Pumpkin & Onion Tourte by Sam Bilton, October 28, 2020 Inspired by a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera (1577) Like many recipes of this...
Crab & Cannellini Bean Crostini with Nasturtium and Calendula by Sam Bilton, August 14, 2020 As a child I was mildly fascinated with flowers. Well, OK, I was totally...
Poulet Reine Elizabeth by Sam Bilton, August 13, 2019 Society florist and latterly kitchen doyenne Constance Spry made no apologies for including French...
The Art of Making a Sandwich by Sam Bilton, August 12, 2019 ‘Fortunes are made in the City of London out of sandwiches, yet to the...
Elizabeth David’s Courgette Tian by Sam Bilton, July 30, 2019 Do gardens, or more specifically, veggie patches have a special power that allows them...
WILLIAM VERRALL’S SWEETBREADS WITH ASPARAGUS (1759) by Sam Bilton, June 8, 2018 Offal is a sorely neglected source of protein in this country. One of my...
Wheat Berry, Hazelnut and Blood Orange Salad by Sam Bilton, April 6, 2018 Recently I was given some wheat berries by Trenchmore who are growing heritage grains...
Celeriac Fritters with Mead Infused Pears by Sam Bilton, September 21, 2017 Fritters, as I have written before, frequently appear in historical cookbooks. Although this strictly...
All Courgettes Great and Small by Sam Bilton, August 26, 2017 It’s been a while since I last grew courgettes (or zucchini as our American...