Category: Dinner

Roast Fillet of Beef Stuffed with Mortadella & Pistachio Nuts

This is a go-to dish for me when I want a knock-your-socks-off impressive dish. Works every time.

Kumara & Pumpkin Christmas Salad

Give you Christmas day roasties a shake up with thyme, preserved lemon and a tangy dressing!

Roasted Chicken Thigh Cutlets

Delicious anytime, but special enough for a festive meal.

Pavarotti’s Ham

Pavarotti loved this so much, he asked me for the recipe. True!

Jersey bennes – get steaming!

Gloriously fudgy in texture, new season jersey benne potatoes are worth getting excited about.

Peach & Mozzarella Salad

Look at the picture. Don’t even think about it. Just make it.

Asparagus with Crispy Shallots

For a humdinger dish, leave the seeds in the chilli. Whaaaa!

Roast Pork & Crunchiest Crackling Ever!

Crunchy crackling is a gift from the gods. Don’t think about it as being naughty – I mean, how can it be when it gives you so much pleasure!

Summer Bean & Eggplant Salad

Don’t you hate a naked bean salad? I mean, if you wanted to eat undressed beans, you could just eat them straight out of the can. Come on! Dress it up. Make it tasty.

Roasted Chicken Nibbles with Yellow & Red Peppers

You know the saying ‘A watched pot never boils.’? Add another saying to the list: ‘An unstirred dish of chicken nibbles, potatoes and peppers will burn.’ Apart from that, this dish is a doddle.

Rigatoni with Eggplant & Roasted Tomatoes

Bang the gong! This is awesome.

Baby Broad Bean & Pea Salad – Amanida de Favetes I Pèsols

If you can find it in a deli, finely shaved duck jamón, tossed through at the end, dresses up this salad beautifully.

Linguine with Feta, Broad Beans, Pine Nuts & Rocket

Here’s a spring pasta dish that rings all the bells: bouncy fresh, packed with flavour, fast and filling. And good for you.

Cavolo Nero with Ginger & Pine Nuts

What to do with crinkly green leaves? Read on.

New Potatoes Roasted with Fresh Bay Leaves

New potatoes are great any which way … but roasted with fresh bay leaves they just may become your new favourite.

I don’t know why people don’t cook omelettes more often. They’re so quick, so tasty and so utterly satisfying, that it’s almost criminal to think of dashing off to buy fast food when there’s an egg or two in the pantry.

Tortillas with Pork & Tomatillo Salsa

Roll them up, munch away.

Pickled Vege

A little pickle here, a little pickle there … can add interest to burgers, toasted cheese sandwiches, barbecued chicken and steak, or flat-tasting couscous, burghul, quinoa or freekeh. It’s pretty banging …

Asparagus & Orange Salad

Purple power – yep, purple asparagus, uncooked, adds sweetness and crunch to this salad.

BBQ Chicken Loinery

For success with this dish, follow Luca’s advice. “Please remember that you can do this – it’s mind over matter; those who matter won’t mind and those who mind, don’t matter.”

Char-grilled Red Pepper, Orange & Green Olive Salad

A gorgeous salad. Bright and fresh and deliciously juicy.

Crispy Chicken Wings

Puts the finger-licking into, um, er, finger-licking!

Spring Salad with Feta & Broad Beans

Squishy avocado? Perfect home for it!

Asparagus & Red Pepper Stir-fry

Colourful and sweet, and fast!

Mac ‘n Cheese – Seriously good!

Mac ‘n Cheese – so many versions, so many disappointments. This is the only one you need. This is the ULTIMATE Mac ‘n Cheese!