If you grow your own vegetables, you probably grow spinach and therefore have an abundance of it for a lot of the year! This is one of my favourite dishes to make when I want an easy warming bowl for supper and it is made with storecupboard staples – red lentils, chickpeas and coconut milk, and a few simple spices. If it starts to get a bit dry, add in hot vegetable stock or water.
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Dark, good-quality chocolate slow-cooked with beef is brilliant. It might seem a bit odd but it’s a classic combination in French and Mexican cooking. The chocolate adds a fantastic silky texture and deep notes of cocoa.
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For this recipe I use soba noodles, a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour and water. They give that silky slurpy texture that is so good in curries and soups, but you could use egg noodles instead. A sprinkle of chopped cashews on top would also be delicious.
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I have so many variations on this ultimate comfort food that I feel I could write a whole book on it!This recipe really is the ultimate, it’s really creamy (which is essential in a mac n cheese), and the topping is lovely and crunchy (also essential), thanks to the panko breadcrumbs.
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This one pot supper is just brilliant, a real crowd pleaser. I have nights (which I am sure you do too), when I just can bare the idea of washing up more than one pan, so I love a casserole where I can cook it all in one pot.
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Crispy crumb topping, creamy rich ricotta and spinach laying underneath, all adding delicious flavour and texture to the juicy filet of chicken. This is a brilliant classic Italian supper recipe.
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A fabulous quick fix supper, made with shop bought frozen pastry.
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