This Chicken Piccata is a perfect midweek lifesaver, fast and simple but with bucket loads of big zingy flavors but still homely.

A quick stir fry fakeaway is always welcome and this super quick black bean chicken stir fry is just that 15 minutes start to finish!

Romesco sauce is a Spanish stalwart, a pepper sauce with almonds. I have adapted the main ideas but used easily found veg.

This Chinese pork tenderloin is a sideways glance at the idea of pork and plum sauce but we play with some seared plums and five spice.

Tomatoes are a main stay of Italian food but a tomato risotto remains something of an unusual dish but a real favourite of mine!

Ham, cheese and pickles are a well trodden path for a salad the pickled peach in this salad really sets itself apart from the rest!

Aint nothing quite like a good sausage roll and this apple and mustard sausage roll in a shortcrust pastry is mind blowingly good!

Pork chops are served along side a silky Jerusalem artichoke puree with a cider and blackberry sauce.

This Leek and Gruyere Quiche is a little play on the classic idea of a cheese and onion quiche using nutty almost smokey Gruyere cheese.

Ice cream cookie sandwich something all sorts of right and a glorious way example of taking two magical things and making them even better!

Apple and Mackerel are a wonderful combination and bacon makes everything better so this smoked mackerel salad is great!

Pesto spaghetti is given a new breath of life with some peas, goats cheese and some extra pine nuts, fast simple and really tasty!

The classic flavours of a Caprese salad get all adventurous in this recipe to add a bit of body and substance to what is a light lunch

This Beef Vindaloo is my take on the Anglo Indian Vindaloo which is a take on the Indo Portuguese classic from Goa.

Tomato Consomme with Tortellini