Cool, creamy and almost refreshing, this lovely artichoke and herb dip is perfect for serving with crunchy veg and fresh bread as a summertime starter.
Made with bright tasting Greek yoghurt and packed with splodges of juicy blueberries, this simple baked cheesecake is sure to go down a treat with all comers.
These American-style chocolate ‘crackle’ cookies would be perfect for parcelling up in parchment and giving as Christmas presents or serving up at the end of a festive dinner party with coffee.
Sort of a hybrid between a pot pie and a fish pie, these tasty little dishes are the ultimate in comfort food, and need only some peas or braised cabbage on the side to make a really satisfying meal.
Made with miso-roasted portobello mushrooms, this deliciously savoury ramen would be a great option for a midweek meal as it only takes about 30 minutes to make, is beautifully comforting and can be meat-free if you so choose.
Strongly emblematic of Asian-American cuisine, handmade dumplings make for a deliciously flavoursome & impressive starter, party snack or meal, and are surprisingly easy (if admittedly not enormously speedy) to make.
Roasting grapes brings out a beautiful, complex richness in their flavours which works perfectly alongside slow cooked pork chops.
Light, fluffy & richly flavoured, these muffins feel very cosy and autumnal and would be ideal for serving up to friends with coffee for brunch or late in the afternoon, or packed up and brought with a thermos of chai tea for a walk at the beach.
While this mushroom, mozzarella & sage meatloaf is fabulously impressive in all its beautifully burnished, pancetta wrapped glory, it is also a very cost-effective, easy & delicious roast dinner option for feeding a crowd.
For a brilliantly memorable brunch or birthday gathering, simply make up a batch of these lovely rye everything bagels and some homemade dill pickles; set out some fillings, stand back and just let your guests make their own filled bagel just how they like ’em.
Made in a free-form style and loaded with juicy seasonal fruit, this rustic apricot & cherry tart makes for a stunningly pretty dessert for a relaxed summer meal. It even uses pre-made pastry because June is no time to be rubbing in butter in my book.
With sunshine on tap over the last few weeks, I’ve been broadening my BBQ repertoire with new flavour combinations for the grill. One of my best discoveries was this delicious beef kofta burger with crunchy veg; tangy pickles, lemony houmous yogurt & crumbled feta; AKA a full Middle Eastern feast in a bun, and it’s exactly as good as that sounds.
Taking inspiration from the restaurant-style kievs I love so much, and adding a little extra ooziness just because, I recently came up with these very yummy mozzarella, rosemary & chilli breaded chicken cutlets. I would call them Kievs, but that term is somewhat sacrosanct to me, so cutlets it is. Give them a go, I think you’ll love them too.
Newly trendy or not, there’s no classier snack to start a celebration than a platter of devilled eggs. I’ve pickled mine pretty, pink and ready to party in a beetroot & vinegar brine.
Poached gently with cardamon seeds & orange juice, pretty pink rhubarb makes for a beautiful California-meets-English countryside brunch when served with yogurt & granola
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