The Chowder originates from long journeys by ship – they used ingredients that would survive and the soup was thickened with hardtack. Hard...

This time the core ingredients for this soup are all raw – leeks, celery and onion. The previous recipe produced a soup with texture - now ...

Do you always finish up with leftover veggies – cooked or raw? Here are a couple of ideas for “something out of nothing” Instead of throwi...

It's easy peasy, here are a couple of photos :- the Knorr stock pot and the Flora melting in the pan with the combination of the E...

… a sauce for every dish – make it what you will! Oh and by the way it's plant based. It's a cream sauce with stock and butter whic...

… the meatballs! The recipe that follows is easy and makes really tasty meatballs. As a rough guide 450g of minced meat will give you 24...

Here's a dish which again uses baked jackets spuds that you have in you fridge stash. This is originally a side dish but has morphed in...

How about koftas? These Indian meatballs are a real hit. As you'd expect from me they can be made ahead and frozen. Koftas - makes ...

This dish ticks two boxes – it's for those who love stuffing with their roast and with the extra ingredients it becomes a vegetarian roa...

Time is our greatest enemy – or rather lack of it - whether its a commute, long hours, collecting and ferrying children, there's very li...

Heat the butter and the cream together Add the Parmesan and heaps of black pepper The bowl The bowl with petit pois I didn't ...

Heat 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil in a pre-heated wok or large frying pan. I used a wok. Seal the fillet slices on either side quickly and th...

You've got a choice! Dumplings made with suet have more texture to them. If you prefer light and fluffy then probably without suet wou...

You won't need your slow cooker – you can use a large frying pan or a casserole. Following the recipe, substitute the braising steak w...

This dish ticks two boxes – it's for those who love “stuffing” with their roast and with the extra ingredients it becomes a vegetarian r...

It's another gallimaufry – but this takes it up a notch ... Asian Spiced Gallimaufry Serves 2 The marinade 2 x 4oz fillet ste...

… the humble onion salad : Onion Salad 2 medium onions, finely chopped - weight 150g per onion approximately salt and black pepper ...

  Here's a photo guide of the original Bombay Aloo : the beginning the middle the end in an individual pot, ready to roll! It's...

Although this is used as a very popular “side” it can morph into a stand-alone veggie meal by adding a selection of other stuff – cauliflow...

This is a middle for diddle curry sauce, it won't blow your head off erring on the mild side – you could ramp it up by increasing the st...