These little quiches are full of spring vegetables, served with a salad they would make a brilliant lunch or light supper.

Fresh asparagus is full of flavour and goodness – the perfect vegetable to celebrate the arrival of spring. Dairy, eggs, potatoes, Parmesan and parsley all marry well with tasty asparagus and come together to create this delicious frittata recipe.

This is a spin on Escoffier’s white asparagus with sauce maltaise. The two are often served as an accompaniment for a white fish such as turbot. Here the fish is plaice rolled around asparagus and a maltaise mousse and served as a canapé.

It’s the British asparagus season – make the most of it with this very simple combination: fresh asparagus from local fields and fresh peas from a pod, boiled and then quickly braised in butter, with lemon herbs and hazlenuts and kasha for a bit of crunch.

In San Joaquin County, at Stockton California they stage an Asparagus Festival in April. Stockton is the centre of asparagus growing in California so it makes sense to celebrate the crop…

This is surprisingly good. Tuna and sweetcorm come together to create the unexpected texture of a county-style pâté.

Tuna and sweetcorn combine beautifully in this sloppy classic.

‘Unlike my brothers I’ve never been a risotto fan…but with enough artichokes and home grown beans…’

Inspired by Franco Manca’s merguez sausage starters, I made my own merguez, but as a meatball.

The avocado is a very evocative fruit – it has a sensual texture and a rich and heady flesh…

Here’s a healthy idea to start the new year – fresh, cool and yummy.

Most asparagus bruschetta recipes use goats cheese. I tried this and it’s okay but unremarkable, so I made a artichoke and cannellini bean puree to replace the cheese – it’s much better.

‘When the neighbours bring flat breads Dad starts cooking curry. We don’t eat curry that often, so…’

‘SOS meal! This dish is great because you can use up all the left-overs to make a perfect weekend brunch…’

These were trending a while back, but they were made famous long ago by Peter Gordon at Kopapa in Covent Garden London (now closed). I had them there and thought them a bit gloopy (sorry Peter/Turkey).

‘An amazing quick Pancake Day recipe, a show stopping dinner party surprise or an indulgent movie night treat…’

Fresh asparagus is full of flavour and goodness – the perfect vegetable to celebrate the arrival of spring. Dairy, eggs, potatoes, Parmesan and parsley all marry well with tasty asparagus and come together to create this delicious frittata recipe.

This recipe replicates the crusty and crunchy style of cornbread that is made in a cast iron skillet (but uses a normal cake tin). It also uses a cornmeal that can now be found in most supermarkets.

‘A true WDC favourite here. We have received packets of pre made ranch powder from America for years. But now Dad has shared how to make it yourself!’

Gorgonzola has quite specific likes – I’ve tried to find good partners for both the dolce and the piccante.

Fresh herbs are great – but why is it so difficult to keep them fresh…

With an abundance of apples being harvested, what better way to use your bounty than with this autumnal cinnamon apple pie.

A new Franco Manca restaurant has just opened in Richmond. WDC was invited, with around 20 other influencers, to the soft launch.

‘Summer is here! Time to go to your local butchers, pick up some good meat and fire up the BBQ! Try out dad’s tasty Caribbean Jerk marinade with a yummy mango and pineapple relish!’

Barbecues are great fun – here’ a few tips about how to plan a stress free and fun barbecue…

It’s a Japanese way to mix sesame sauces in with food – I suspect the reason is because the sauce is so good it can’t help being slipped into all sorts of dishes…

Your very own ‘Japanese Soul’ food made right in your own home.