Print Recipe ROASTED MACKEREL WITH GARLIC AND PAPRIKA I don’t know why some people don’t like mackerel and why it’s not more widely served in the...
Print Recipe FISH PIE I can never understand why most fish pie recipes require you to precook the fish in milk, then subject it to 30...
Print Recipe FLATBREADS WITH LEMON THYME RICOTTA Flatbreads are the simplest of all breads to make because, as the name suggests, you don’t need any leavener...
Print Recipe Welsh Rarebit Welsh rarebit is so much more than just fancy cheese on toast. When it’s cold and wet outside it hits the spot...
Print Recipe ANCHOVY DIP WITH CRUDITÉS This punchy dip is a great way of adding interest to a selection of raw vegetables and makes a super...
Print Recipe SPAGHETTI WITH CHILES, SARDINES, AND OREGANO Never be snobby about canned fish—as every student knows, it can be the secret behind plenty a quick...
Print Recipe CHILE BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS Great food doesn’t have to be complex, as these simple beef wraps show. They are really quick to make and...
Print Recipe AVOCADO AND BLACK SESAME SPRINKLE ON SOURDOUGH It doesn’t take much to turn an avocado into a simple meal. As a treat when I...
Print Recipe TUNA NIÇOISE SALAD This is a classic French salad, which you’ll often see smartened up in restaurants with freshly seared tuna, but I think...
Print Recipe BEEF EMPANADAS The empanada resembles a turnover and probably started out in Spain but soon spread throughout Latin America and Asia. The piquant chimichurri...
Print Recipe CORN FRITTERS WITH YOGURT DIP We’ve all got a can or two of corn lurking in a cabinet somewhere, and these thick savory pancakes...
Print Recipe LEEK AND PANCETTA QUICHE Quiche is a really versatile dish that you can take in any direction you like—just be generous with the filling:...
Print Recipe BURRATA WITH QUICK BALSAMIC FIG JAM AND CROSTINI Burrata is an extra creamy mozzarella from Puglia in the heel of Italy. It’s a beautiful...
Print Recipe PLOUGHMAN’S SALAD The ploughman’s has been a mainstay of pub menus since the Fifties – quite rightly because it was an instant classic the...
Print Recipe PRAWN TOSTADA These are all about the contrast of textures: succulent prawns and soft, ripe avocado mixed with crisp radishes and served on a...
Print Recipe EASY BOLLITO MISTO This sausage casserole is traditionally served in Italy on Christmas Day with salsa verde, a dressing of garlic, anchovies, mustard, vinegar,...
Print Recipe CHICKEN STIR-FRY WITH RICE NOODLES You’ll find versions of this recipe all across Asia, and it shows how good fast food can be. Because...
Print Recipe BEEF FILLET WITH SALSA VERDE The Rolls-Royce cut from the Rolls-Royce of meats: it would be sacrilege to mess around with this much. I...
Print Recipe MOROCCAN LAMB WITH SWEET POTATOES AND RAISINS Morocco is famed for its slow-cooked tagines, or stews, made in a distinctively shaped earthenware pot. This...
Print Recipe STEAK SANDWICHES These are effectively very posh burgers. You take a rare beef tenderloin, add homemade relish and mustard mayonnaise, and sandwich it between...