An egg and cress sandwich is one of those archetypal British butties, my version has all the things you would expect and a few surprises too.
Quick recipes
Pasta (linguine) with mussels in a white wine & butter sauce, garlic, tomatoes & fresh chilli is the perfect quick shellfish pasta dinner.
Tofu with black bean sauce and tenderstem broccoli is my take on a Chinese takeaway-style dish, it's delicious, quick, easy and vegan too!
A spam sandwich with a twist, scrambled eggs with loads of spring onions form a base for salty fried spam & loads of sweet chilli sauce.
Tofu green Thai curry in a spicy coconut cream sauce elevated with loads of fresh coriander & Thai basil with crispy soy sauce tofu chunks.
A ploughman's lunch sandwich featuring roast ham, mature cheddar cheese, pickled onions, gherkins and Branston pickle on a crusty baguette.
A sausage and fried egg sandwich is hands down my favourite breakfast butty, this is how I make my perfect sarnie, just choose your sauce.
Blackened cod is a dish of Cajun origin that features flaky white fish cooked in a spice blend that rocks paprika, thyme, garlic and cayenne.
A canned corned beef sandwich is an all-time favourite, my perfect grown-up version uses seeded bread and loads of mustard-heavy piccalilli.
Gambas pil pil is a classic Spanish tapas dish that features spicy prawns cooked in olive oil, garlic, chilli, parsley & smoked paprika.
A fish finger sandwich or butty is one of the simplest and most satisfying sarnies to make, my version comes with a homemade tartar sauce!
This creamy spinach and mushroom pasta is quick & easy and features creme fraiche and it gets a huge flavour boost from mushroom ketchup.
Gnocchi in a boldly flavoured red wine and tomato sauce with sun-dried tomatoes is the perfect way to make the most of store-bought gnocchi!
Honey and miso glazed tofu with soy sauce, garlic and ginger is a gloriously quick and easy vegetarian recipe that cooks under a hot grill.
Spicy chilli prawn (shrimp) linguine with a hearty punch of garlic, fried capers and chopped basil is the perfect seafood pasta dinner.
Pan-fried lamb leg steaks finished in butter, garlic and rosemary with a splash of balsamic vinegar that you can cook just as you like them!
Smoked gammon pasta with peas in a carbonara sauce may be controversial but it's a delicious & easy meal made with easy-to-find ingredients.
Teriyaki mushrooms are a superb, quick and easy vegan/vegetarian meal. My version uses Portobello & Shiitake stir-fried in a homemade sauce
Honey and miso glazed salmon fillet is a wonderfully quick Japanese-inspired recipe that cooks quickly under a fiercely hot grill (broiler).
Chicken pesto gnocchi is a wonderfully quick & easy meal, and it is the perfect way to make the most of some store-bought potato gnocchi.