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bacon and onion roly poly

Bacon and Onion Roly-Poly Pudding

Bacon and onion roly-poly pudding is a classic British family favourite from the 1960s.

bread pudding

Nanny’s Bread Pudding

A firm favourite in my family, served warm or cold, my wife’s aka Nanny’s bread pudding is the best.

roasted cauliflower steaks on a metal tray

Oven Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

Cauliflower is very much back in fashion as a favourite low-carb food. These oven-roasted cauliflower steaks will give your taste buds a workout.

salt crust baked potato filled with a cream cheese and chive filling on a hessian mat

Salt Crust Baked Potatoes

Salt crusting is a cooking method which you most commonly find used for fish because it keeps in the moisture and cooks evenly. This recipe for salt-crusted baked potatoes produces a better flavour and a perfectly seasoned skin. You can reduce the baking time by 10-20 minutes if you microwave […]

leeks with cabbage and mushrooms on a plate

Leeks Cabbage and Mushrooms

An ideal accompaniment for steak, lamb, chicken or fish, this combination of sauteed leeks and cabbage with chestnut mushrooms is easy and nutritious.

Chorizo Scotch Quail’s Eggs

Upgrade this picnic family favourite with a tangy chorizo and blanched almond shell, covering perfectly soft-set yolks

ww2 christmas pudding on a white plate with a merry christmas decoration on top

WW2 Christmas Pudding

This Old-Fashioned Christmas Pudding revives a vintage WW2 British recipe from the 1940s.

serving of beef stew in a white bowl

Hearty Winter Beef Stew with Dumplings

It’s cold and damp, one of those gloomy winter days, so what could be better than a hearty winter beef stew to tuck into with some lovely crusty bread?

offal ragu

Offal Ragu

In a recent UK cooking programme, chef Rick Stein visited an up-and-coming restaurant in Manchester where an offal ragu was currently the most popular dish on the menu. I thought to myself that sounds interesting so I decided to investigate further. Ragu’s are a meaty Italian sauce, slow cooked in […]

serving of cod with lemon and olives on a plate next to a baking tray

Cod With Lemon and Olives

This colourful cod recipe, with fresh citrus flavours and plenty of caramelised roasted veg, makes a delicious stress-free meal for two

sliced duck breast cooked magnet style on a plate

Magret Duck Breast à la D`Atagnan

Every recipe has a story and Ariane, the founder of D’Artagnan foods, is very involved in this one.  Her father, Chef André Daguin, was the first to cook duck breast like a steak, pan-searing and serving it rare. That was back in the 1950s at his restaurant in Southwest France, and […]