Corned beef and potato pie, these individual shortcrust pastry pies get a generous shake of Worcestershire sauce and taste of my childhood!
Recipes that take a little time (1-2 hours)
Welsh Cawl is an easy lamb and vegetable soup or stew, simply cooked with clean & simple flavours; my version scales the dish down to feed 2.
Coq au vin blanc is a French recipe of chicken in a white wine sauce; my recipe uses chicken legs, lots of bacon, mushrooms, and baby onions.
Turkish lentil soup or mercimek corbasi is a really simple and delicious vegetarian soup that makes for a perfect lunch or simple starter.
Rakott kaposzta is a delicious Hungarian layered sauerkraut "casserole" featuring pickled cabbage, pork & rice with a sour cream topping.
Whole roast duck, the perfect indulgent Sunday lunch and this recipe comes with glorious potatoes that are almost confit & a red wine gravy.
Tamarind duck legs that are slowly roasted with a delicious dried mint, honey and tamarind glaze and cooked with onions, dates and almonds.
Rabbit Cacciatore or Coniglio alla Cacciatora, my version is a delicious, light, and simple version of a classic Italian rabbit stew.
Stuffed onions packed with minced beef, then wrapped with streaky bacon and slathered in BBQ sauce before being slowly roasted or grilled.
Cock a Leekie or cockaleekie soup is a Scottish Institution, a chicken & leek soup that features barley and prunes that tastes very "modern"
Thai chicken salad, a thinly sliced spicy chicken breast tossed with cucumber, onions, tomatoes and peanuts, finished with a glorious dressing.
Individual bread and butter puddings; an old school British recipe that's the perfect way to use up bread a little past its best.
Spicy Thai chicken wings rocking the flavours of sweet chilli sauce, lemongrass, fish sauce, basil & dried mint then baked in the oven.
Butternut squash chilli, or chilli sans carne as I like to call it is loaded with warming spices, beans & earthy-sweet pumpkin.
Roasted carrot soup loaded with spicy North African harissa & zaatar, topped with crispy sumac chickpea croutons; this vegan soup is a winner!
Vietnamese chicken curry (ca ri ga) is a dish that features bone-in chicken in a mildly spiced coconut milk sauce with potatoes and carrots.
Naan Bread is the perfect accompaniment to a homemade curry and this simple recipe makes perfect naan that freeze wonderfully!
Halloumi burger featuring classic North African flavours of sumac, harissa & zaatar, simple to cook and great from the stove top or BBQ!
Stuffed squid (calamari) filled with brown rice and Spanish chorizo sausage before being baked in a simple yet delicious tomato sauce.
Cumberland pie is a variant on a classic shepherd's pie featuring a minced beef base with leeks and cheesy mash and breadcrumb topping.