Recipes Mains

Mains

chicken traybake with bitter orange and fennel on a serving plate

Chicken Traybake with Bitter Orange and Fennel

This traybake, as it cooks, fills your kitchen with its gentle anise and citrus scent, working as well in midwinter with in-season Seville oranges as it does in summer with eating oranges, their sweetness soured by lemon.

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 […]

Greek Style Whole Sea Bream

A classic Greek dish, whole sea bream (Tsipoura) roasted on a bed of potatoes, juicy vine tomatoes, oregano and kalamata olives and all ready in half an hour. Perfect for a midweek meal for two.

roasted duck legs with potatoes in a saute pan

Roast Duck Legs with Potatoes

“This is one of those leave ’em and love ’em meals. For all the ease of express-style food, there is a lot to be said for simply stashing something in the oven for an hour or two when stuck in too-tired-to-cook mode. True, one needs a little patience, which might […]