RECIPES WE'RE LOVING

Aligot à l'ancienne

Aligot à l'ancienne is a dish traditionally made in L'Aubrac region of France. It tastes good and makes a great talking point when you have gue

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream

Monk Fish in Bacon with Parsley Cream is an incredibly simple recipe that will serve 4 as a main course or 6 as a starter.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Apple and Smoked Salmon Rolls

Apples are an excellent way to remove hunger pangs and are a wise choice to help avoid snacking on fatty foods between meals

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Asparagus Wrapped In Parma Ham

Asparagus Wrapped In Parma Ham can be served either as an easy appetizer or as an accompaniment to a main course. Either way, the taste is addictive.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich

Bacon and King Scallop Open Sandwich ... My mouth is watering simply by typing the words. The combination of bacon saltiness and scallop's tenderness!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Beef and Onions Braised in Beer

Beef and Onions Braised in Beer is one of those heart-warming dishes that taste equally as good whether eaten for lunch or dinner, summer or winter.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Beef Croquettes

Beef Croquettes is a lovely autumn recipe that is a little time-consuming but, nonetheless, very simple and well worth the effort.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Beef in Oyster Sauce

The subtle mixture of meat and fish flavours in this traditional Chinese dish enhances the meaty flavour or either pork or beef.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 7 Minutes
Beef Wellington

Beef Wellington - the tenderest of Angus beef, smothered with mushroom duxelles, wrapped in Parma ham and put to bed in a cover of golden puff pastry.

Preparation: 1 Hour
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Broccoli Chowder with Garlic & Cheddar Toasts

Broccoli Chowder with Garlic & Cheddar Toasts is one of those lovely "chilly day" lunches that warms you both bodily and mentally

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Bruno's Fish Pie

The great joy of Bruno's Fish Pie is that it is fantastically simple and doesn't involve poaching the fish or making a tedious white sauce.

Preparation: 25 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Butter Roasted Monkfish Tail with Sweet Pepper Risotto

Making risotto is a gentle process but it can be served with a variety of accompaniments... working particularly well in this recipe with monkfish

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 50 Minutes
Steak with Mustard Cream Sauce

So you want to impress your friends with your culinary skills eh? Well here's a way to cook and present the most delicious steak slices possible.

Preparation: 2 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Stewed Pears Recipe

Stewed Pears are sweet and sticky but just the thing to keep the kids happy! Serve with lashings of double cream (heavy cream) or vanilla ice cream.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Veal Kidneys in Madeira Sauce (Rognons de Veau)

This particular dish is a real favourite of both my wife and myself. Quite often, in a restaurant, we will both choose the same dish - Rognons de Veau

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Stir-Fried Pork with Spring Onions

Stir-Fried Pork with Spring Onions is a simple dish from southern China. The key to its success is to not overcook the pork, so speed is essential.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 7 Minutes
Canard au Poivre (Duck with Peppercorns)

The French are quite partial to eating duck, and with good reason - they cook it extremely well.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Carpaccio of Oranges with Cinnamon

A fresh and tasty end to a meal. The orange flavours are beautifully enhanced by the background cinnamon

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Cauliflower Soup with Melted Stilton
&Caramelised Onions

Tasty, filling and well worth the little extra effort required to make your own soup.!

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 50 Minutes
Cheese And Onion Pie

Cheese And Onion Pie is a versatile little beast, being handy for a snack, a starter, a summer lunch or a full meal.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour
Chestnut Soup with Migas

Chestnut Soup with Migas is a posh way of saying Chestnut Soup with Crunchy Bread Crumbs! I love chestnuts - equally as good in summer as in winter.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Chicken and Anchovy Pie

Chicken and Anchovy Pie is the ultimate in surprise "surf and turf" dishes. It's just so unexpected, yet the anchovies add another dimension.

Preparation: 35 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Chicken in a Salt Crust - Poulet a l'ail en Croute de Sel

The French name for this is "Poulet a l'ail et aux Fines Herbes en croute de Sel Parfumée" - Chicken in Garlic and Herbs with a crust of Perfumed Salt

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Chicken with Tarragon (Poulet à l'Estragon)

Chicken with Tarragon is one of the classic French ways to cook a chicken. Stupidly simple but plenty of taste and fragrance.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Stir-Fried Cod with Vegetables

If, like me, you keep a fillet or two of fish in your freezer, this simple recipe is the ideal answer if you need to quickly provide a meal.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Cider-Glazed Roast Ham

Cider-Glazed Roast Ham is one of those traditional British recipes that bring thoughts of Christmas and snow and log fires to mind.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 3 Hours 15 Minutes
Citrus Parfait

Citrus Parfait is one of our favourite desserts for three very good reasons... (1) it's dead easy to make (2) it tastes great (3) our guests love it!

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Confit de Canard (Duck Confit)

Confit de Canard (Duck Confit) is one of our absolute favourites and, whenever we serve it to non-French guests, they fall in love with it too.

Preparation: 1 Hour
Cooking: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Country Lamb Pie

The addition of a little blue cheese to this Country Lamb Pie lifts it from "normal" to "super-pie" status because the taste is so good.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 10 Minutes
Summer Pudding

Summer Pudding is a very, very simple but effective way of presenting soft red fruits (and the taste of summer is quite amazing).

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Minutes
Surf and Turf Buttie

Surf and Turf Butties combine two of my favourite comfort foods - bacon and scallops. The combination is a marriage made in heaven!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Creamy Corn and Vegetable Soup

Creamy Corn and Vegetable Soup is one of those lovely versatile recipes that's easy and quick to make and works equally as well for any occasion.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 12 Minutes
Creamy Ham, Leek and Mushroom Spaghetti

Creamy Ham, Leek and Mushroom Spaghetti proves that, for slimmers, those mouth-watering creamy pasta dishes needn't be on the 'forbidden' menu list.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Crisp Potato Cakes with Goats Cheese and Caviar

Crisp Potato Cakes with Goats Cheese and Caviar is, in fact, a rather novel form of savoury "finger food" (petit four salé).

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes

Crispy Bacon Smashed Potatoes has about the simplest ingredient list on this site! Perfect for parties or simply served with Sunday lunch.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Crunchy Stuffed Pears

Filled with the goodness of crunchy walnuts, cottage cheese and raisins, this baked pear recipe is sure to be a holiday favorite.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Cubes of Veal with Spicebread Sauce

Cubes of Veal with Spicebread Sauce, accompanied by Cauliflower-Cheese - it's truly delicious and to die for!

Preparation: 40 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Cucumber Surprise

Cucumber Surprise will, indeed, surprise you. It's perfect for a starter course at a main meal, or as a light meal or snack on it's own.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Cullen Skink (Haddock, Potato & Leek Soup)

Cullen Skink is a thick soup originating in the town of Cullen in Moray, on the north-east coast of Scotland. Smokier and more assertive than chowder

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Daube Provençale

If ever there was an underrated "stew", Daube Provençale is it! Daube is tender and carries the exquisite taste and aromas of the Mediterranean

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 3 Hours
Devilled Kidneys

Devilled Kidneys is a traditional British recipe, originating in the Victorian era for lamb's kidneys fried in a spicy sauce.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Double-Take Apple Flan

Double-Take Apple Flan is a winner, no matter what the occasion, and the extra little trouble in preparation and cooking is well worth the effort.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 50 Minutes
Duck Breast in Green Pepper Sauce

Magret (meaning lean) is the breast of a fatty duck fattened by force-feeding when producing confit and foie gras. But Oh Boy, does it taste good!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Tartiflette

Tartiflette is one of those traditional French peasant dishes that stands out for taste and simplicity. The taste comes mostly from the Reblochon

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Filet Mignon with Honey and Ginger (Tenderloin of Pork)

Filet Mignon (tenderloin of pork) with Honey and Ginger has a sublime taste and will leave your guests screaming for more!

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 45 Minutes
Filet Mignon with Sage and Rosemary (Tenderloin of Pork)

Filet Mignon with Sage and Rosemary enhances the tenderness and taste of the pork with gentle herbs. On the other hand, it is quite delicious with

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Fillet of Beef with Shallots

A fillet of beef is the most luxurious, most delicate (and most expensive) cut available and is worth every cent!!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Fish in Cream and Mustard Sauce

Any firm white fish will do for this simple recipe although cod, hake or plaice are probably the best choice. The mustard adds a delicate flavour.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Five Hour Confit of Lamb

Five Hour Confit of Lamb is not just mouth-wateringly delicious, it's also perfect for when you are entertaining. Simply prepare in advance!

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Hours
Flank Steak With Cabrales Cheese

Steak and blue cheese are a popular combination, and this delicious recipe features juicy flank steak topped with Spain's famous Cabrales blue cheese.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 12 Minutes
Foie Gras Escalopes on Spice Bread

This recipe for Foie Gras on Spice Bread (escalope de foie gras au pain d'Épice) is quick and easy and very, very, very tasty!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Foie Gras Escalopes with Dates and Pears

Escalopes of Foie Gras with Dates and Pears relies on the rich, buttery, and delicate falvours of fresh (uncooked) foie gras.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Gammon Steaks with Cabbage Mash

Gammon Steaks with Cabbage Mash is a homely, satisfying dish that's perfect for chilly days!

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Gammon with Cumberland Sauce

This delicious recipe for Gammon with Cumberland Sauce will have your taste buds working overtime. Perfect for entertaining or as a family meal

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 2 Hours
Garlic Prawns (Garlic Shrimp)

Garlic Prawns is one of those delicious recipes that is perfect as a starter if you are entertaining or as a light lunch for yourself and the family.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Grenadin de Veau Gratiné

In cookery, a grenadin is a larded fillet, especially one of veal or poultry, glazed with its own concentrated liquor.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Grilled Goats Cheese Salad

We eat Grilled Goats Cheese Salad two or three times a month for lunch. It's quick and easy to make and it tastes very, very good.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Grilled Veal

Veal is the meat of young cattle (calves) that are slaughtered between 20 and 26 weeks old. Veal has a tender texture that once made it a luxury meat.

Preparation: 1 Minute
Cooking: 8 Minutes
Guinea Fowl and Bacon Casserole

There is culinary harmony between the combined flavours of poultry and bacon. This recipe makes the best use of that rapport through its simplicity

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Guinness and Honey Glazed Pork Loin

Guinness & Honey Glazed Pork Loin is so tasty and easy to carve, I'm surprised I don't make it every weekend! Truly, it's a masterpiece of simplicity.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
The Weeping Leg of Lamb

Weeping Leg of Lamb is a translation of the French name for this dish, which is "Le Gigot qui Pleure" (sometimes known as "Le Gigot en Braillouse")

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Ham, Pea and Mint Pasties

Ham, Pea and Mint Pasties are an unusual homemade springtime treat that make a great variation on the traditional Cornish Pasties.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour
Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon

Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon are rather like sautéed potatoes, but the potatoes are served 'whole' and cut to create a "fan" effect

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 45 Minutes
Hazelnut Butter Scallops

A slightly expensive but totally delicious shellfish with a delicate taste, Hazelnut Butter Scallops make a most attractive and delicious starter.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 12 Minutes
Honey and Marmalade-glazed Gammon

This stunning Honey and Marmalade-glazed Gammon, glazed with fruity marmalade and sticky honey is great for feeding a crowd and ideal for entertaining

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 4 Hours
Hot Camembert with Cherry Filling

Hot Camembert with Cherry Filling is a somewhat decadent way of mixing cheese and fruit, but it's very, very more-ish when served with crusty bread.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Julie's Salmon & Prawn with Lime

Julie's Salmon & Prawn with Lime is dedicated to Terry and Julie, our neighbours on The Isle of Man, who served us the most stunning starter ever.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

The mix of tomato and Mozzarella makes a delicious salad accompaniment or can be served on its own as a fresh summer starter course.

Preparation: 7 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Tournedos Rossini

This is the 'traditional' Tournedos Rossini recipe with foie gras on top of the steak. It is one of the great classic dishes of the world.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Trio of Scallops

a Trio of Scallops is a simple and very effective starter course or you can extend the choice to make it a "quad" of scallops. Absolutely stunning!

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Lamb Shanks in Deep Rich Gravy

Lamb Shanks in Deep Rich Gravy is a magical recipe, especially if you want to have your guests guessing at the secret ingedients.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Leek and Bacon Platter

In this dish, the slightly sweet and salty taste of the bacon compliments nicely the more savoury taste of the leaks. It's a great accompaniment.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Leek and Smoked Salmon Rolls

Leek and Smoked Salmon Rolls is an upmarket version of ham and leek bake. Not only is it an unusual dish, it's also good for your figure!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Leg of Spring Lamb

The most important thing to remember about cooking a lamb roast is to not over-cook it. Lamb has such wonderful flavour and is so naturally tender.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Liver and Bacon

Liver and bacon compliment each other in a way that few other meats do. Whether you choose lambs liver or calves liver is a matter of personal choice.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Luxury Lobster and Potato Salad

I admit that Luxury Lobster and Potato Salad is somewhat decadent and exotic but lobster and truffles are a match made in heaven.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Manx Pasties

Manx Pasties are a well known traditional dish that were made for miners to take with them underground. They are equally delicious served hot or cold.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour
Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon

Manx Tart with Black Pudding, Onion and Bacon is brimming full of calories! It's also brimming full of flavour and is just as good cold as hot.

Preparation: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Maple Grilled Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich

Maple Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich is more than a snack, it's a way of life! The saltiness of the bacon surrounded by the sweetness of the Maple syrup!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Venison in Huntsman Sauce

Venison in Huntsman Sauce is a real winter treat and is well worth the preparation time. Roast venison should always be served with a rich sauce.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 45 Minutes
Mini Pork Pies with Quails' Eggs

Sometimes, though, a whole pork pie is just too much, and that's when I like to pick up a Mini Pork Pie with Quail's Egg.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Muriel's Chicken Pot Pie

Muriel's Chicken Pot Pie> is named after my charming daughter-in-law who is so darned inventive with food that they have to pay me to stay away!

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 55 Minutes
Oak-Smoked Queenies

In case you've not come across them before, "Queenies" are small scallops about ½" - ¾" (1cm - 2cm) diameter - sometimes called "bay scallops"

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Oven Baked Scotch Eggs

Traditional Scotch Eggs are a delight at any time but, for those watching their weight, they pose a big problem since they are usually deep-fried

Preparation: 25 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes
Warm Asparagus Salad

Warm Asparagus Salad is a delightful, fresh salad suitable for a light meal in summer or winter. And it doesn't matter if the eggs are still warm.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Pan Fried Scallops on Black Pudding with Pea & Mint Purée

Pan Fried Scallops on Black Pudding with Pea & Mint Purée is an ideal starter course or could easily be made into a main dish.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Pan Fried Veal

Veal has a tender texture that once made it a luxury meat. Nowadays, it is less expensive than it used to be and makes a nice change from time to time

Preparation: NIL
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Pan-Fried Cod with Minted Peas, Broad Beans and Pancetta

Here's a quick but sophisticated fish supper, packed full of fresh herbs and summer vegetables and perfect for entertaining guests.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Panzanella

Panzanella is a dish with its origins in the Tuscany region of Italy. Some of the best dishes in the world have their origins in peasant cooking.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Peking Duck

The Chinese have special reverence for duck, regarding it as a symbol of wholesomeness and fidelity (and maybe its taste too??).

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Pork with Green Lentils (Petit Salé aux Lentilles)

This is traditional French cooking - the sort you'd come across in any country family. The meat and lentils are cooked, together with the vegetables.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Prawn Perfection

In Prawn Perfection the peppery flavour of the paper-thin slices turnip perfectly balances the sweetness of the king prawns and the red pepper sauce.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Prawns in Ginger Sauce

Lovely simple way to start a meal when entertaining. Though remarkably simple, you can display seemingly unimaginable culinary skills to your friends.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Profiteroles in Hot Chocolate

If you're a fan of hot chocolate sauce, Profiteroles in hot Chocolate are a great dessert. AND they just melt in the mouth.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Rice Pudding with Clotted Cream

In many countries, Rice Pudding is a timeless classic of home cooking that appeals to children and adults alike. Here, we make it even better!

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 2 Hours
Roast Beef with Marmalade Marinade

Roast Beef with Marmalade Marinade is one of my little secret recipes, so consider yourself lucky that I'm sharing! ... Thank you, Graham!

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Roast Forerib of Beef

Roast Forerib of Beef is one of the grandest roasting joints of all, with plenty of fat marbled through the flesh, adding flavour and tenderness

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 2 Hours
Roast Lamb Guard of Honour with Mustard

This is a beautiful way to cook and serve a complete row of lamb cutlets. You will need to buy the cutlets from your butcher and ask him to 'chine' it

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 35 Minutes
Roast Lamb Guard of Honour with Peppercorn Sauce

This is a beautiful way to cook and serve a complete row of lamb cutlets. You will need to buy the cutlets from your butcher so he can "chine" them.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour
Roasted Garlic and Peppers Poussin

Roasted Garlic and Peppers Poussin uses half a poussin per person. A poussin is a small, immature chicken, sometimes called a spring chicken.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Rump Steak Stuffed with Stilton

Rump Steak Stuffed with Stilton is one of those decadent recipes that is actually extremely simple yet converts a regular steak into a gourmet meal.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Rumtopf

Rumtopf, which literally means rum pot, is a German and Danish dessert, traditionally eaten around Christmas (though perfectly acceptable any time!

Preparation: 1 Hour
Cooking: NIL
Salade des Gourmets

A gourmet is an individual with a highly refined discerning palate who revels in the enjoyment of good food. This salad was created for such a person!

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Minutes
Samphire

Samphire (or glasswort, or pickleweed as it's also known) grows in tidal zones and muddy sand flats around estuaries and tidal creeks.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Minutes
Sashimi (Raw Seafood)

Sashimi is often the first course in a formal Japanese meal, but it can also be the main course, presented with rice and miso soup in separate bowls.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: NIL
Sausage and Bacon Flan

You will need to make a pastry case for this Sausage and Bacon Flan recipe. But you'll be forgiven if you buy ready-made pastry!

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Scallops à ma façon (Scallops - my way)

Scallops à ma façon (scallops - my way) are the perfect dish for entertaining when I have guests I want to spend time with.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Scallops and Chorizo

Scallops and Chorizo is quick, simple and absolutely delicious. The smokiness of the chorizo and the sweetness of the honey is an absolute delight.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Scallops with Garlic and Parsley

Scallops with Garlic and Parsley are called "Coquilles St. Jacques à la Provençal" in France, which strikes me as much more romantic !

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Minutes
Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon

Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon is good enough to present to guests and simple enough to knock up for yourself as a light midday meal.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Slow Cooked Lamb with Maple Syrup

Slow Cooked Lamb with Maple Syrup is the perfect recipe for entertaining. Not only is it truly delicious, it's also quickly prepared and cooks easily.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 4 Hours
Smoked Salmon on Potato Pancakes

This Smoked Salmon on Potato Pancakes recipe will make 8 pancakes which are ideal as a starter for 8 people or a light meal for 4 people. Perfect!

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 10 Minutes
Spicy Snack Eggs

Spicy Snack Eggs are a great cold addition to a buffet, with a salad, in a picnic, as a snack or hot with French Fries. Your choice!

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Spinach and Tomato Eggs Benedict

Spinach and Tomato Eggs Benedict is a "light" version of the famous Eggs Benedict - an American breakfast dish that is delicious but calorie rich!

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Flat Iron Steak with Red Wine Sauce

Flat iron steak is the American name for the cut known as butlers' steak in the U.K. and oyster blade steak in Australia and New Zealand.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Boneless Cushion of Lamb with Festive Stuffing

Boneless Cushion of Lamb with Festive Stuffing is an alternative Christmas or Thanksgiving roast featuring boneless cushion of lamb shoulder.

Preparation: 25 Minutes
Cooking: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Eton Mess

Is this the most British pudding of them all? It may have been invented by a bunch of public schoolboys, but Eton Mess works wonders for us all.

Preparation: 5 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Rich Cream Scones

These scones get their light flaky texture from the butter that is layered into the dough. An absolute delight with a cup of tea on a summer afternoon

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Leek and Smoked Salmon Flan

This delicious and simple recipe for Leek and Smoked Salmon Flan is perfect either hot or cold with a light salad for lunch or as a starter course.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 25 Minutes
Saltimbocca

Saltimbocca is thought to have been invented in Brescia, where the name loosely translates as 'jump in the mouth'.

Preparation: 30 Minutes
Cooking: 15 Minutes
Monk Fish Steak with Saffron

Ideal if you want a quick and tasty dish, with a nice tasty sauce, without spending hours in the kitchen. Simply served with basmati rice or potatoes

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 20 Minutes
Huîtres chaudes à la Charentaise (Warm Charente Oysters)

Ah, oysters - the food of the gods! Straight from the sea, tasting of salt and freshness. But not everybody can handle their oysters raw.

Preparation: 15 Minutes
Cooking: 5 Minutes
Spinach and Feta Filo Tart

An easy-to-make tart that perfectly marries the tastes and textures of spinach and feta. Spoil yourself with a simple treat.

Preparation: 20 Minutes
Cooking: 30 Minutes
Granny's Slow-baked Chicken

An extremely easy and foolproof recipe. The chicken cooks in its own steam at low temperature, there is no risk of it overcooking or drying out.

Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 3 Hours 30 Minutes