Comfort food recipes
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Chicken pie recipes
Tom Kerridge’s chicken and mushroom pot pies
Who better to show you how to make luxurious chicken and mushroom pot pies than king of modern British pub food Tom Kerridge?
Tomato pasta recipes
Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)
This is spaghetti hoops – but for grown-ups! Far superior to the sickly-sweet tinned stuff, this is a twist on the penne alla vodka popular in Italian-American restaurants.
Baking recipes
Jamaican ginger cake with chocolate ganache and berry coulis
Rich, sticky Jamican ginger cake is the ultimate comfort bake. Team it with simple berry coulis and chocolate ganache for a dinner party pud.
Winter pasta recipes
Short rib ragù with pappardelle
A slow-cooked ragù is always a joy to cook – and fills the kitchen with its amazing aroma as it gently putters away.
Noodle recipes
Susuru (udon noodle soup with chicken and sesame)
This udon soup is creamy and layered with umami-rich flavour. A shining example of just how good chicken noodle soup can be.
Wild garlic recipes
Wild garlic pesto lasagne
Make the most of seasonal wild garlic with this springtime wild garlic pesto lasagne. It’s quicker and lighter than your standard lasagne.
Air fryer recipes
Air fryer sweet potato fries
Cooking sweet potatoes in the air fryer is an energy efficient way to get perfectly crisp fries without a deep-fat fryer or oven.
African recipes
Seafood and spinach pottage with spuds
Lerato Umah-Shaylor shares her recipe for Nigerian yam porridge or pottage. The spicy stew is packed with juicy prawns and greens.
Air fryer recipes
Air fryer baked potatoes
If you like your baked potatoes extra crisp, an air fryer is the way to go – it cuts the jacket potato baking time in half.
Soufflé recipes
Cheddar and chive soufflé
This cheddar and chive soufflé makes an impressive main course for a light, elegant lunch. Serve with a green salad.
Rice recipes
Egg zosui (Japanese rice porridge)
Use up leftover rice in this traditional egg zosui recipe. The Japanese rice porridge makes a thrifty, nourishing supper for cold nights.
Retro puddings
Rum and raisin spotted dick
You can’t get a more traditional British pud than spotted dick. We’re given it a makeover, complete with rum-soaked raisins and rum syrup.
Retro puddings
Chocolate parkin with marbled custard
Sticky chocolate parkin shares top billing with chocolate and ginger custard rippled with spiced cream in this retro pudding recipe.
Favourite chicken recipes
Chicken and choucroute garnie
Chicken is added to choucroute garnie – an Alsatian dish of sauerkraut with wine, salted meats and caraway – for a comforting one-pot dinner.
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