a region which is known for its...