ready in about 20 minutes;
serves 6
You might need to buy:
- extra-virgin olive oil
ready in about two hours and 15 minutes;
serves 6
You might need to buy:
- 30g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 2-2.3kg leg of lamb
ready in about 25 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- 25g butter
- 200ml double cream
- 200g fresh or frozen cranberries
- 200ml orange juice
- finely grated zest of 1 orange
- sugar
ready in about 30 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- butter or olive oil
- 75ml dry white wine
- fresh rosemary sprig
- fresh thyme sprig
- fresh tarragon sprig
Makes 12-16, stack cooked pancakes with greaseproof paper between each one, wrap the stack in cling film and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost for 1 hour at room temperature to use
You might need to buy:
- 150g plain flour
- caster sugar
- 300ml full-fat milk
- eggs
ready in about an hour;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- 400g can peeled plum tomatoes
- tomato purée
- red wine vinegar
- sugar
- 75g macaroni or other small pasta
- fresh whole basil leaves
ready in about 225 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- 200g medium rice noodles
- salt
- sugar
- 1-1.3kg beef rib or shin bone
- 150g beansprouts
- small bunch of fresh Thai basil or tarragon
ready in about 50 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- bay leaves
- garlic clove
- soy sauce
- dry sherry
- runny honey
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 300g straight-to-wok udon noodles
Freeze for up to 1 month, then defrost for 24 hours and reheat for 40 minutes. To eat straightaway, continue cooking at step 3 for 35 minutes instead of 5, then garnish with thyme leaves
ready in about an hour and a half;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- chicken pieces
- 100ml white wine
- x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- bay leaves
- 100ml fresh chicken stock
- good pinch of sugar
Freeze for up to 1 month, then defrost for 24 hours and reheat for 35-40 minutes. To eat straightaway, put the dish in the oven preheated to 200˚C/fan 180˚C/gas 6 at the end of step 3, and bake for 25 minutes
ready in about an hour and 10 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- 50ml double cream
- 200ml semi-skimmed milk
- plain flour
- olive oil
- 50g butter
- chopped fresh parsley