Cheese, tomato and basil muffins
Savoury muffins – good for a picnic! (Yes, the brief window of March sunshine has gone to my head…) makes 24 little …
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 …
Couscous with vegetables and roasted garlic dressing
Sunny day, friends coming for lunch. Wanted to make something that required very little effort or time spent at the stove. Came …
Vegetable dhansak
My dear friend’s mum is a cookery writer, and she posted on Facebook that she was making chicken dhansak in her slow …
Minestrone
Hearty, bean-y tomato-y soup with pasta and herbs – this is a meal in itself, although it is especially nice with hot …
Lentil soup
Warming, spicy lentil soup, perfect for a cold day. Serve with bread, if you like. Serves 4 180g red lentils 1 red …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Curry feast
I saw this recipe in the Guardian during the week and decided to attempt it at home over the weekend – with …
Tomato soup and kneidlach (dumplings)
Kneidlach are little dumplings made with matzah meal, usually eaten at Passover. They are normally made with chicken fat and then cooked …
Quick chickpea and sweet potato curry
This is one of those “what have we got in the cupboard/fridge?” meals, and there are a million variations. We had the …