My recipe for Tomatoes Provençales is inspired by the typical cuisine, but it is a lighter version with a zucchini-herb stuffing (farce) intended as a pre-dinner bite. The tomatoes filled and baked and then served as an appetizer with cocktails.

This quick appetizer has a sweet, crunchy finish. Pretty, colourful and fresh cherry tomatoes with a touch of cheese, your guests will love this taste of Provence.

This salad plate is a cross between carpaccio and salad. Prepare the tapenade and pesto in advance. Shop for the fresh melon, lettuce leaves and tomatoes at the market in the morning and then plate the ingredients in time for lunch.

This recipe for Fougasse with Tomatoes, Olives, and Peppers is a hearty appetizer that your guests will love. Fougasse is a flat bread that you find in both sweet and savoury versions.

This gorgeous Mediterranean Chicken recipe was featured in Waitrose Weekend wines the other day, expertly paired by Philip Scholfield with a bottle of Pure.

This recipe it is an easy casserole of Baked Eggplant and Lamb with Tomatoes and Pine Nuts.

Fresh sea bass poached in a delicious shrimp and saffron broth.

Tender beads of barley dancing among roasted tomatoes, garlic, onions and thyme then topped with salty black olives,

Highlighting the wonderful flavours of fresh Roma tomatoes and Oregano on a light and flaky tart shell served with crisp salad greens.
A Tomato Tarte Tatin.

Summer is the time to make gazpacho, the ingredients (tomatoes, cumbers, peppers) are in season and you don’t need to turn on the stove. This soup is super easy to make. Its a terrific option when you don’t feel like cooking and it’s hot outside.