Packed with vegetables and steaming with traditional Thai flavours, I’ve put a twist on classic Thai green curry.
Read MoreIt’s the weather that dictates what you crave for your supper, well at least it is for me. In these chilling evenings for me it’s comforting foods and even the word pie is comforting, with its crispy top and luscious creamy filling. Now the idea of making your own puff pastry may not lend itself to the appeal of making a pie, so I have made this pie with a readymade butter puff pastry.
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Start the new year feeling good from the inside, with a soup packed full of all the goodness and immune-boosting properties you need.
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The winning dish from ITV’s Cooking With The Stars. A Mediterranean dish packed full of flavour!
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I have so many variations on this ultimate comfort food that I feel I could write a whole book on it!This recipe really is the ultimate, it’s really creamy (which is essential in a mac n cheese), and the topping is lovely and crunchy (also essential), thanks to the panko breadcrumbs.
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Dark, good-quality chocolate slow-cooked with beef is brilliant. It might seem a bit odd but it’s a classic combination in French and Mexican cooking. The chocolate adds a fantastic silky texture and deep notes of cocoa.
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What do you get if you put two of the greatest comfort foods of all time together? A delicious and tasty meatball soup of course! It's the ultimate winter warmer.
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This is the traditional way that they make meatballs in Sicily. I mix together minced pork and ricotta with the ground beef. The pork brings flavour and juiciness and the ricotta brings a lovely lightness. This is a great freezer recipe, so make double and you can store it away. It’s nice to serve a green vegetable alongside to lighten the dish; I use cavolo nero but you could choose purple sprouting broccoli, shredded cabbage or a green salad.
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Juicy prawns pan-fried with sizzling chilli, aromatic garlic and oregano wrapped in orzo scattered with flat-leaf parsley.
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As shown on Steph’s Packed Lunch - Channel 4. Roast chicken marinated in warm spices best served with a pomegranate jewelled aromatic chickpea and couscous, drizzled with harrisa and mint yogurt.
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I could make this carbonara with my eyes closed (sometimes they are!). After a long day filming on ITV This Morning or writing up recipes I crave this creamy smoky peppery dish. Here’s how the evening goes... I get everything prepped ahead, and the water boiling for the pasta then I take my glass of wine with up to the bath. After a long soak, I get into my PJs and finish off the pasta. Then the fire gets lit, movie goes on and I curl up on the sofa with this bowl of heaven that makes me feel right again...
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Check out this light, fragrant curry recipe. It’s quick, easy and packed with juicy prawns, creamy coconut milk and crunchy green vegetables.
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This three-bean vegetarian chili is a wonderfully simple, one-pot no-fuss dish. The results are magical, a richly flavoured meal that only gets better with time, like a fine wine, if you can make it a day ahead. Serve it up in a large warmed bowl for everyone to help themselves, along with smaller bowls of guacamole, rice, grated cheese and tortilla chips. The perfect Friday night feast!
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Game season is well under way, so turn your attention to this wonderful source of wild meat. There is so much interesting game available at the moment — partridge, pheasant, grouse, venison, hare, pigeon, rabbit and many more. A partridge costs about £5 and all good butchers stock it as well as some supermarkets, including Waitrose
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The juicy sweetness of blackberries with the sour cooking apples, soaking into the pork while it roasts is incredible. The apple crisps are so simple to make and look fabulous dotted around the serving dish.
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This one pot supper is just brilliant, a real crowd pleaser. I have nights (which I am sure you do too), when I just can bare the idea of washing up more than one pan, so I love a casserole where I can cook it all in one pot.
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An all round favourite, it’s SENSATIONAL! Comforting, spicy, and packed with flavour.
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