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Pickled Shrimp

So the Holidays are officially over and 2012 is here, Happy New Year to you all and thank you for your continued supportView full post »

Best of The Hungry Guest 2014

How time flies. It’s been a busy year away from GF&H and so I just wanted to share a little taster of whatView full post »

Harvest 2013

BBC Harvest, hosted by Gregg Wallace (of Masterchef UK fame) and Philippa Forester, was a three-part series broadcastView full post »

Zucchini Fritters

Does absence truly make the heart grow fonder? And, if yes, can it work in the case of absent posts from long-lostView full post »

Chocolate tart with a pecan biscuit crust

This tart is delicious and tastes even better a couple of days after you’ve made it, so it’s a perfect make-View full post »

Brixton Village : SW9

I mean honestly… I leave Brixton to its own devices for three short years and the transformation is astounding.View full post »

Sweet Paul Workshop NYC

Since Lorna’s unforgettable French experience last autumn taking part in a residential food styling & photographyView full post »

Porcini Mushroom salt rub

One of the best things about this time of year for me is that I get to cook for more people than just Jon and I. My kidsView full post »

Nutty New York Granola

Well so much for the slew of Thanksgiving recipes I was planning to post, is it me, or is time just zooming by theseView full post »

Sautéed Brussels sprouts  with Bacon

So next on my Thanksgiving recipe recommendation list is Brussels sprouts, yum! Okay, so I know that’s unlikely toView full post »

Butternut Squash Soup

Now Halloween is done with, we (in America) are racing toward our next big holiday, Thanksgiving. Last year my brother-View full post »

Whole wheat Apple & Almond muffins

Oh the dilemma of what to do with an abundance of apples. Liv, my lovely Kiwi lodger, has been spending some time inView full post »

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Roasted Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Four days to Halloween! I know because my youngest daughter Hanna is quite literally counting down. The girls reallyView full post »

Styling France | Adieu

So this is goodbye… our last day was spent in the beautiful medieval village of Beynac winding our way slowlyView full post »

Styling France | Day Three

Day three, and I remember literally waking up to an ‘ooh I’m still oh so full’ feeling after TuesdayView full post »

Styling France | Day Two

After what can only be described as a gourmet breakfast by our incredible host Ouafaa, we set out to style a FrenchView full post »

Styling France | Day One

One amongst twenty-three passengers on a pretty small props place from London Gatwick to Bergerac, to be greeted byView full post »

Potato and Swiss Chard Dauphinoise

Only a couple of days to go until I jet off to the Dordogne for 4 days of food styling and photography tuition with fiveView full post »

Almond Pesto

A I love pesto but my eldest daughter Emily is allergic to pine nuts so here is an easy, yummy version that I useView full post »

Veggie Soup with Almond Pesto

So you may have noticed that we haven’t posted for a while, in fact I think Lorna’s been given a fairly hard time byView full post »

Iced Sugar Cookies

Last week was Emily’s birthday and icing cookies is always a huge hit as a party activity. I have the set-up downView full post »

Pizza Dough

As much as I love to cook sometimes the thought of making something I can buy ready-made at Wholefoods doesn’tView full post »

Toasted Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake

Oh the smell of toasting Hazelnuts! Not only is this one of the most moist, delicious cakes I have ever had the pleasureView full post »

Granola Squares

Having had it pointed out to me recently that my new favourite store bought snack bar for when I’m on-the-go isView full post »

Crab and radish bruschetta

Apologies it’s been a while since we posted, but for us both life has been a little hectic of late. I’veView full post »

Peanut butter chocolate chip banana muffins

So I’m back in the much cooler climate of South East England for the foreseeable future and in the midst ofView full post »

Winter White Bean Soup

Okay, time for some comfort food. This soup is definitely hearty enough for a main course and it’s really perfectView full post »

Light chocolate sponge cake

I confess I have been using this same sponge recipe with it’s rich chocolate butter icing for years now so it’sView full post »

Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

This recipe from Bon Appetit is a perfect dinner party dish. It goes really well with a beef roast or steak taking aView full post »

Mini Mice Cookies and a Virtual Cookie Swap!

2010 Holiday Cookie Swap | Recipe 1 It’s the season and all that, and this year Lorna and Mum are heading to joinView full post »

Kale Chips

The first time I tried these was on a trip to visit my friend Andee in Texas. She has a wonderful vegetable garden andView full post »

Almond & Orange Florentines

What can I say, another Ottolenghi inspired recipe. I searched high & low for the right sort of flaked almonds inView full post »

Baked figs with blue cheese & prosciutto

This is the ultimate crowd pleaser, a fabulous & easy recipe that we both serve often as an appetizer or finger foodView full post »

Roast tomatoes with raisins and feta

Anne sent me this recipe recently and I loved the sound of the ingredients so while Lorna and I are both here in EnglandView full post »

Caramelised endive with Serrano ham

I’ve only really used endives a couple of times in the past, Mel & I once made this fabulous crab meat andView full post »

Lime & Ginger Cheesecake

Okay Becky this one is for you. I was just trying to think where we were when I first had the pleasure of tasting it, IView full post »

Spiced Brown Sugar Honey Pecans

Once you start eating these you just can’t stop, they are seriously addictive so beware! I also just wanted toView full post »

Olive Crackers

A new Ottolenghi favourite of mine. I have never dabbled with cracker making before and these were so simple to do andView full post »

Leek and Potato Soup with Kielbasa

Last week we decided to put our air conditioners back in our apartment windows. Unfortunately we hadn’t expectedView full post »

Chorizo with Potatoes & Watercress

This recipe is in tribute to Barrafina in London. On a recent trip back to my old home city I managed to persuade a goodView full post »

Biscotti (Carquinyolis)

A very good friend of mine in London recently passed this recipe on to me with the caveat that I report back and sendView full post »

Collard Greens and White Bean Gratin

I used to belong to one of those mail order cookbook clubs, the ones where each month they send you catalog ofView full post »

Pickled Shrimp

So the Holidays are officially over and 2012 is here, Happy New Year to you all and thank you for your continued support and kind comments! Lorna and I did plenty of cooking while she was here which was so much fun, it was lovely to have the time together to try out some new…
Best of The Hungry Guest 2014

How time flies. It’s been a busy year away from GF&H and so I just wanted to share a little taster of what I’ve been up to in the last 12 months in terms of food photography. These are all shots for The Hungry Guest, a fast building food ’empire’ in West Sussex founded by Danish-born Master Baker, Troels…
Harvest 2013

BBC Harvest, hosted by Gregg Wallace (of Masterchef UK fame) and Philippa Forester, was a three-part series broadcast on BBC Two in mid-September which set out to reveal the secrets behind our crop-growing season, and shed light on British farming and its contribution to our food. Aside from joining the team on location at a cherry farm in…
Zucchini Fritters

Does absence truly make the heart grow fonder? And, if yes, can it work in the case of absent posts from long-lost food blogging sisters? We are sincerely sorry for our neglect of GF&H of late; the truth is we have been positively distracted since last summer by a commission from New York-based food author,…