Courgette and barley

First put on the table by my wife, a very good cook who surprisingly does not enjoy cooking, this is now a Warner favourite for autumn weather, very simple food that delivers such joy, not only in taste but also in its frugality. The secret is not to rush the cooking.

On pearl barley: few things in life really annoy me, but of those things that do, food terminology really does. ‘Deconstructed’ - WHY? (Unless you simply don’t know how to assemble something.) ‘Pan-fried’ would be most