If you grow your own vegetables, you probably grow spinach and therefore have an abundance of it for a lot of the year! This is one of my favourite dishes to make when I want an easy warming bowl for supper and it is made with storecupboard staples – red lentils, chickpeas and coconut milk, and a few simple spices. If it starts to get a bit dry, add in hot vegetable stock or water.
Read MoreA fresh chicken breast filled with beautiful fresh herbs, garlic and good-quality butter, dipped in fresh breadcrumbs and cheddar and fried in clean oil is sensational. Biting into a cheesy crumb with a gorgeous crispy texture, then into juicy meat oozing in melting herb garlic butter, is so delicious and nothing like the frozen Eighties version that chicken Kiev has become associated with.
Read MoreYou can also use chicken, beef, prawns or hearty vegetables such as aubergines, courgettes or tofu. It freezes well, so I double the recipe and freeze half for when I want a day off cooking.
Read MoreTender, marbled sirloin in a creamy, spicy sauce. This is a classic grilled steak with a peppered sauce and sea salt roasties. Steak can seem simple, but it’s all in the shopping.
Read Morelove the combinations in this dish – crispy hash browns, silky rich eggs and smoky, spicy harissa. It’s super simple to make, takes about 20 minutes and the ingredients are ones that most of us will always have in our cupboards. I cook this a lot when I am on my own at home, as it’s my TV supper catch-up special. I fry my egg here, but you can poach the egg too.
Read MoreThe blue cheese will melt into the steaks and the pecans add a sweet and nutty flavour. If you’re not a fan of blue cheese use shavings of aged Parmesan — add a balsamic dressing and roasted tomatoes, leave out the pecans and you have a traditional Italian tagliata steak.
Read MoreHere is a twist on a classic barbecue side in preparation for all the summer cookouts coming up.
Read MoreThe classic combination of crab and corn unlike any way you've had it before.
Read MoreHere is my list of a selection great farmhouse cheese to create the perfect French cheese board. Served on a wooden board or marble platter with crackers, I especially love those thin crisp sourdough ones, you could also have warmed baguette or oatcakes.
Read MoreContinuing my St Patrick's Day inspiration - Grilled Steak with Guinness Peppered Sauce and Rosemary & Sea Salt Roasties - melt in the mouth steak with a luscious creamy peppered sauce that has delicious notes of Guinness and crispy rosemary sea salt potatoes to dip into the sauce. Heaven!
Read MoreIt brings me on a taste-scape to one of those fabulous French bistros in Paris! This classic dish is made easier and quicker with a simple 10-minute buttery, herby sauce to serve alongside the juicy steak.
Read MoreThis dish couldn’t be easier to make – it takes about 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook. You can prepare this gratin the day before and then just pop it in the oven 20 minutes before you want to serve it. Fennel is the perfect partner for white fish as the aniseed taste lifts the flavour and the dill adds so much freshness. I love serving this dish with fluffy basmati rice and a green leaf salad.
Read MoreThis charred juicy steak wrapped with silky pasta and creamy nutty mushrooms with flavours of garlic and rosemary is amazing!! And takes about 15 minutes to make.
Read MoreThese harissa chicken wings are a favourite for the barbecue but work just as well cooked in the oven. They’re packed with spicy flavours from the harissa paste — dip them in the tangy blue-cheese aioli for creamy contrasting flavours, then settle back in the sun.
Read MoreGuys this focaccia it’s outrageously good, this is one you’ve got to bake! Soft on the inside with a little crunch around the edge. I’ve topped mine with rosemary, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Read MoreWarming, aromatic, smokey, and sweet. The perfect cocktail for a cool evening.
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