Cooking with Tessa…..

Sitting late on a Saturday afternoon I take my time to peruse the contents of Piri Piri Starfish, the recipes and the beautiful images. A cookbook is many things, a visual aid, a historic document, a place to rest and find the creative impulse, for cooking is creativity at heart. The ingredients call me from the page. I want to try new things and I want to capture what is in season this very moment. I highlight the recipes. I walk outside and snap a bay leaf off the tree and tear a large handful of coriander in the potager. I am pleased the coriander is at its peak and not far from going to seed. I check the fridge for three tomatoes. This I can do. I call out to Maddy, “guess what Piri Piri Sauce is on its way with chilli, you will love it”….. Off I go.