From FOOD & DRINK Jan 11, 2013

Recipe: beef consommé with oysters

beef consomme with oysters ©Andy Sewell

‘The emergence of a shining clear liquor from the murky depths of a stock is a thing of beauty’

Quince trifle ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Dec 21, 2012

Recipe: quince and sherry trifle

‘To many there is only one trifle and that is their own or the one their mother, aunt or granny used to make’

Rowley Leigh's braised ham ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Dec 14, 2012

Recipe: braised ham with cumberland sauce

‘At Christmas, I can do without turkey, smoked salmon, Stilton… but nothing can take the place of a good ham’

Venison chilli ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Dec 7, 2012

Recipe: venison chilli

‘The venison version of a Texas favourite worked really well, having an extra richness, and the gaminess complemented the heat’

Fergus Henderson, Jeremy Lee, Alastair Little, Margot Henderson, Rowley Leigh and Thomasina Miers ©Dan Burn-Forti From FOOD & DRINK Nov 30, 2012

Rowley Leigh’s Christmas Eve

The best celebrations start here. Rowley Leigh’s chef friends Fergus and Margot Henderson, Alastair Little, Thomasina Miers and Jeremy Lee bring their good food and good cheer to his party

steamed sea bass ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Nov 23, 2012

Recipe: steamed sea bass with ginger and spring onions

Long before sea bass was popular on British menus, it was the fish of choice in most Chinese restaurants

chicken curry ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Nov 16, 2012

Recipe: pheasant korma

‘Those who live in the country with freezers full of cheap game are probably already well-accustomed to pheasant curry’

apple tart ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Nov 9, 2012

Recipe: tarte fine aux pommes

‘A tarte fine should come bursting out of an oven, glistening with sugar’

a baked pumpkin ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Nov 2, 2012

Recipe: pumpkin soup with cream and Gruyère

‘Use a good, firm pumpkin and don’t do this dish unless you know your guests well’

Gurnard and prawn stew ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Oct 26, 2012

Recipe: gurnard and prawn stew

‘It is good to approach the idea of a fish stew from a slightly different tack from that of bouillabaisse, much as I have come to like that dish’

From FOOD & DRINK Oct 19, 2012

Recipe: gnocchi verde

‘Like cheese or pasta, there is at least one type of dumpling or gnocchi for most regions of Italy’

From FOOD & DRINK Oct 12, 2012

Recipe: Waldorf salad

‘Most Britons had as little idea what a Waldorf salad consisted of as Basil Fawlty himself’

From FOOD & DRINK Oct 5, 2012

Recipe: Stuffed peppers, two ways

From Naples to Sicily, in two tasty red pepper recipes

From FOOD & DRINK Sep 28, 2012

Recipe: squid with polenta

‘A sauce, pasta or risotto made with ink is a startling and richly flavoured experience

From FOOD & DRINK Sep 21, 2012

Recipe: Chocolate tart with crème fraîche

A dessert for the true chocoloholic ...

From FOOD & DRINK Sep 14, 2012

Recipe: Grouse in pancetta with coco beans

‘I resolved to produce a breast of grouse cooked off the bone that was not mean or undernourished’

From FOOD & DRINK Sep 7, 2012

Recipe: sweetcorn and yellow pepper soup

An excess of yellow peppers – no idea why – and sweetcorn occasioned the variation you see here

From FOOD & DRINK Aug 17, 2012

Recipe: Mirabelle tart

Because the season for this little plum is so short, most are turned into jam. But here is a mouthwatering alternative

From FOOD & DRINK Aug 10, 2012

Recipe: blackberry and apple pie

It’s a challenge to get the bottom crust properly cooked: it needs plenty of heat underneath

From FOOD & DRINK Aug 3, 2012

Recipe: grilled bream with chermoula

A Maghrebi marinade helps give plenty of spice to this sometimes weak flavoured fish

ABOUT ROWLEY

Rowley LeighRowley Leigh writes a weekly column on cookery for the FT Weekend supplement.

E-mail rowley.leigh@ft.com

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