Best tuna pasta bake ever
I had a request for tuna pasta bake from my teenage lad, who I swear is growing 3ft every day at the moment. I hadn't been shopping for ages so I had to get stuff from "d...
Chilli-crumbed salmon with creamy butterbean mash
I've been a bit sceptical about bean mash but I was wrong, very wrong. Nothing replaces actual mashed potato in my life but this is REALLY good, and of course beans are b...
Just great quiche
Quiche holds a special spot in my heart, I associate it with my sis-in-law, Den. In Essex we call it 'cheese flan' and Den makes the best one in the world, always with ja...
Crab spaghettini with chilli and garlic
Evocative of beautiful relaxed holiday evenings sitting outside in the warm air. I always use white crabmeat that I buy from my fish man, it's lighter and has more bite. ...
Eggs, chips and peas
I like to buck the trend when it comes to healthy eating! Eggs – nutrition powerbombs, potatoes – full of goodness, peas – the new superfood (watch this space).
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Chicken and leek pie
The thought of making a pie can send your head spinning on a busy weeknight, that's why I wanted to come up with something quick that made it seem like you've been slavin...
Prawn risella
It was Saturday night and I hadn't shopped but I had some prawns in the freezer that I bought off the fish man and I had some bomba rice that's used for paella but I didn...
The absolute best veggie burger
Veggie burgers can be depressing things, seemingly made of cardboard and guinea pig droppings or made from some pretend meat that was grown in a factory. But "hello then!...
Aubergine and tomato pasta
If I had a penny for all the people who say they don't like aubergines I'd have £2.50 by now. This includes my sprogeny, who maintains that aubergines are "DISGUSTING" b...