Meal Ideas

Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe If you have any leftover chicken from a roast chicken dinner, or some leftover cooked chicken thighs or legs you can make a tasty roast chicken salad sandwich. This is perfect with a little salad cream and a cup of tea. You could toast...

Chicken and Green Pesto Pasta Recipe Succulent pieces of chicken are combined with tangy green pesto and zingy parmesan cheese in this delicious chicken and green pesto pasta recipe. This recipe is inspired by a dish my daughter once ate in an Italian restaurant. I...

This egg sandwich recipe is perfect for packed lunches and picnics. You could add salad cream or mayo, or watercress, cress, crispy bacon bits or prawns to make it taste extra special.

This delicious tomato and chilli arrabbiata sauce recipe makes the perfect accompaniment to pasta shapes like penne or rigatoni, or as a spicy sauce for meatballs. It is also a great way of using up vegetables like peppers, courgettes or carrots.

You can customise it to suit your tastes and needs making it milder if like me you prefer the warmth of chilli, and hotter if you prefer a big chilli kick.

Easy Fish Pie Recipe If you've ever needed a bowlful of comfort food that's quick and easy to prepare then this is it. If you like you can add grated cheese to the mashed potatoes and then sprinkle some more on the top when it goes in the oven. This version of fish...

With lashings of tasty smoked haddock, juicy sweetcorn and comforting potatoes Smoked Haddock Chowder is perfect for a cold winter’s day. It’s also quick and easy to make.

Coronation chicken is a great way to use up leftover roast chicken to make a tasty lunch. Use as a sandwich filling or pile on top of a hot buttered jacket potato

If you love sesame prawn toast and have wondered how on earth to make it, here is my simple and delicious recipe!

This slow cooker chilli con carne recipe is quick and easy and a real crowd pleaser. Serve with a pile of fluffy basmati rice, tortilla chips and Mexican dips and a handful of grated cheese

This easy cheesy gratin-topped fish pie is perfect when you need some comfort food but your energy levels are low. There’s no need to pre-cook the fish as it cooks to perfection in the oven whilst the potatoes are cooking

This hearty sweet potato and chorizo soup is perfect after a long walk in the winter months. With a hint of smoked paprika and chilli to give it a kick it will have you warmed up in no time!

This warming, hearty slow cooker sausage casserole recipe is perfect for a cool Autumn or Winter day. Choose a good quality butchers style sausage for best res

Spicy Curried Cauliflower Soup Recipe. This easy to make curried cauliflower soup is just perfect for cooler autumn days when you need something to warm you up!  I roasted the cauliflower florets in the oven to start off with, although if time is short you could...

Pot luck salad – this versatile and hearty protein packed salad is versatile and fantastic for those days when you’ve not got much time

This delicious chicken pie is a great way to use up leftover chicken and is quick and easy to make. Perfect for a quick weekday dinne

Stir-fried garlic brussels sprouts make a wonderful accompaniment to winter dishes like beef stews or bangers and mash. If you’re not feeding vegans and vegetarians add a little crispy bacon or pancetta to make it extra nice.

Summer Minestrone Soup is perfect for lunch on a summers day.

A light, tasty soup packed with Mediterranean vegetables, tomato and basil, serve with a crusty French stick or some garlic and herb croutons.

This delicious roasted garlic and tomato soup combines the mellowness of the roasted garlic with the freshness of the vine-ripened tomatoes to create a wonderfully warming and uplifting soup.      Roasted garlic is one of the most amazing flavours known to...

Lentil Soup is a wonderfully versatile soup. If you don't have much time it can be made quickly and easily by pretty much throwing a handful of washed lentils, some stock, a finely chopped onion and some herbs into a pan and simmering until the lentils go fluffy. If...

This quick and easy spaghetti bolognese recipe uses only a few key ingredients and is quick to cook. Perfect for students who may have little time on their hands. It's wonderfully versatile. Any leftover bolognese sauce can be turned into another meal for another day....