A simple recipe for Pork from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. I eat pork very rarely, but when i do it must be organic or outdoor reared.Like Diana, I particularly recommend Gloucestershire Old Spot if you can get it. Serve this dish with rice and stir fried greens or a watercress or spinach salad.
A French bistro classic from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. You can replace the walnuts with hazelnuts and the Roquefort with Cashel Blue or Gorgonzola.
A French salad from Parisian bistro ” Le Petit Gavroche” . I found the recipe in ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. For a variation you can add 150g sauteed bacon lardons and top each serving with a poached egg.
Tuna is one of my favourite fish and I am always pleased to find new ways of cooking it . Here’s a recipe from ” Cook Simple ” by Diana Henry. If you like you can make the sauce for this ahead of time and then just cook the tuna at the last minute.
Another delicious summer dessert from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. You can add blackberries or blackcurrants to the cooked fruit before serving if you like.My friend Angela has made this using port instead of the red wine and this worked very well too. Serve with a big bowl of sweetened Mascarpone cheese mixed with Greek Yoghurt.
A good way with fresh apricots from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. If you like you can replace the vanilla pod with the seeds from six cardamon pods and serve with Greek yoghurt drizzled with a little honey and scattered with pistachios . You can also swap the white wine with dry Marsala for another version.
A simple but luxurious pasta from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. For a change you can use flakes of cooked salmon instead of Parma Ham, and add asparagus when it is in season.
