Smokey Bean Wraps
Use dried beans if on a budget (soak overnight then boil - look up instructions). Can also be served on baked potatoes ...
Main course recipes
Hearty main courses for every night of the week. You will find quick midweek dinners, slow-cooked weekend favourites and dishes for a crowd, all shared by home cooks who make them again and again.
Chicken with Peanut Butter Marinade
Thai style peanut butter sauce - serve with rice or mashed potato.
Microwave Chana Dal
Microwave version of dal recipe (save electricity or cook at work for lunch).
Beef Stroganoff
Tips: Add a little butter to the pasta. To prevent curdling, have sour cream at room temperature. Mix a little of the h...
Sea Bass en Papillote
Young sea bass should not be fished, so sea bass should be reasonably large - or better still therefore to use fillets. ...
Chicken, Ham & Leek Bake
Delicious creamy recipe. Use ham rather than gammon if you're on a budget. Alternatively add peas to the mixture and t...
Tarka Dahl
Tarka is the sizzling spiced oil or ghee that’s poured over the dahl to finish. Comfort food, a real change from normal...
Pork Meatballs with Spaghetti
Meatballs packed with flavour - serve with sphaghetti and vegetables. For the complete meal I suggest one of four optio...
Lemon Chicken
For slightly healthier version don't bother coating the chicken in flour and omit the egg and cream.
Coated Chicken Quarters 'Roast' Dinner
Quick and easy alternative to a Sunday Roast. Serve with carrots & broccoli, or vegetables of your choice.
Simple Coronation Chicken Rice
So quick and easy yet delicious!
Thai Grilled Chicken
Add more garlic, chillies and coriander for a more pungent sauce. Only use 1 chilli for those that don't like it hot! ...
Assassin's Spaghetti
Puglian spaghetti dish where the spaghetti is cooked in the tomato sauce with stock added like in a risotto. Mushrooms ...
Simple Flatbread for Pizza
Quick and easy flatbread base to put your favourite Pizza toppings!
Lamb Shanks
2 large lamb shanks is a lot of lamb and will serves 2 adults and 2 children. Serve vegetables separately to fussy chil...
Chicken Chow Mein
Straightforward Chinese chicken dish
Lamb Tagine
Add some vegetables such as carrots and mushrooms. Add butter to the cous cous and fry for 2 minutes for a richer cous ...
Indian Masala Carrots with Coconut Lentils
Serve with warm naan bread.
Tagliatelli Carbonara
Serve either with a large salad and tomato, or with peas and courgettes. I used to put cream in carbonara, but my Itali...
Pea and Ham Soup
You can use a ham hock to make this stock, but the best time to make it is using the stock from cooking a gammon at Chri...
Fish Pie
Serve with peas
Nut Roast (Vegan)
Great recipe - worthy of being served hot for Christmas Day lunch, or cold in your boxing day buffet. Shown here with a...
Sweet and Sour Pork
Also very nice with pasta or couscous instead of rice.
Rich Beef Lasagne
Glenda's recipe - the wine makes for a richer sauce. Serve with a fresh green salad.