Likewise, full-on wholemeal flour can take you a little far from textures you know and love, so 'half-wholemeal' is a better choice.

Maybe they are planning a River Cottage Vegan Baking handbook, like they have the Gluten Free one and other food-group specific handbooks like Mushrooms. Let the heat penetrate the potatoes for a minute or two then add all the other veg, and any herbs or flavour bombs, with a little more seasoning.

His series for Channel 4 have earned him a huge popular following, while his River Cottage books have collected multiple awards including the Glenfiddich Trophy and the Andre Simon Food Book of the Year. Add the onion with a pinch of salt and some pepper and fry gently for about 10 minutes until it starts to colour. This is pretty much a complete dish, but some steamed greens, such as purple sprouting broccoli, cavolo nero or shredded Savoy cabbage, will go well with it. That's the British River Cottage TV series with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (HFW), not the Australian adaptation with Paul West. From hearty beef winter stews that are packed with fresh vegetables to leafy curries, lentil soups and so much more Hugh makes our favourite food healthier, not by taking stuff out of them but by putting more in.

We can still capture the cockle-warming, saucy, gooey, whatever the particular characteristic is - crispy-topped, or a gooey brownie, or a crumble with custard and lovely fruit underneath," he enthuses.Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage has been re-evaluating its relationship with sugar for a few years now. There are various incarnations of one-pan chicken and rice dishes, originating from all over the world, and this version, which includes some lovely Spanish flavours, is one of my favourites,” says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Gelf Alderson has spent years serving up original, veg-centric meals to delight the guests at River Cottage.

If they aren't already mashed, crush them roughly with a fork or masher, but keep the texture quite chunky. Serve straight away, with fresh raspberries or plum compote, and a spoonful of yoghurt or a trickle of cream if you like. Briefly baked until set on the outside but still gooey in the middle, it is excellent served with some fruit to cut the richness. He didn't train professionally, but instead studied at Oxford and travelled to Africa to do conservation work. Rather than one ingredient being ‘bubble' and one ‘squeak', the name is thought to refer to the sounds emanating from the frying pan as the dish is cooking,” says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.We would like to send you details about other River Cottage activities, events, information and products that we think you would be interested in. This quick (and utterly delicious) chocolate pud, which I've been making for years to delight my family, occupies a space somewhere between a brownie, a soufflé and a cake.

During lockdown, a lot of people began reaching back to those favourite family recipes, those reliable cockle-warmers - the things that make us feel good, and make us feel that family is close by," he reflects. Enjoying something which not only do we love to eat, but has some kind of resonance and a little bit of emotional goodness to it.

The success of the show and the books allowed Hugh to establish River Cottage HQ near Bridport in 2004. Bursting with over 100 heart warming recipes that are packed with healthy ingredients, this is comfort food at it's best. Put the chocolate and butter into a saucepan and melt gently over a very low heat, watching all the time and stirring often so that the chocolate doesn't get too hot. Yet among people I know who are veggie and vegan, all 40+, there's one couple who love the junkfood, and everyone else is, to one degree of strictness or another, into the wholefood and healthy eating side and not keen on ultraprocessed and sugary. I think comfort food comes from that moment when, once in a while, there was enough, there was plenty to go around.