Author: John Bateman

John Bateman is a self-taught home cook who has been cooking for family and friends since 2006, from his kitchen in Cambridgeshire. Every recipe on Stir & Simmer is one he has cooked, eaten and photographed himself — no stock photos, no untested shortcuts and no subscriptions. He started Stir & Simmer to help home cooks recreate restaurant-quality dishes with ingredients from an ordinary supermarket.