Minced lamb stuffed peppers loaded with rose harissa, almonds, couscous & loads of coriander is a wonderfully easy & delicious midweek meal.
Recipes that take between 30 and 45 minutes
Lamb arayes are delicious Lebanese stuffed pitas with herby, spiced mince that are grilled & baked so they are juicy inside & crispy outside.
Smoked haddock rarebit on toast with beef tomatoes is a wonderfully indulgent & comforting dish based on a classic British Welsh rarebit.
Squid curry is my take on a quick and wonderfully spicy, fragrant Indian calamari ring recipe cooked in a spicy coconut milk based sauce.
Surf and turf, a classic combination of steak served with seafood, my version serves garlic butter cooked langoustine, sirloin and samphire.
Minted lamb chops pan fried to succulent perfection and finished with a glorious and rich red wine and red currant jelly sauce.
Chorizo and butter bean stew is a quick, delicious and hearty recipe, this one-pot wonder is a perfect easy meal packed with flavour.
Peri peri chicken wings in a deliciously spicy, garlic-rich, tangy coating with instructions for cooking in an air fryer & baked in the oven.
Satay sweet potato curry is a gloriously spicy & easy one-pot vegan recipe with Thai influences featuring peanut butter & coconut milk.
Corned beef stew with baked beans and potatoes, a gloriously easy & fun throwback frugal dinner that fills me with childhood memories.
Gammon egg and chips has become a quintessential British pub grub dish, my version comes with pineapple, tomato and peas... of course!
Haggis pasta in a bolognese style sauce is the perfect way to use up leftovers, it features a simple red wine sauce and cherry tomatoes.
Chana aloo, my quick version of a delicious meat-free Indian "curry" that uses tinned chickpeas & waxy new potatoes cooked in fragrant spices.
Masala fish featuring a coley fillet coated in a well-flavoured wet masala paste before being pan-fried to perfection with a crispy skin.
Baked mackerel cooked in the oven with salad potatoes, red onion and a little cider & Dijon mustard, an easy, foolproof way of cooking fish.
Dragon chicken is an Indo-Chinese dish featuring spiced fried chicken coated in a spicy ketchup-based sauce with peppers and cashew nuts.
Batata harra is a simple and delicious Lebanese/Syrian dish of spicy potatoes, red peppers and garnished with lots of fresh coriander.
Sausage curry, a combination of British pork and beef sausages with classic Indian flavours, this spicy treat is both quick and easy to cook.
Canned corned beef hash, a trip down memory lane for Brits of my age, I like to fry mine in beef dripping and add Worcestershire sauce.
Korean chicken wings with a sticky honey and gochujang glaze, given a lift with some kimchi juice, are a perfect and spicy finger-licking treat.