I’ve been away from the kitchen for a while after a long start to the year, but I’m back to feast on blood oranges – one of my favourite...

Partly because I can’t resist now that I’ve discovered the French for blood orange is “orange sanguine”, and partly because I think this...

Banish the cold (and colds) and think on sunnier climes with this refreshing, crunchy salad. The aniseed of the fennel, the tang of the...

Oof this was tasty, and a doddle to whip up. Glazed with a pastel pink blood orange icing and candied slices, it’s fit for a Sunday...

A whole chopped bird’s eye chilli goes into the shaker with blood orange juice, tequila and a simple syrup. A bit of bright red pul biber...

First of all, an apology – just four Market Stars in and I’m already a couple of weeks behind. In my defence it has been December, and...

This was a Christmas party job, and it made the house smell divine. I'd hoped for leftovers, but what I did get was a large quantity of...

There had to be Scotch Eggs this month. These ones are festive because they have cranberries in (ok?) but I also used the Christmas...

I'd forgotten this World Cup England-France game was going to happen when I invited a few friends over for mulled wine and snacks. I was...

A cosy winter dish. This was made with a huge amount of love for the old and current flatmates who bought me a tree when I said I...

" I have no strong views," said a friend, 28M, when I asked him if he liked parsnips. But here at The Moody Foodie I'm keen to give the...

Mulled wine is being sold on the South Bank, lights are dazzling the Strand, and Michael Buble has been wheeled out of the cupboard to...

I told a friend I wanted to make an oozy, cheesy, parsnip toastie, the insides sharpened with red onion, the outsides crisp and buttery,...

An easy, cheap, one-pan weeknight supper that looks great and features puff pastry – what’s not to love? Serves 1 hungry person, or two...

Not far off a Cullen skink, on some nights you just want a creamy, smoky dish and a few episodes on Netflix. The smoke of the haddock and...

We’re on to the second week of Market Stars, and with it comes a sudden drop of temperature in London. In need of comfort and without...

Well, it couldn’t be bread week in November without a bread and butter pudding. But this one has a little something-something to make it...

And so to another childhood recipe, this time from my mother. You’ve heard of French toast, and all of its Bottomless Brunch forms, but...

When I was a child, I absolutely hated walks. My family are a big hiking family, so it didn’t quite suit my parents to find themselves...