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
Mushroom, Spinach & Blue Cheese Orzo Bake
Filling, rich delicious vegetarian pasta bake. I was pleasantly surprised when I wrote this recipe to note that the calories count is quite low for an unctuous cheesy bake!
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…
Custard tart with rhubarb
I adore a custard tart. We have hens and ducks and in the spring and summer months have a glut of duck eggs which add richness to the dish. If you can't get duck eggs, 9 large hen eggs will…
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
Pea pancakes (you decide the topping)
Once you've got the pancakes made you can top them with anything you like. For breakfast/brunch have it with a poached egg and bacon. For lunch or a dinner starter, avocado and salmon, the options are endless. These pancakes can…
Mustard cabbage
I love cabbage with fatty or rich meat. Don't discard the dark outer leaves of your cabbage, just devein them of the tough middle bit as they add colour to the finished dish