Risotto
My best friend works on a cheese stall and, yes, that is as good as it sounds. She gave us one of …
White fish with tomatoes, wine and cream
I ate something similar to this in a Turkish restaurant in early December and tried to recreate it for Christmas dinner. Use …
Tomato and green vegetable risotto
I usually make risotto with stock and wine, but adding a can of tomatoes makes a nice change. As ever, substitute any …
Creamy cheesy mushroom pasta
Lazy supper tonight – super-easy mushroom pasta in a creamy sauce. Serves 4 About 8 mushrooms Pasta 1tsp thyme Olive oil 2 …
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 …
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 …
Curry feast
I saw this recipe in the Guardian during the week and decided to attempt it at home over the weekend – with …
Mushroom and pea risotto with asparagus
This is a quick, easy, filling meal, which can be made with anything you’ve got lying about: cheese, green veg, other veg, …