Hot, sweet & sour cucumber salad
We love this side anytime we have an Asian style dish. Quick and easy to make, sings in the mouth with heat, sweetness and sourness
Sausage Stuffed Potatoes
In you can use regular potatoes, sweet potatoes or a mix of both which is what I did. To save money on oven use, I usually bake some potatoes when I have other things in the oven, perhaps when I'm…
Fish, Tomato & Coconut Curry
I don't hold back on spicing. If you don't want the curry too hot, remove the seeds from the chillis and reduce to just one. Notes on Ingredients: Use any "meaty" white fish for this dish, cod, haddock, pollock or…
Hot Smoked Salmon Salad with Horseradish Dressing
You can buy hot smoked salmon or use my recipe to smoke your own. A chefs ring can be used to assemble the dish or go for something more casual, scattering the food on the plate but remembering you want…
Tomato, sweetcorn & Sardine Pilaf
Its important to rinse the rice before you start to remove excess starch which will stop the rice clumping when cooked.
Chicken, Pepper & Tomato Curry
I came up with this curry when returning from a trip and needed to use all the leftover veg in the fridge. Delicious layers of flavour with the added crunch of veg. Its low in calories so perfect for a…
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
In the autumn and winter months there is an abundance of pumpkins and squash in the supermarkets. For cooking, don't buy the carving hallowe'en pumpkins, you're better off with the ones with green skin or large squash. Roasting them help…
Spiced citrus cake
A really useful cake to have in your repertoire as it's both gluten and dairy free. Very tasty and freezes well. You'll need a 25cm spring form cake tin and the cake will easily cut into 12 portions
Cowboy Beans
During lockdown we were bubbled with out friend from Tennessee and she kept our spirits up with her delicious bean recipe. I have put together my own version which hope does it justice. Can be served as a side dish…