Tuscan Soup
Wonderful Italian soup with spicy sausage, spinach and potatoes. Perfect for a cold winter's evening.
Cheats pizza sauce
Simple, child-friendly tomato pizza sauce. It's made with ingredients you'll always have to hand, and requires no cooking.
Easy bread machine pizza dough
I just adore this very simple to make pizza dough. It has a gorgeous slightly different taste, thanks to the addition of a little flat beer. You can add any herbs and spices to enhance the flavour.
Jessica's tofu and tomato sauce
Tofu with a home-made tomato sauce (which contains tomatoes, carrots, courgettes and tomato purée). Serve on top a jacket potato, or with basmati rice or pasta. Makes a lovely meal for vegetarians.
Caravan club sandwich
Club sandwich ideal for picnics or in the caravan. Salami, cheese, cucumber, onion and minted mayonnaise. Simple and delicious. Garnish with crisps.
Sweet tomato and herb sauce
A sweet tomato pasta sauce with herbs and honey. This is a very simple student food- I made it with ingredients I had in the kitchen because I was hungry. It's also quite inexpensive, so it would work perfectly for low budget meals and for special occasions. The rum and honey work together to create a sweet taste, while the herbs balance the sweet with savoury.
Sam's savoury pancakes with chicken, ricotta and lemon
Light, fragrant and fresh pancakes filled with chicken, ricotta cheese, lemon peel and thyme. Make pancakes or cheat with ready made ones, either way it will be just as delicious. Nice served with asparagus and new potatoes.
Pizza tart with puff pastry
A really quick and easy, simple pizza with puff pastry as the base. I have made this with mozzarella, pepper and chorizo but you could make with any of your favourite pizza toppings.
Red pepper and Parmesan savoury cupcakes
Savoury cupcakes with red pepper, Parmesan and onion. Delicious served as an alternative dinner roll. Nice on its own or split and buttered. Why not make a batch and freeze?
Crunchy cheesey pepper chicken
Chicken breast stuffed with roasted red pepper and mozzarella cheese, crumbed and baked. Easy to make ahead and very yummy.
Chris's wholewheat pasta with vegetables and coconut sauce
This vegetable and pasta dish uses a variation on the classic bechamel sauce. Some wholemeal flour, garlic and spices are sauteed in the coconut oil and then the rest of the coconut milk is added instead of dairy milk, plus herbs, pepper and juice from the cooked vegetables. In common with all my recipes, no salt or sugar is added, but this is optional.
Creamy mushroom and chicken tagliatelle
This delightfully creamy dish is so simple and quick to make and is great for a romantic meal for two. Serve with a fruity red wine to complement the flavours.
Banocolate trifle
An extremely indulgent dessert, perfect for special occasions! Chocolate banana ganache is layered with brownies, chocolate mousse and whipped cream.