A tomato salad is the easiest, most generous dish of summer — no cooking required. Here’s how to choose and dress the best tomatoes, plus dozens of ideas for turning a simple platter into a starter, a side or...
Crispy-skinned pan-fried duck breast with a sweet, sour and spicy tamarind sauce — on the table in around 30 minutes. Includes an internal temperature guide for pink, medium and well-done results.
A warming, plant-based butternut squash and chickpea curry with roasted squash, a fragrant spice paste and a clever butter, honey and vinegar finish. On the table in under an hour and even better the next day.
A fragrant keema shepherd’s pie that fuses South Asian spicing with a beloved British classic. Spiced lamb mince, a rich tomato base, and a golden turmeric mash topping — this Anglo-Indian showstopper is as comforting as it is impressive.
A creamy sausage pasta built around pork sausagemeat, leek and shiitake mushrooms in a white wine and cream sauce. Topped with crispy fried sage leaves, fresh chives and parmesan. Simple, satisfying and ready in around 30 minutes — a...
Herb-crusted rack of lamb is the dinner party dish that looks like a restaurant showstopper but is genuinely straightforward once you know the tricks. Individual mini racks, a fragrant Parmesan herb crust, Dijon mustard, and a simple sear-ahead method...
Inspired by a Périgord bistro lunch, these slow-roasted duck legs in red wine are far easier to cook than they look. A rich red wine jus with redcurrant jelly, creamy dauphinoise potatoes, and golden crispy skin — this is...
his beef massaman curry is everything Thai comfort food should be — rich, fragrant and deeply satisfying. Slow-cooked organic beef and waxy potatoes soak up a coconut milk sauce layered with sweet, sour, salty and spicy notes. Well worth...
A treat of a dish: perfectly cooked, slightly pink pork chop served in a rich, creamy cider and mustard sauce. Weeknight simple, weekend worthy. One of my all-time favourites.
Bone-in beef short ribs braised low and slow in a whole bottle of red wine, with a deeply glossy sauce that coats every bite. It takes patience, but the oven does all the hard work.
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