Home Farm Cooking

Home Farm Cooking, created by celebrated architect John Pawson and his talented wife Catherine Pawson, is a sublime lesson in the art of simple seasonal eating.

Photographed entirely in the Pawson family home in Oxfordshire and its immediate surroundings, Home Farm Cooking is a personal account of the rituals of cooking and eating. As well as a narrative of food and daily life, it is also a narrative of architecture and place.

Organised by season, the 100 recipes that form the book’s core include the dishes Catherine makes most often, some of them her own, others given to her by friends and chefs or inspired by favourite cookbooks. Every dish is presented exactly as it would be if you sat down for a meal at Home Farm, using the cookware, tableware and homeware in everyday use, much of it designed by John Pawson.

Why it's a Mint favourite: We love the stunning photographs of the farm and the pared back interiors of the house, shown through seasons and the way the space is used to prepare and serve meals throughout the year. And of course the delicious recipes!