Spiced Chicken Breast with Dal
My chicken curry recipes usually use thighs but this time I wanted something quick and lighter. I soaked the lentles for 30 minutes but it’s not essential if you’re short on time. Don’t be put off by the long list…
Mushroom & Pepper Baked Spaghetti
Anything with a melted cheese crust gets my vote. Make in individual dishes or one to share.
Smokey Pulled Pork
Smokey BBQ flavour pulled pork without a BBQ. Serve on flatbread or a tortilla with pickled cucumber, red onion soaked in lime juice, salad and your favourite dressing. I used my green goddess dressing with added green chilli.
Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)
Pastitsio is a cross between lasagna and moussaka with the flavours if Greece. Pasta base topped with a meat ragu flavoured with herbs and cinnamon and topped with moussaka style set bechemal sauce. Can be made a couple of days…
Butternut Squash Vegetable Stack
A great make ahead dish for a dinner party. Assemble the whole thing and leave on a baking sheet to reheat.
Almond & Hazelnut Florentine Bars
I make batches of these at Christmas to take to friends. Chopped hazelnuts or pecans would also work well. I find that using chocolate callets are the easiest way with this dish but if you have bars, finely chop before…
Sausage & Beef Italian Meatballs
When I was visiting America, a friend cooked Green Chilli with a mix of beef mince and sausage. I loved the flavour and have incorporated them into a light meatball. I serve mine with garlic and herb mash and minted…
Chorizo & Tomato Rigatoni
Tasty week night pasta dish. Don’t have to follow the recipe slavishly, swap the chorizo with a basic sausage, add whatever vegetables you have if you don’t like/have mushrooms.
Thai Style Crab Cakes
Incredibly quick to put together. Once cooked, they can be frozen and cooked from frozen in an oven preheat to 150C fan for 15 minutes. Serve with sweet chilli sauce or a homemade dipping sauce.
Simple Fried Chicken
This recipe fries in much less oil just to brown the meat then it’s cooked in the oven. If you want to reduce fat even more, you can remove the skin from the chicken pieces before you marinade. The marinade…