Chicken forestière is a classic French dish; my version features breast cooked over a mushroom ragout finished with brandy, cream & tarragon.
Recipes that take between 45 and 60 minutes
Prawn and chorizo paella is my take on a classic one-pot rice dish that adds artichoke hearts & green beans to the spicy sausage & shrimp.
Ceylon chicken is a curry that was once all the rage in British Indian restaurants, it is generously spiced & has a silky coconut milk sauce.
King prawn bhuna, a gloriously spicy Indian curry featuring succulent jumbo shrimp cooked in a rich, thick sauce made of tomatoes & onions.
Black pudding and pork meatballs cooked in a delicious tomato and reduced beer sauce with a touch of honey, garlic and Worcestershire sauce.
Vegetable bhuna is a delicious restaurant-style vegan Indian curry with a well-spiced and moderately hot, unctuous and clingy sauce.
Cod mornay is a classic French dish that consists of fish baked in a cheese sauce, I like to add spinach, wholegrain mustard & breadcrumbs.
Kimchi chicken a delicious & easy stew of Korean fermented cabbage with carrots & potatoes with chicken legs glazed with honey & gochujang.
Crab ravioli stuffed with delicious & delicate white meat & ricotta cheese served with a simple butter, white wine, saffron & dill sauce.
Fish finger pie with baked beans is a dish that is a boatload of retro fun, it's a cottage pie with fish sticks, tinned beans & cheesy mash.
Dum aloo is a delicious Punjabi potato curry my version is vegetarian and features a tomato gravy & can even be cooked with tinned potatoes!
Lambs liver and onions is a delicious and simple recipe that features pan-fried thinly sliced liver served with sticky port and sage onions.
Black pudding risotto with bacon, broad beans and green peas a delicious fusion of a very Italian rice dish and British blood sausage.
Chicken Balmoral is a relatively modern Scottish recipe that features breast stuffed with haggis, then wrapped in bacon before being roasted.
Sausage tray bake with onions, potatoes and broccoli... a super simple and delicious meal that is as easy to cook for 2 as it is for 8!
Chicken Basque is a stew featuring peppers and chicken legs in a tomato and paprika sauce from the Western Pyrenees area of Spain and France.
Beef kofta kebabs with Lebanese influences, flavoured with zaatar, cumin & fresh coriander, these minced beef bites are a real belly pleaser.
Savoury mince beef, a cheap and cheerful meal that takes me back to my childhood, I have of course added a few tweaks to turn up the flavour!
Chermoula chicken thighs baked to perfection, topped with zaatar and a zingy herby crust featuring preserved lemon, coriander & parsley.
Roasted vegetable couscous, a simple vegetarian dish of loads of veg baked with ras el hanout & before being tossed through buttered couscous.