Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble
This is a variation on my Chocolate and Banana Crumble which I created for Easy, Tasty, Healthy, but unfortunately we didn’t have room to include. It is however the most amazing dessert. Not only a d
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Sweet Potato and Ginger Soup
This recipe produces the most amazingly delicious soup and the method is so simple – just throw everything into a pan, bubble away and then blitz with a processor or stick blender. It relies on the ba
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Persian Lamb Pilaff with Buckwheat
This one-pot meal is so easy to make and is cooked in under 15 minutes. Just time to tidy everything away and you can sit down to a delicious meal knowing that there is very little washing up and the
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Lentil Bolognese
This has always been one of my favourite recipes from my first book ‘Cooking Without’ and it’s such a useful standby. I like to make it in quantity, preferably in the slow cooker so that I don’t even
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Ginger and Orange Cake
A friend made this recently for a yoga day she was running as she wanted to serve some healthy treats. I hadn’t made it for years and had forgotten how good it is. It was a hit with everyone. Once a r
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Chicken and Chorizo Tray Bake
This whole meal on a tray can be prepared ahead of time and popped into the oven when you are ready to eat. If you line the tray there will be very little washing up and the food is a real treat – sub
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Pasta with Squid and Chorizo
If you keep diced chorizo in the freezer, as well as frozen squid, this recipe will only take minutes to make, yet the combination of colours, textures and flavours puts it in the gourmet class.
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Chicken and Chinese Five-spice Casserole
This is a favourite recipe of mine – chicken in a mild and delicately flavoured creamy sauce. It’s one I often turn to when friends are coming to supper and I want a dish that I know they will love.
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