Lentil soup
Warming, spicy lentil soup, perfect for a cold day. Serve with bread, if you like. Serves 4 180g red lentils 1 red …
Apple crumble muffins
Having discovered that muffins are ridiculously easy to make, I am now planning various experiments with flavours. These ones were made the …
Squash and goat’s cheese bake
I tend to make this in pyrex because it’s easier, but if you want it to look more impressive you can roast …
Blue cheese pasta sauce
We sometimes make a variant of this with loads of blue cheese and sour cream, which makes it really rich. This was …
Mixed berry muffins
These have surprisingly little butter and sugar in them, making them a reasonably healthy version of shop-bought muffins. Obviously, you could add …
Sweet potato and haloumi curry
My housemate at uni and I invented this one evening when vaguely aiming for saag paneer… we decided that haloumi would be …
Pasta with caramelised onions, goat’s cheese and spinach (“Padana” pasta)
My favourite Pizza Express pizza is the Padana, which is tomato sauce, caramelised onions, goat’s cheese, spinach and mozzarella. This combines those …
Cinnamon buns
Makes approximately 20 buns. 450g self-raising flour 300g bread flour 100g caster sugar 2tsp live yeast, activated in about 1/4 pint warm …
Herby tomato and bean soup
Perfect cold-weather lunch. We had 6 people sitting on the floor of our tiny flat trying not to drip tomato soup on …
Spiced apple and fig cake
I bought figs to make something else (fig and rum custard tarts, since you ask) but decided to make a cake instead …
Salmon with stir-fried vegetables and rice noodles
This is a cheat because not only is not vegetarian but also I didn’t cook it in the bedsit – this was …
Rogan josh (ish) chickpea curry
My boyfriend had a yen for a really thick, saucey curry, but one without loads of cream, so we came up with …
Butternut squash and pepper soup, with roasted garlic and parmesan cream
The first time I cooked for my boyfriend’s family, I made this soup as a starter. It’s pretty filling, actually, so will …
Butternut squash and chestnut wellington
I’m calling this a wellington, but it’s really a giant pasty full of tasty things… You will need (serves 8, with roast …
Pear, almond and chocolate cake
We had friends round for an apocalypse party, and if the world’s going to end I want to go full of cake. …
Poached pears in spiced red wine, with panettone and walnut cinnamon praline
I have just eaten this and I am so fat and happy… You will need: Red wine Pears A panettone Orange juice …
Veggie burritos with black beans, and lime and coriander rice
We’re both big fans of Mission Burrito and Benito’s Hat, so decided to recreate their veggie burrito at home. You will need: …
Guest post: Breakfast Burritos
The boyfriend here. This is something that I make for Eleanor which she seems to really like. I think “burrito” is pushing …
Pizza
In a half-arsed attempt to eat more healthily, I made pizza from scratch instead of getting it from Domino’s. Hmm. For the …
Curry feast
I saw this recipe in the Guardian during the week and decided to attempt it at home over the weekend – with …