• About Kris­ten

  What part of liv­ing bliss­fully in New York and own­ing an art gallery didn’t work for me? Well, the part that was trans­ferred to Lon­don with my husband’s job… Five years later, here we are, deliri­ously con­tent to live in the sec­ond great­est city in the world (first? sec­ond?), cook­ing, eat­ing, watch­ing our remark­able daugh­ter bring her­self up in style, and describ­ing it all here, for posterity.

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• Recipe Index

  • Desserts (32)
    • Anna and Avery's Apple Cake
    • Annie's Chocolate Tart
    • Apple Crumble
    • Applesauce
    • Avery's Exam-Week Blueberry Muffins
    • Avery's Favorite Chocolate Cake and Crazy Frosting
    • Avery's Layer Cake (serves 9)
    • Avery's Strawberry Lemon Sour Cream Cake
    • Avery's Strawberry Lemon Sour Cream Cake
    • Avery's Strawberry Nests
    • Cranachan
    • Eton Mess
    • Fely's Banana and Apple Cake
    • Lemon Bars
    • Lemon Bars
    • Lemon Drizzle Cake
    • Matthew's Apple Nut Tart
    • Mixed Nuts with Rosemary and Brown Sugar
    • Nonna's Banana Bread
    • Pear-Apple Cake
    • Perfect Blueberry Pancakes
    • Perfect Fruit Crumble
    • Peter's Birthday Party Cheesecake with Lime Juice
    • Poached William Pears
    • Raspberry Cheesecake with Fresh Raspberry Glaze
    • Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble (serves one little girl for four breakfasts, ish)
    • Rosie's Celestial Chocolate and Amaretto Slice
    • Spicy apple cake
    • Sugar-Cream Pie
    • Summer Fruit Crumble
    • The Ultimate Chocolate Cake
    • Treacle Brownies with Cinnamon
  • dips (3)
    • Joel's Hot Artichoke Dip
    • Roasted Artichoke Dip
    • Shannon's Pumpkin Dip
  • dressings (6)
    • Basil Pesto
    • Crazy Flavour Dressing
    • dressing:
    • Garlic Lemon Vinaigrette
    • Sage and Sausage Dressing (serves the masses, or maybe 10)
    • White Balsamic Dressing with Celery (make however much you like)
  • Main Courses (189)
    • Beef (18)
      • Bison Chilli
      • Cashew Beef with Red Peppers and Carrots, on Angel Hair Pasta
      • Chilli con Carne
      • Classic Winter Brisket
      • Corned Beef Hash
      • Cottage Pie (or Shepherd's Pie if you used lamb) (serves six at least if you use a whole batch of Bolognese)
      • Grilled Flank Steak with Ginger and Lime
      • Irish Beef Stew
      • Kristen's Pretentious Meatloaf
      • Kristen's Thai curry (serves four)
      • Orlando's Steak St Juery
      • Roast Fillet of Beef With Herbs and Spices
      • Roast Fillet of Beef With Herbs and Spices
      • Rowley Leigh's Spiced Beef
      • Sally the Ghost's Castle Pie
      • Slow-Braised Brisket
      • Stir-Fried Flank Steak with Bean Sprouts and Noodles
      • Ultimate Cooks-Itself Brisket
    • Fish (26)
      • Avery's Baked Salmon with Brandy and Creme Fraiche
      • Avery's Favorite Baked Salmon with Brandy and Creme Fraiche
      • Baked Salmon with Fox Point Seasoning
      • Brill with Butter
      • Completely Simple Sauteed Lemon Sole
      • Curried Shrimp with Lemon Grass and Ginger
      • Deep-Fried Softshell Crabs with Garlic and Chilli
      • Fox Point Seafood
      • Grilled Rainbow Trout with Red and Savoy Cabbages and Celeriac Slaw
      • Grilled Salmon Fillet with Lime and Ginger
      • Grilled Salmon with Pancetta and Peppers
      • Linguini With Shrimp and Clams
      • Lobster Roll Extraordinaire
      • Pan-Fried Brill
      • Salmon with Celery and White Wine
      • Salmon with Soy, Ginger and Garlic
      • Sea Bass with a Polenta Crust
      • Sesame Salmon
      • Skye Gyngell's Grilled Sea Bass (yes, but a la my instructions),with Samoriglio (well...)
      • Spicy Seared Tuna with Wasabi Dressing
      • Spicy Shrimp with Ginger and Turmeric
      • Steamed Lobster with Aioli
      • Vincent's Salmon with Cream & Vegetables
      • Vincent's Salmon with Cream & Vegetables
      • Vincent's Salmon with Cream & Vegetables
    • Lamb (15)
      • Abraham Lincoln's take on butternut squash soup
      • Kristen's Pretentious Meatloaf
      • Lamb Kefta Meatballs with Tomato Sauce and Poached Eggs
      • Lamb Kefta with Poached Eggs (served ten but just barely)
      • Lamb Meatballs in Fresh Herb Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
      • Lambs' Liver with Marsala Wine, Bacon and Onions
      • Meatballs Stroganoff with White Wine and Fresh Thyme
      • Orlando's Seven-Hour Leg of Lamb
      • Perfectly Simple Lamb Chops
      • Seven-Hour Leg of Lamb
      • Shoulder of Lamb with a Pinenut-Spice Schmier
      • Six-Hour-Braised Shoulder of Lamb with le Puy Lentils, Rosemary Pesto and Garlic
      • Tom Aikens' Eight-Hour Braised Lamb Shoulder with Lentils and Garlic
      • Vincent's Shoulder of Lamb (serves perhaps six?)
    • Pasta (23)
      • Broccoli Pasta
      • Creamy Lasagna
      • do you want the good news or the bad news
      • Extra Cheesey Lasagne
      • Farfalle with Spinach and Roasted Red Peppers
      • Fresh Pasta
      • Kristen's Carbonara (serves four)
      • Orrechiette ith Two Broccolis, Tomato and Pinenuts
      • Orrechiette With Two Broccolis, Tomato and Pinenuts
      • Rigatoni alla Vodka
      • Rigatoni alla Vodka
      • Rigatoni alla Vodka (serves four)
      • Spaghetti and Meatballs (serves four, or two people two nights in a row, in my life)
      • Spaghetti Carbonara
      • Spaghetti Carbonara with Mushrooms
      • Spaghetti Puttanesca
      • Spaghetti with Chicken, Red Peppers and Asparagus with a Goats Cheese and Fried Sage Garnish
      • Spaghetti With Cream, Porcini and Jambon Iberico
      • Super-cheesy Lasagne
      • Tagliatelle with Salmon and Broccolini
      • Two Pasta Dishes in One Evening:
      • Watercress Pesto with Pistachios
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      • Baked Easter Gloucester Old Spot Gammon
      • Bangers and Mash (serves four, since I simply cannot cook for two, or even three)
      • be your own pizza delivery guy
      • Herbed Grilled Pork Tenderloin
      • Meatballs Stroganoff with White Wine and Fresh Thyme
      • Meatballs with Ricotta and Parsley and Tomato Sauce
      • Olimpia's Spare Ribs and Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
      • Oven-Roasted Pork Belly
      • Pork Fillet in a Black Garlic Marinade, Served in Lettuce
      • Pork Medallions with Sage, Mushrooms and Creme Fraiche
      • Pork Roast with Potatoes Anna and Roast Beetroot
      • Pork Tenderloin in Milk
      • Pork Tenderloin with Sesame, Garlic and Lime
      • Roast Pork with Garlic
      • Roast Shoulder of Pork with Garlic
      • Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Mixed Herbs and Pepper
      • Stillmeadow Special Hamburger
      • Whole Gammon
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      • klumpfenbildende katzenstreu
      • Roast Turkey with Mushroom Risotto and Broccolini
      • some incoherent ravings about food
      • Chicken (39)
        • A Perfect Chicken Sandwich
        • Becky's Chicken Marbella
        • Chicken Biryani
        • Chicken Breasts With Prosciutto, Mozzarella and Tomato, in a Mushroom Sauce
        • Chicken Fillets with Mushrooms and Creme Fraiche
        • Chicken on a Budget, Three Ways, Three Days
        • Chicken Pojarski with Caramelized Carrots and Rice
        • Chicken with Parma Ham and Asparagus (serves four)
        • Creamed Chicken with Single-Malt Scotch and Thyme
        • Creamy Mushroom Chicken Breasts
        • Djez Makalli (Moroccan Chicken Braised with Preserved Lemons and Olives) (serves four)
        • Everyday Gravy (it's not just for Thanksgiving anymore) serves six (ish)
        • Gladys Taber's Chicken Liver Pate
        • Grilled Kebabs with Tamarind, Honey, Saffron and Lime
        • if you're feeling starved...
        • Kristen's Thai curry (serves four)
        • Larb
        • Lillian Hellman Chicken
        • Mama Nel's Chicken
        • Miso Marinated Chicken With Asparagus and Mushrooms
        • Pan-Basted Chicken Breasts with Prosciutto, Mozzarella and Spinach
        • Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breasts
        • Perfect Party Chicken Curry
        • Poulet Roti aux Duxelles
        • Roast Chicken Without You
        • Sauteed Chicken Breasts With Calvados and Cream
        • Simplest Grilled Picnic Chicken Wings
        • Slow Braised Chicken With Sour Cream, Tomatoes and Brandy
        • Slow-Braised Chicken With Root Vegetables
        • Slow-Braised Whole Chicken With Root Vegetables
        • Slow-Cooked Chicken Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing
        • Slow-Cooked Chicken Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing
        • Spatch-cocked Grilled Chicken
        • Spatchcocked Grilled Chicken with Herbs
        • Spinach, Mozzarella and Prosciutto-Stuffed Chicken Fillets
        • Stir-Fried Chicken with Sprouts, Noodles and Red Pepper
        • Susan’s Moroccan Chicken Curry
        • Szechuan Chicken with Black and White Garlic, Red Peppers and Pistachios
        • Upside-Down Slow-Roast Chicken
      • Cornish Game Hens (2)
        • Barbecued Cornish Game Hens
        • Instant Game Hen Salad
      • Duck (4)
        • Classic Cassoulet
        • Pan-Fried Duck Breasts with Sprouts, Noodles and Red Peppers
        • Pan-seared Duck with Crunchy Salad (serves four easily)
        • Roast Duckling (serves four)
    • Shellfish (31)
      • Capellini with Fresh Pesto and Crabmeat (serves four as a light lunch)
      • Caramelized Shrimp and Scallops with Sauteed Pretty Vegetables
      • Coconut and Cumin Prawns
      • Coquilles St. Jacques au gratin (serves four as a starter)
      • Crab Tart with Scallions and Goats Cheese
      • Fresh-Cooked Devon Brown Crab
      • Grilled Lobster with Pesto Butter
      • Home-Fried Shrimp
      • Kristen's Crabcakes
      • Kristen's Thai curry (serves four)
      • Lobster Rolls with Aioli
      • Mussels with White Wine and Fresh Thyme
      • Mussels with White Wine and Fresh Thyme
      • Mussels with White Wine and Fresh Thyme (serves four)
      • Pan-Seared Scallops with Bacon, Beetroot and Rocket
      • Quick Prawns with Garlic and Chilli
      • Sally Johnson's Shrimp Dish
      • Sauteed King Prawns with Paprika
      • Scallops with Single-Malt Scotch and Creme Fraiche with Celeriac-Potato Mash (serves 4)
      • Scallops with Single-Malt Scotch, Creme Fraiche and Saffron
      • Scallops with Two Parsleys
      • Scallops with Two Parslies
      • Simple Crab Salad (serves four)
      • Skewered Grilled Scallops with Bacon and Basil
      • Thai Prawns with Coconut Milk
      • The Kitchen Queen's Lobster, Crab and Tomato Ravioli with a Saffron Cream, Served with Pan-Fried Courgette and Leek Ribbons
      • Warm Scallop and Prawn Salad with Beetroot and Rocket
    • Couscous with Beetroot and Goats Cheese
    • Everything on a Pancake (serves 4)
    • Goats Cheese and Parma Ham Tart
    • Goats Cheese Tart with Chiavennasca and Spinach
    • Home-Fried Shrimp
    • Kristen's Pretentious Meatloaf
    • Meatball Burgers
    • Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs
    • Orlando's Steak St Juery
    • Quick Leftover Stir-Fry with Fried Rice
    • Sausage, Rocket, Porcini Pizza with Piri-Piri Oil and Mozzarella
    • Stir-Fried Potatoes with Turmeric and Mustard Seed
  • pastry (2)
    • Classic Pumpkin Pie
    • Keith's Crispy Salty Pastry Treats
  • Salads (43)
    • Another Great Bean Salad
    • Atul Kochhar's Warm Salad of Tenderstem Broccoli and Chickpeas
    • Baby Red and Yukon Gold Potato Salad (serves 10)
    • be your own pizza delivery guy
    • Beetroot Tower with Goats Cheese and Cucumber
    • Beetroot, Goats Cheese and Wild Rocket and Sorrel Salad
    • Borlotti Bean Salad
    • Carciofi Crudi con Scampi
    • Chicken Salad with Basmati Rice, Artichokes, Pinenuts and Courgettes
    • Chopped Spinach and Chickpea Salad
    • Crabmeat Salad with Tomatoes and Lime
    • Cucumber and Yogurt Salad with Chillis and Lemongrass
    • Cucumber, Onion and Tomato Salad
    • Everything But the Kitchen Sink Potato Salad
    • Everything Tuna Salad
    • Grilled Tuna Salad
    • Guilt-free Chicken Salad (serves four)
    • Janice's Cold Summer Shrimp Salad
    • Janice's Cold Summer Shrimp Salad
    • Lentil Salad with Red Pepper and Onion, Pinenuts and Mint
    • Light Potato Salad
    • Mixed Bean Salad
    • Morello Bistro's Beet Salad with Hazelnuts, Ricotta and Scallops
    • Orzo Chicken Salad
    • Potato Salad with Fried Pancetta, Lemon Grass and Goat's Cheese Dressing
    • Really Good Salad
    • Red Pepper, Courgette and Black Bean Salad
    • Roasted Chicken Salad With Pine Nuts
    • salad
    • Scallop Cobb Salad
    • Scallop, Beetroot and Goats Cheese Salad
    • Scandinavian Flower-Egg Salad with Mustard and Dill
    • Shredded Long-Roasted Turkey Salad
    • Slow-Simmered Warm Canellini Salad with Rosemary
    • Summer Salad of Beets, Potatoes and Eggs
    • Sweet Corn Salad
    • The Best Bean Salad
    • The Perfect Salad
    • Three Bean Salad with Red Pepper, Green Onion and Sweetcorn
    • Tomato Mozzarella Salad
    • Warm Asian Handful Salad
    • Warm Chickpea Salad with Feta and Rocket
    • Warm Scallop Salad with Beetroot and Charlotte Potatoes
  • Sauces (25)
    • Aioli
    • Applesauce
    • Avocado Dip a la Little Cranberry Island
    • Barbecue Sauce Part II
    • Bolognese (wonder how it would taste put through the juicer?) (serves 4 easily)
    • Classic Bearnaise Sauce
    • Easy Tomato Sauce
    • Everyday Gravy (it's not just for Thanksgiving anymore) serves six (ish)
    • Homemade Mayonnaise
    • Hummous
    • Joel's Artichoke Dip
    • Joel's Artichoke Dip (serves eight)
    • Kristen's Tomato Sauce (serves four)
    • Orlando's Wild Mushroom Sauce
    • Perfect Aioli
    • Pesto
    • Quick Hollandaise Sauce
    • Rigatoni alla Vodka
    • Sage and Butter Sauce (good for any pasta, but also pork chops, veal scallopini?)
    • Salsa verde
    • Satay Sauce
    • Spicy Chili Mayonnaise
    • Teriyaki Sauce
    • The Perfect Dressing
    • Totally Lazy Creamy Tomato Sauce
  • Side Dishes (65)
    • Carbs (24)
      • Aligot Gratin
      • Alyssa's Parmesan Corn
      • Baked Butternut Squash with Sage
      • Baked Potato Puree with Salame and Mozzarella
      • Basic Fried Rice
      • be your own pizza delivery guy
      • Becky’s Cheesy Thanksgiving Potatoes
      • Celeriac and Charlotte Potato Mash (serves 4 with scallops)
      • Corn Chowder
      • Fried Noodles with Sprouts and Onions (serves four)
      • Hello!'s Cheese and Leek Croquettes (serves four-ish)
      • Herbed Cornbread
      • Jack Curran's Grilled Potatoes
      • Lick the Bowl Potatoes
      • Olive-Oil Mashed Potatoes
      • Orlando's Straw Potato Cakes
      • Perfect Breakfast Home Fries
      • Sauteed Steamed Charlotte Potatoes
      • Scalloped Corn
      • Scalloped Corn
      • Scalloped Potatoes (serves six, or three tonight and three for leftovers)
      • Susan's Simple Risotto (serves four)
      • Tamasin's Potatoes Lyonnaises
      • Twelve Days of Summer
    • Vegetables (31)
      • Baby Pak Choi and Savoy Cabbage
      • Baked Courgettes with Garlic and Cheese
      • Borlotti Bean Confit
      • Brussels sprouts with Pinenuts (aka "Good Brussels sprouts") (serves 12 if you have seven other side dishes!)
      • Button Mushrooms with Marsala, Thyme and Creme Fraiche
      • Cheesy Spinach
      • Chilled Steamed Spinach with Sesame
      • Colcannon
      • Fennel with Tomatoes and Pinenuts
      • Grape Hollow Farm Ratatouille (serves four)
      • Grilled Vegetables
      • Homemade Chana Masala (chickpeas with tomato)
      • Judy's Baked Zucchini
      • Laurie Colwin's Spinach Casserole (serves 8)
      • Marinated Grilled Vegetables
      • Mustard Seed Cream Sauce
      • Prosciutto-Stuffed Mushrooms
      • Quick Cheesey Spinach
      • Ravioli in Sage Butter
      • Red Peppers Stuffed with Mushrooms and Boursin
      • Roasted Beetroot with Balsamic Vinegar
      • Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
      • Sauteed Savoy Cabbage with Fennel and Fennel Seeds
      • Savoy and Red Cabbage Slaw with Jicama
      • Scalloped Corn, or How to Turn a Failure Into a Success (serves four easily)
      • Seared Scallops with Moroccan spices
      • Sesame Aubergine (Eggplant)
      • Steamed New English Asparagus
      • Stuffed Mushrooms
      • Tamasin's Spinach Gratin
      • Veloute of Jerusalem Artichoke
    • All-Purpose Mushroom Stuffing
    • Cauliflower Puree
    • Club Sandwiches
    • Devilled Eggs
    • Falafel
    • Guacamole
    • Instant Fried Rice
    • Judy's Baked Zucchini
    • Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms, Green Beans and Garlic
    • Scalloped Corn
  • Snacks (8)
    • Baked Garlic With Creamed Goat's Cheese
    • Cuban Sandwiches
    • Devilled Eggs
    • Double Gloucester Omelet with Duchy Back Bacon
    • Macaroni and Cheese
    • Microwaved Sweetcorn (seriously!)
    • Spicy Parmesan crisps
    • Ultimate Brisket Sandwiches With Gorgonzola and Red Onion
  • Soups (28)
    • Abraham Lincoln's take on butternut squash soup
    • Badger Stew, by Pauline Beaumont
    • Chicken Soup in a Hurry
    • Christmas Eve Oyster Stew
    • Coddling Soup (serves the masses)
    • Cream of Mushroom Soup
    • Cream of Portobello Soup With Duck Broth
    • Creamy Leek and Potato Soup (serves 8)
    • Creamy Mushroom Soup With Rocket
    • Creamy Red Pepper Soup
    • Creamy Red Pepper Soup
    • Creamy Sweetcorn and Rocket Soup
    • Creamy Sweetcorn and Rocket Soup with Scallops
    • Garbage Soup, AKA Kristen's Gazpacho
    • Homemade Tomato Soup
    • instant Tomato Ambrosia (sauce? soup? glaze?)
    • Jeanne Grieger's Pink Summer Gazpacho
    • Jeanne Grieger's Pink Summer Gazpacho
    • Mixed Pepper Soup with Brandy and Thyme
    • Refrigerator Door Barbecue Sauce
    • Sag Aloo Soup
    • Snow Day Tomato Soup
    • Spinach and Leek Soup (serves six-ish for a starter)
    • The Ultimate Black Bean Soup
    • United States Senate Bean Soup
    • Vichyssoise
    • Watercress and Potato Soup with Creme Fraiche (serves six)
  • Starters (5)
    • be your own pizza delivery guy
    • Coquilles St. Jacques au gratin
    • Devilled Eggs
    • Tomato-Mozzarella Towers with Pinenuts
    • Zucchini all'Olimpia

• Random Recipe

  Mac­a­roni and Cheese

  (serves 8, and the left­overs are superb)

  1 lb elbow or other tra­di­tional mac­a­roni shape, cooked and drained
  4 tbsps but­ter
  3 tbsps flour
  1 pint whole milk, the best you can get (Jer­sey is my favourite)
  1 1/2 lbs British cheeses (Wens­ley­dale, Ched­dar, Dou­ble Glouces­ter, any­thing!)
  4 slices good old Dairylea, for creami­ness
  pinch nut­meg
  pinch or two Mal­don sea salt
  pinch white pep­per (unless you don’t mind the black pep­per look)
  1/2 cup fresh bread­crumbs
  1/2 parme­san cheese, grated

  Now, make a roux with your but­ter and flour, melted nicely and bub­bly, but not browned. Whisk in (the whisk is very impor­tant!) the milk and bring to a near-bubbling point, then add the cheeses, cut in cubes. As near as you can, whisk con­stantly until the cheese is melted, then add the sea­son­ings and check to see that it’s perfect.

  Nonstick-spray a large glass bak­ing dish (we like our mac­a­roni and cheese deep and round, but some peo­ple like it shal­low and rec­tan­gu­lar) and throw in the cooked noo­dles. Pour over the cheese sauce and stir thor­oughly to make sure that all the noo­dles are sub­merged and their lit­tle air bub­bles released. Now, you can…

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