Naan pizza
The best instant pizza base I've found; not so thin that it's like cardboard but not so thick that it's like a sponge. And it's just the right size too. Put this deliciou...
Vegetarian Puttanesca
A punchy super-fast spaghetti dish, using sun dried tomatoes in place of the usual anchovies....
Chickpea, coconut and cauliflower curry
I hadn't shopped for ten days but needed to turn out a quick Saturday night dinner so I risked Nisa Local and came out with the ingredients for this beauty. So inexpensiv...
Oven baked mushroom risotto
Making risotto on the hob is a beautiful relaxing experience but sometimes you just need to stick something in the oven and get on with some other jobs. This loses very l...
Shakshouka
Any easy brunch for those hungry, lazy mornings. Spicy, tomatoey soft eggs with a pop of bright green tenderstem. If you're extra starving pimp it with beans or pulses o...
Griddled Mediterranean vegetables with creamy butterbean mash
Beans and pulses are the future, yet most people only ever eat baked beans! And they're delicious mashed with creme fraiche and seasoning and piled with smoky griddled ve...
Chicken in creme fraiche, mushroom and tarragon sauce
Sometimes you just have to have cosy food like this. I made this in late September as the night was drawing in and I was in my element with a kitchen full of the homely s...
Salmon, spinach and potato fritatta
Fritatta is so versatile because you can eat it hot or cold, so if you're going to be rushing around in a hurry at around dinner time you can make it ahead then just serv...
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...