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Rose harissa chickpeas with flaked cod
This is a great little tapas dish packed full of big flavours. Serve it with some crusty bread and wilted greens….

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…

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…

Whole roasted sea bass with soy and ginger
This is the centrepiece for an Asian-style feast, served with some Thai sticky rice and tenderstem broccoli with soy sauce, garlic and…

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…

Plum, blackberry and bay friand bake
Friands are the light, moist almond cakes popular in Australia, New Zealand and France. Whisked egg whites and very little flour make…

Mackerel with pistachio and cardamom salsa
This is a super impressive (but secretly very easy) summer starter. It also works well as a main course, served with some…