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Several bowls of creamy yellow soup are garnished with fresh herbs and a drizzle of oil, served in blue and white patterned bowls, arranged closely together on a table.

Turnip & Honey Soup

Move away from all the standard soups and serve your guests something they won’t have had before. The combination of turnip and honey is delicious and the addition or morel mushrooms makes this a luxurious little pre starter or starter…

A metal bowl filled with glazed sausage slices garnished with chopped parsley, with several wooden sticks inserted for serving, placed on a wooden surface.

Chorizo in red wine

Important to use cooking chorizo, works well as a tapas dish or canapé. Alternatively try the cider cooked chorizo recipe. You’ll need a shallow pan or small frying pan which has a lid.

A plate of wide, homemade pasta with creamy mushroom sauce, topped with grated cheese, chopped herbs, and lemon zest, served on a white dish.

Roast Chicken, Mushroom & Herby Pasta

A great to make with left over roast chicken, if you don’t have any leftovers, simply roast two legs at 200C for 40 minutes.  I used thyme, sage and parsley but you could also use rosemary, marjoram or oregano -…

A plated dish featuring a layered savoury pastry with a golden-brown top, garnished with chopped spring onions and surrounded by a dark sauce on a white plate.

Guinea fowl millefeuille

A delightful dish for a special occasion. The millefeuille can be prepared up to 3 hours before you need them and the sauce can also be made ahead of time. Guinea fowl can be found in many supermarkets or order…

A plate with a roasted chicken leg, roast potatoes, and a colourful mix of cooked vegetables, including tomatoes, peppers, and aubergine, with a fork and knife on the side.

Cheats Ratatouille

A very straight forward recipe which doesn’t involve frying off the aubergines separately, simply coked in one pan the secret is to have the oil at a low temperature and stew the veg. I chose not to add courgette to…

A tray lined with kitchen paper holds a pile of crispy, golden-brown parsnip crisps, freshly cooked and lightly seasoned.

Parsnip crisps

These keep for at least a week in an airtight container. The same method can be applied to carrots, beetroots and any root veg, I particularly love Jerusalem artichoke. As well as delicious on their own with drinks I often…

A baked casserole dish filled with broccoli, cauliflower, and melted cheese, browned on top, sitting on a wooden surface.

Broccoli & Cauliflower Cheese & Onion Bake

A variation of the classic with a little bit of added heat and flavour. It’s cheaper if you buy a whole broccoli head and cauliflower but I’ve put weights to enable the nutrition calculation. This will be enough for 8…

A black frying pan on a wooden table contains a cooked, golden-brown omelette topped with melted cheese and black pepper. The omelette appears fluffy with slightly crispy edges.

Omelette Arnold Bennett

Invented at The Savoy Hotel in the 1920’s for the writer and critic Arnold Bennett. Many recipes have a sauce like hollandaise or bechamel but I have tried to make this version slightly healthier without loosing the unctuous texture. Traditionally…

A collage shows steps of making noodle soup: ingredients on a table, broth simmering with vegetables, eggs boiling, broth being strained, noodles and vegetables cooking, and the finished soup garnished with herbs, sesame seeds, and half an egg.

My Monday Ramen

We usually have Ramen on a Monday using up any proteins left over from the weekend.  Ramen traditionally uses a pork broth but I prefer chicken. The better the stock the better the ramen so it’s really worth making your…