I love moussaka – that unadulterated pleasure of tomato, béchamel, potato and aubergine mixed with lamb mince is a marriage made in heaven
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Continue ReadingMy red pepper and Gruyère filo tartlets make perfect canapés for the festive season – and are just as tasty for summer days too!
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Continue ReadingMy winter tart recipe is the perfect way to use up your Christmas leftovers, as well as making a delicious main for vegetarian guests.
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Continue ReadingThis vibrant Spanish Summer Pork Casserole uses local pork, cooked in a slow cooker for an economical yet delicious family meal.
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Continue ReadingI love a slow cook and this Beef Brisket Chilli con Carne is an absolute winner! Celebrate Great British Beef Week with this winning recipe.
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Continue ReadingThis delicious gooseberry and vanilla pannacotta makes the most of this fruit’s short-lived season. Make it today for a tasty summer dessert.
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Continue ReadingThis pasta dish has fast become one of my most popular recipes and the one that everyone keeps asking me for – and it is also one of the easiest! It almost feels like a cheat to share it here, but with summer days calling for al fresco dining, here it is. Just make sure that your lemons are fresh for that extra zing, and you can use crème fraiche in place of the cream as wished. This lemon linguine pasta recipe is so versatile – serve it on its own with a green salad, with chicken or with roasted…
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Continue ReadingA very delicious and easy halloumi and roasted vegetable tart that uses a vibrant Belazu tapenade and ready-made puff pastry for the base making this an ideal quick dinner for midweek. I roasted my vegetables for extra flavour, adding the asparagus and halloumi towards the end so that they were cooked to perfection. As ever, there are no rules – go for the flavours you like and use the veggies that are lurking in your fridge that need eating. A tomato sauce base would work just as well with this – as would a cheesy sauce! INGREDIENTS (Serves 4 easily)1…
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Continue ReadingWild garlic is the early herald of summer days ahead, that fragrant green leaf that can be freely foraged in woodlands. For me, wild garlic is always the precursor to asparagus, which is proving to be late this year due to the continuing cold weather! Below are two lovely recipes for wild garlic, a pesto and a butter, both of which can be frozen. The pesto is made extra special with the use of walnut-leaf wrapped aged pecorino from The Tuscan Farmshop; they deliver nationwide, so why not treat yourself to this vegetarian-friendly Italian delight! WILD GARLIC & WALNUT-LEAF PECORINO…
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Continue ReadingThis is my easy vegetarian filo pie recipe for those in a hurry. I love the luxury of a pie, but I don’t always want the heaviness that shortcrust or butter pastry can bring. This pie is perfect for an alternative – layers of crisp filo pastry with a delicious filling of the earthy flavours that I love so much, roasted butternut squash, sage, mushrooms, and chestnuts. If you don’t have the exact ingredients, don’t worry – use whatever you have in the fridge, and make the flavours your own. INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)1 packet of filo pastry1 butternut squash, peeled…