Not three, not four but five recipes this week – a testament to the versatility and downright deliciousness of the English summer cherry....

A crumbly sweet shortcrust shell with almond paste and a thick layer of cherry curd, topped with fresh cherries and toasted almonds......

Quick and easy bakewell-flavoured cookies to brighten your Mondays. Makes 15. 120g softened unsalted butter 75g light brown sugar 1 egg,...

This is a riff on a Portuguese ginjinha. I’ve never been to Portugal, but two honeymooners brought me back a bottle of this potent sweet...

Does anyone remember the much-missed Gay Hussar restaurant in Soho? I used to absolutely love it when I first came to London, shelling...

Onto Aleppo, for an inauthentic take on Kebab b'il Karaz, or lamb kofte in a mouth-puckering cherry sauce. It’s supposed to be made with...

‘Nduja, Susannah?! I hear you cry. The Calabrian delicacy so swanky it has an apostrophe in its name? Are you MADE of money?! Well,...

So this week I saw these beautiful, slightly gnarly finger aubergines and could not resist picking up a couple. And I wanted to eat them...

The spicy Calabria-Provence mash-up you know you wanted. It miiiiiight have been an error to turn the oven down so a friend and I could...

True comfort food for this rubbish July, with roasted garlic to smoke things up. Add or reduce the ricotta, depending on how spicy you...

A shout-out to the artichokes tumbling out of their crates in the markets right now. I associate them with sunny French lunches or...

Few things demarcate summer to me like a really good tomato. Ideally seven or eight, in a paper bag, nestled at the top of my rucksack...

Only a tad more complicated than the Panzanella or the Oregano number, this is a moreish, mouth-puckering way to give those tomatoes the...

A classic. I can hand-on-heart say I have made this at least five times a summer since about 2014. It’s a sneaky one, though, because I...

Not really a recipe. If you can get fresh oregano, this is a dream. If not, basil or a very fresh parsley will do. Simply slice your...

What do you do when you’re short on funds, squiffy after a prosecco-soaked bank holiday picnic, and sitting in Greenwich when you’ve got...

Gosh, there are courgette flowers in the markets, and gosh, it’s exciting. And if the prices are anything to go on, there’s a glut in the...

From the tiny Amalfi fishing village of Nerano to good old Balham, since the garden of my friends’ new house is a breeding ground for...

And for a heatwave lunch, when you really can’t face frying? Here’s a Chilled Courgette and Basil Soup that looks as sweet in shot...

I’ve written before about Egizia, the wonderful lady in the Italian hills who taught me to make a sformato and shaped so much of my love...