Sausage and mash pie with a rich caramelised onion gravy, baked until the potatoes are nicely crisped, and yes it is as good as it sounds!
Recipes that take a little time (1-2 hours)
Normandy pork chops baked with bacon, apples, brandy and cider and finished with creme fraiche and lots of fresh parsley, a real treat!
Mushroom biryani, a classic baked layered Indian rice dish, this version is made in a pretty classic way and is both vegetarian and vegan.
Scotch pie was something I would buy at the footie growing up, a minced lamb pie flavoured with mace and nutmeg in a crisp hot crust pastry.
My peri peri chicken burger features a chicken breast marinated in a scratch-made spicy chilli sauce and is served with a spicy mayonnaise!
Vietnamese pork belly is influenced by a dish called thit ba chi kho, it features pork braised & caramelised in a salty, spicy-sweet sauce.
Amritsari fish pakora, my take on an ancient Northern Indian dish, I use cod then coated in a spiced gram flour batter & quickly fry it.
Roasted savoy cabbage cut into thick "steaks" and flavoured with fennel seeds, olive oil and sherry vinegar, then slowly baked to perfection.
Cottage pie, a traditional British mashed potato topped dish featuring mince beef, I make mine as single-serving pies for the smaller family.
Vegetable crumble cooked in a delicious vegan onion gravy, topped with an oaty savoury crumb before being baked until golden and bubbling.
Instant Pot beef bourguignon AKA Burgundy, a classic French stew cooked in a pressure cooker, the same slow-cooked taste in half of the time.
Lamb goulash, a take on a birka (mutton) gulyas from the Great Hungarian Plain, a simple and delicious soup packed with root veg and paprika.
Lamb chop curry, succulent, tender and still slightly pink lamb cutlets served in an Indian influenced spicy hot and sour gravy.
Chicken en croute, chicken breast sat on a slice of ham & mushroom duxelles before being encased in puff pastry, served with a mushroom sauce.
Paprikas krumpli, Hungarian paprika potatoes, my version uses the popular addition of virsli, or hotdog sausages, real comfort food!
Pineapple chicken wings with jalapeno peppers, dried mint & paprika, and contains instructions for baking, air frying and cooking on the BBQ.
Lamb shepherds pie; potato-topped minced lamb with hints of mint sauce baked until crispy and golden, my idea of comfort food heaven!
Mango habanero wings, a really easy hot wings recipe featuring a sweet & sour glaze loaded with sweet fruit, spicy chilli and sour coriander.
Methi gosht, an Indian influenced curry featuring lots of fresh fenugreek, my version uses beef rather than mutton & adds sweet garden peas.
Babi chin is an Indonesian braised pork belly recipe, my version adds hoisin sauce, roasted coriander & is fragrant with cloves and cinnamon.