From FOOD & DRINK Jun 14, 2013

Rowley Leigh: Quails with chickpeas, pimenton and almonds

Quails with chickpeas, pimenton and almonds ©Andy Sewell

This Catalan dish comes from a region rooted in a great culinary tradition

Salmon with mussels, saffron and dill ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Jun 7, 2013

Rowley Leigh: Salmon with mussels, saffron and dill

Salmon is unlikely to rejoin the fish aristocracy but even the farmed variety can summon diners’ enthusiasm

Lobster salad with iceberg lettuce ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK May 31, 2013

Rowley Leigh: lobster salad with iceberg lettuce

This dish suggests redemption of the iceberg might just be around the corner

Rowley Leigh's pigeons with peas ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK May 24, 2013

Rowley Leigh: pigeon with peas

An atavistic dish and one as close to the heart of a Frenchman as apple pie to an American

Risotto primavera ©Andy Sewell From FT MAGAZINE May 17, 2013

Risotto primavera

A riot of colour that encapsulates, as Botticelli’s painting of the same name does, the vibrancy of spring

Risotto primavera ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK May 17, 2013

Rowley Leigh: risotto primavera

A riot of vibrant colour that encapsulates, as Botticelli’s painting of the same name does, the vibrancy of spring

Rowley Leigh's strawberry cake ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK May 10, 2013

Rowley Leigh: Strawberry cake

‘My original recipe was rather complicated, so I resolved to produce the simpler version you find here’

Duck and sweetbread stew with morels ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK May 3, 2013

Rowley Leigh: Duck and sweetbread stew with morels

‘The meat was manly but refined and served in a light, clear jus that was full of the flavour of duck’

white asparagus with speck and sorrel ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Apr 26, 2013

Rowley Leigh: White asparagus with speck and sorrel

Rowley Leigh’s recipe sees even boys as young as 12 coming back to snatch another spear

Rigatoni with artichokes and bacon ©Andy Sewell From FOOD & DRINK Apr 19, 2013

Rowley Leigh: Rigatoni with artichokes

How to get to the heart and soul of the artichoke

From FOOD & DRINK Apr 12, 2013

Rowley Leigh: Blanquette of veal with mint

The revival of a forgotten dish

From FT MAGAZINE Apr 5, 2013

Watercress soup with croutons and a poached egg

During all the rocket madness, we rather forgot about the peppery tang of watercress

From FOOD & DRINK Apr 5, 2013

Recipe: Watercress soup with croutons and a poached egg

During all the rocket madness, we rather forgot about the peppery tang of watercress

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 29, 2013

Panna cotta with mango and strawberries

It may sound ridiculous, sinful even, to eat strawberries at Easter but these are no ordinary strawberries

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 22, 2013

Boiled leg of mutton

‘Boiling’ is always a tricky sell these days and ‘boiled mutton’ may sound a step too far. It isn’t

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 15, 2013

Recipe: Castelfranco salad with pears and blue cheese

‘A fresh head of salad, prepared for the occasion – no leaf incarcerated in a bag can compare’

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 8, 2013

Recipe: salambôs, or caramel cream puffs

Profiteroles are the most obvious way to serve choux buns but Rowley Leigh prefers salambôs with a simple caramel top and a good cream filling

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 22, 2013

Recipe: pasta e ceci

By the time you reach Milan, chickpea soup has become positively sybaritic with pancetta, vegetables and a shredded pig’s head

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 15, 2013

Recipe: mussels and chips

‘It is a leisurely occupation, nibbling a mussel, dipping a chip in the mayonnaise and then a mussel again…’

From COMMENT Feb 15, 2013

Britain does not pay enough for food

We may blame foreigners for our mishaps but the real fault lies at home, writes Rowley Leigh

ABOUT ROWLEY

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

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