Good with wine, good with beer, easy to eat, and delicious. What more do you want from a cheese straw?
Category: Winter
Leek & Bacon Tartlets
Mmmmm creamy leeks with bacon and mustard all stuffed into little rounds of cheesy pastry …
Leeks – all you need to know and then some …
Most of us have heard of cock-a-leekie (a Scottish soupy stew made with chicken and leeks) but hat-a-leekie is something else. Why anyone would want to wear a leek in their hat is beyond me, but not to the Welsh who claim the leek as their national symbol – all to do with a bunch of …
Witloof, Pear & Haloumi Salad
Fresh, fruity, sweet and salty, oh, and very cute!
Dal with Cauliflower
Cauliflower never tasted so good
Carrot & Coriander Salad
Carrots have never tasted so good
Fish Pies with Chorizo
Little cheesy pots of bubbling goodness everyone will love
Cauliflower Steaks with Quick Olive Hummus
Oh, glory be, crunchy, golden, cheesy … and usually cheap!
Roast Fillet of Beef with Herb Crust
Pink and juicy, succulent and tasty, perfect beef guaranteed.
Balsamic Glazed Shallots
These shiny sweet and sharp shallots make a stunning plate mate for roast beef
Broken Broccoli
Extra virgin olive oil, garlic and parmesan are broccoli’s best friends. Just trot them all out together and wait for the response.
Baked Apples
Baked apples with custard or cream are really good but even better served while hot with cold ice cream. The contrast!
Cavolo nero
Cavolo nero is a bit different to other cabbages because it doesn’t form a head – you know, grow into a ball!
Split Pea Soup with Bacon Hock
There’s nothing like a bowl of split pea soup full of tender chunks of bacon hock to fill you right down to your toes.
Chicken, Fig & Lemon Pies
If lining tins with pastry scares your pants off, just make one big free-form pie. It’ll taste just as good.
Chunky Pasta with Chorizo Tomato Sauce
Need something to fill hungry tums midweek? Chunky pasta with chorizo tomato sauce is the answer! Easy, filling and bags of flavour.
Jacket-baked Potatoes
Yep, eat them on the couch if you want to, just make them because these are stunningly good.
Winter Salad
How to make a finger-licking green salad? It’s all in the tossing …
Rhubarb, Apple & Ginger Crumble
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Hokkien Noodle Soup with Wong Bok & Tofu
Chilli, coriander, ginger and soy sauce give oodles of flavour to this easy and sustaining noodle soup.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
If only our mothers and grandmothers had thought to roast these cute little buds we would have loved them at first bite!
Apple & Cranberry Pie
Whoa – this is a good one – apple & cranberry pie scented with a few grates of orange zest, topped with homemade pastry. Seconds guaranteed.
Broccoli Salad with Pumpkin & Peppers
Get your chops around this – colourful, crunchy, bursting with flavour, and good for you!
Broccoli Stir-fry with Chilli, Ginger & Oyster Sauce
This is a quickie, and scrumptious, and good for midweek.
Ilaria’s Spicy Chickpea Bunnuce Burgers with Green Chilli Yoghurt Dressing
These are seriously so good that I swear they’ll beat any kebab and falafel combo that a 1am service, or any other time, can offer you.
Hey Bud!
Brussels sprouts look cuter than cabbage, and they can taste a whole lot better, too, if you arm yourself with a few must-do’s …