Comfort food recipes
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Potato gratin with bay leaves
This creamy potato gratin with aromatic bay leaves and gooey gruyere cheese is an essential side dish for a Christmas table or Sunday lunch.
Favourite lamb recipes
Lancashire hotpot
A favourite with families, this traditional Lancashire hotpot recipe is inexpensive to make yet makes a hearty meal that everyone will enjoy.
Friday night dinners
Meatloaf with onion gravy
An American classic. This filling meatloaf by chef Simon Rimmer is made with beef, pork and bacon, and served with a rich onion gravy.
Comfort food recipes
Oven-roasted chicken satay
This easy midweek dinner has all the flavours of satay, minus the hassle of using skewers and chargrilling. Try this fabulous chicken dish by Valli Little.
Comfort food recipes
Baked smoky meatballs
Mix up your meatball game with the late food writer Valli Little's baked smoky meatballs served on a bed of cheesy polenta
Comfort food recipes
Classic French beef daube
A classic and comforting beef daube recipe by Valli Little that sees beef steak slow-cooked in brandy, wine and stock until melt-in-your-mouth
Pancake recipes
Dutch baby with fruity compote and ice cream
A cross between a pancake and a classic British Yorkshire pudding, the Dutch Baby is delicious filled with berry compote and ice cream.
Comfort food recipes
Braised leek and cheddar rarebit
Everything is better with a fried egg on it – right? Try this decadent twist on Welsh rarebit with with buttery braised leeks and plenty of mature cheddar
Onion recipes
French onion beef braise with Gruyère toasts
A deep, rich French dish of beef shin slow-cooked in red wine and topped with cheesy gruyère toasts. Cosy comfort food doesn't get much better than this!
Mash recipes
Sausages with aligot (garlic cheese mash)
Aligot originates from the south of France and is a decadent garlic-infused cheesy mash. Try it with your bangers, and never look back!
Afternoon tea recipes
Mini doughnut muffins
Martha Collison's mini jam doughnut muffins are a quick fix when you're craving doughnuts – they make a moreish afternoon tea treat.
Gratin recipes
Smoked haddock and bacon potato gratin
Easy to make and even easier to devour, this creamy smoked haddock, bacon and potato gratin is the comforting family meal your Sunday evening is looking for.
Comfort food recipes
Sausage and mash pie
Why have your mash on the side, when you can have it on top! On the table and ready to eat in less than hour...
Dinner ideas for two
Onglet steak with watercress butter and shoestring potatoes
Onglet steak, shoestring fries and watercress butter make for a quick, easy dinner for two that's special enough for date night.
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