Type: Simple lazy
Mint and pistachio chocolate fridge cake
This is called a chocolate fridge cake but it should be seen as a bit of a larder cake as well, using…
Prawn and corn fritters
These work as both a snack before supper or as a starter with an avocado and gem lettuce salad. They also work…
Squid and red pepper stew
This is a one-pot dish, big on flavour, which simmers away for just 30 minutes while you get on with something else…
Chicken Marbella
This is a dish I regularly cook for friends. All the work is done in advance – you can marinate it for…
Spring roast chicken with preserved lemon
I’m not the first to combine lemon, garlic and chicken – and I won’t be the last – but sometimes it’s good…
Beef meatballs with lemon and celeriac
I often say that my favourite food is the sort that can, at once, comfort, surprise and delight. This dish (as is…
Lamb and pistachio patties with sumac yoghurt sauce
These patties are lovely as a snack or as part of a feast at a barbecue. If you want to make them…
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with mint and cumin
This is a feast of a meal, served with something like butterbeans – gently mashed with the cooking juices from the lamb…
Lamb siniyah
This is the Middle Eastern equivalent of shepherd’s pie, with a tahini crust standing in for the layer of mashed potato. It’s…