Creamy Clams with Leeks and Herbs

In the nick of time...

I made it to your inboxes just in time for dinner. Apologies for the late delivery, Chad and I have been shooting videos nonstops and, well, in addition to this lovely newsletter (💫 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE! 💫), I wear a lot of other hats including trying to finish up my cookbook. I’m not complaining, I’m just a little overwhelmed, so thank you for your patience!

Today’s installment includes some fun recommendations for everyone and a recipe for Creamy Clams with Leeks and Herbs for paid subscribers, which came about when I was to tired to make a proper chowder, but wanted something salty, cozy and creamy. It’s very good and nice to make this time of year and I hope you like it.

I’m now going to step out of my own frazzled way and let you get to it!

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Cooking From: The Farm Table

Like the rest of his 755K (and growing) followers, I too am besotted with UK chef turned farmer, now author, Julius Roberts. The US version of his book The Farm Table published last week and regardless of my weakness towards foppish English men, I genuinely love it. It is not often that a book comes my way that I want to read and cook from and this does both. Frankly, it also helped me get out of a creative cookbook writing rut. I’ve already made his “Epic Tarragon Roast Chicken” and it is indeed epic! His recipes are written casually and clearly, which is exactly how I like them. 

Drinking : Vin Rosé 

Spring is 27 days (!) away and while I drink pink year round, I can’t help but be excited for lighter, longer days where I can sit outside and sip some properly. I’m a big fan of boxed wine (it lasts forever in the fridge and people can help themselves whenever they like!) and Ami Ami just released their new rosé, so I consider this a win-win. The wine is from Limoux in the south of France and made in the Provencal style from a blend of Syrah and Malbec and their cheeky tasting notes include the word “poolside." Excuse me while I grab my towel. 

Binging: The Woman in the Wall

She’s dark, she’s twisty, she’s unpredictable and no, I’m not just talking about Ruth Wilson’s character Lorna Brady who is a survivor of the Magdalene Laundries. Lorna, who suffers from sleepwalking and other PTSD-related trauma from her time at the “convent,” wakes to a corpse in her home with no idea how it got there and things keep getting wilder from here. Also starring the fantastic Daryl McCormack (Good Luck To You, Leo Grande and Bad Sisters), this psychological, murder-mystery inspired by true events, is not to be missed. The show's finale premiers this Friday on Showtime. For more reading about this topic, I highly recommend Claire Keegan’s brilliant novel Small Things Like These, I couldn’t put it down when I read it last summer.