Add the garlic and shallots and cook until just starting to soften. Add the sliced chestnut mushrooms next, season well and cook down until soft and starting almost caramelise, for around 5 minutes.

Wild mushrooms have a more distinctive flavour, but cultivated chestnut or portobello mushrooms ... damaged or soiled bits and to cut off tough stems. (Washing them will not really cause much ...

Slice the kernels off the cob, place in a bowl and set to one side, reserve the cobs. Bring 1 litre of water to boil in a large saucepan. Add the kernel-less cobs, thyme, plenty of sea salt and ...