How I Cook

1 week ago | benlippett.substack.com | Ben Lippett

Hi folks,If you’re in the UK, happy bank holiday weekend!Welcome back to How I Cook+. This week’s recipe is a corker…A big fat posh pie, known as a pithivier. I’ve made a heap of these over the years, and for the most part they’ve been big and round and a pain in the ass to make... This one’s a little different, mostly because it’s very easy, but also because it’s a big flat rectangle.

2 weeks ago | benlippett.substack.com | Ben Lippett |Tomos Parry

Hey team!Welcome back to your free issue ofHow I Cook!Life is about balance, and this newsletter should be, too. We’ve had a fairly meat-forward start to the year and I’ve been hearing calls for more vegetarian cooking here. I wanted to do some from-the-hip-cooking this week, so decided I’d cycle down to the greengrocer and see what caught my eye. Surprise, surprise, a bunch of asparagus won the day.

3 weeks ago | benlippett.substack.com | Ben Lippett

Hello!Welcome back to How I Cook+, we’ve got a brand new look - what do you think?! I love it. It matches the look of my FIRST EVER COOKBOOK, which, incase you missed it, was announced last week. It’s very exciting and you can preorder it now! There’s some more info on the book here. Here’s a great recipe for the weekend, especially now Spring is in full swing! I’ve been working on a similar recipe for a client, but it was so delicious I’m itching to share a version with you lot, too.

1 month ago | benlippett.substack.com | Ben Lippett

I’ve been sitting on this secret for what feels like forever… I am THRILLED to share the news that my debut cookbook ‘How I Cook: A Chef’s Guide To Really Good Home Cooking’ will be published this September by HarperCollins andit's now available to pre-order! There are a limited amount of signed copies available on Waterstones! The substack crew are getting this link a day early, so if you’re after one of those, head over there quick! I have been working on this book flat out for about 18...

1 month ago | benlippett.substack.com | Ben Lippett

Happy Friday!I’m thrilled that this week we have the marvellous Kitty Colesoffering up some wisdom on the beautiful Mallorca. Expect travel tips, what to order, when to go and how to make a couple of top tier Mallorcan recipes at home. I hope you love it, Kitty is a fantastic food writer and never fails to put out some of the best recipes around. Check out her book here!In other news,mark your calendars for next wednesday! I’ll be sending out a bonus newsletter with some BIG NEWS in it.