Type: Simple make ahead
Harissa beef sirloin with pepper and lemon sauce
This is a great dish to feed friends, if you like knowing that all the work which needs doing is done well…
Gnocchi alla Romana
Comfort food does not get any more comforting than this. Serve this as it is, or with a crisp green salad. It’s…
Lamb and feta meatballs
These work either as a main course, in a pitta or with some rice and vegetables, or eaten as they are as…
Beef sirloin and basil salad
This works either as an impressive starter or as a lunch or light supper. All the elements can be prepared a day…
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…
Grilled lamb fillet with almonds and orange blossom
This is a great dish for feeding friends, as you can get much of the work done in advance. The day before,…
Lamb bake with tahini sauce and tomatoes
This can be served two ways. Either as it is, warm, as part of a main meal, or left to cool and…
Pappardelle with rose harissa, black olives and capers
Pappare means ‘to gobble up’ in Italian, which is the destiny of this dish (particularly in Tara’s house, where her husband Chris…
Fettuccine with spiced cherry tomato sauce
When they are ripe and sweet, buy a big batch of cherry tomatoes, to make double or triple the quantity of sauce….