Type: Simple make ahead
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…
Sweet and salty cheesecake with cherries
Three components here, I know, but they’re all quick and simple to do, can all be made well in advance, and there’s…
Vanilla custard with roasted strawberries and rhubarb
If it’s in season use forced rhubarb here: the hot-pink colour of the slender stalks looks stunning once cooked. Regular field-grown rhubarb,…
Sumac-roasted strawberries with yoghurt cream
This is a good pudding to remember if you have over-ripe strawberries which are slightly past their best. Roasting them makes them…
Smoked fish and parsnip cakes
I love to eat these for brunch, topped with a poached egg, but they’re good any time of the day. If eating…
Fishcake tacos with mango, lime and cumin yoghurt
Making tacos is a really easy and fun way to feed friends. You can prepare everything well in advance – the fishcake…
Chilli fish with tahini
There are very few things, in my book, which aren’t improved by a drizzle of creamy tahini sauce. Here it makes perfect…
Slow-cooked chicken with a crisp corn crust
This is a wonderful meal on an autumn day, served with a crisp green salad. The slow-cooked chicken is packed full of…
Chicken with miso, ginger and lime
This dish is lovely either warm from the oven – served with sticky or basmati rice – or at room temperature. If…