On a cold and blustery day like today - I crave warm, comforting food! Try this comforting shepherds pie - perfect for the winter months ahead!
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When I lived in northern Italy I made minestrone soup all the time. It’s packed with wholesome vegetables, with aromatic flavours of garlic, oregano and sweet tomatoes.
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Everyone loves ragù, or bolognese as we call it – it’s a real crowd-pleaser. This is a great make-ahead recipe, so try to cook it at your leisure the day or morning before as it always tastes better when it’s been cooked a few hours before serving. I make it with half pork and half beef – the minced beef alone makes for a coarse chunky sauce, but adding the pork makes it sweeter and fuller in flflavour. I always double up the recipe as it freezes so well. Delicious served with pappardelle as here, it is also perfect with linguine or spaghetti, and of course lots of freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top.
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The idea of making a cheese soufflé to many of you sounds utterly terrifying, I think that’s because so much hype has been made about getting that grand lift in the oven, and the fear that it will all flop! But I promise you they couldn’t be simpler to make.
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A zingy winter soup with seasonal vegetables. Every Saturday morning I start a big pot of broth in my kitchen. Once it is on the go it encourages me to cook soups like this winter warmer..
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I like to serve this as a sharing starter… Guinness treacle brown bread sliced on a wooden board, alongside a platter of the smoked salmon with wedges of lemons and the bowl of aioli.
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A short butter pastry filled with juicy wild blackberries and infused with aromatic cinnamon and citrus lemon zest. Pastry can seem a bit daunting to many but this recipe is very easy to make. It’s a simple method, creaming all the ingredients together with a mixer and chilling in the fridge, so that it’s lovely and crumbly.
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This recipe uses just six ingredients and takes less than half an hour! With all the tea and coffee we’re drinking at home these days, there would be nothing better than having a tasty homemade snack to enjoy with a hot cuppa.
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This soup is a ray of sunshine in a bowl during the grey days of autumn. The butternut squash is so sweet and creamy, and I love spicing and warming it up with cumin and garam masala.
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It’s the bread that’s always on my kitchen table at home — I make it every Saturday morning. It’s similar to the traditional Irish soda bread, but made with yoghurt and rosemary. Thyme makes a lovely substitute, or herbs can be left out altogether.
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This is my cheer me up bread. Weather is kind of miserable so let’s bring a bit of cheer to our homes with the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. This will take you 15 minutes to prepare - stir, shape and bake. No kneading, or proofing, the sweet citrus flavour of the orange is SO good with the dried fruits, I’m using a mix of raisins and sultanas but you could use dried apricots or dates too.
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Preserve Autumn with my Spicy Apple Chutney... I started making this chutney 15 years ago for the Farmers Markets & it's on all my menus!
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Even a light summer lunch can taste like a true indulgence. The secret in this Salmon Niçoise is the rich butter on the salmon and in the dressing. In high heat, the butter helps to seal in the seasoning while the salmon cooks. In the dressing, it blends smoothly with the Dijon mustard and lemon juice to bring out the best in the French beans, quartered tomatoes, sliced olives and soft-boiled egg.
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I love the feeling that I get from eating this salad –it makes me feel hydrated, cared for, energetic, happy and also gives me a feeling of inner glow that feeds my outer glow! I sometimes swap out the red cabbage for grated carrots, or the kale for spinach, or the broccoli for French beans
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