Cottage Pie

OK, now pretty much everyone can make a cottage pie, so why are we putting it on here? This version...

Homemade Minestrone Soup

Now, let’s be honest, we’ve all opened up a tin of minestrone soup in the past, heated it up and...

One Pot Sausage and Red Pepper Casserole

OK, confession time first. We had successfully grown a red pepper – just the one – for the first time...

Hot & Spicy Rhubarb Chutney

Shop bought chutney can be quite sweet and sickly in our opinion. Chutney is something that just works with so...

Karahi Chicken

This is a dish that is popular in some British Indian Restaurants (known by Indians and BIR), although originates from...

Steak and Kidney Pudding

Steak and kidney pudding is a staple British dinner that many people love to eat. We’ve never seen any dish...

Chicken Cacciatore

This is an adaptation of a recipe we found on the internet. What is nice is that it is a...

Stuffed Chicken Olives

We actually saw the legendary Brian Turner cook this dish on an episode of James Martin’s Saturday Morning. He made...

Vegetable Stew with Lentils

This is a really simple vegan stew that is actually quite delicious. When you want that winter warming feeling, this...

Chicken Tikka Masala

In India many dishes that are common in the UK are known as BIR curries. BIR means ‘British Indian Restaurant’...

Meaty Ravioli with Spicy Tomato Sauce

This is a recipe that we adapted from a Gennaro Contaldi recipe. We would have followed his recipe exactly but...

Channa Dhal

Channa Dhal is one of our most favourite dhals from India. We first had it in Jaipur and have been...

Gino’s Ragu

There is no question that this recipe is Gino D’Acampo’s. He did it on a TV programme called This Morning...

Tarka Dhal

No Indian meal would be the same without a dal. Dal is spelled in so many different ways, Dal, Daal,...

Lasagne

This recipe actually belongs to Gino D’Acampo and is from his book ‘Gino’s Italian Escape’ (you can buy it here)...

Rice and Peas

This is a very Caribbean dish. We went to Cuba a few years ago and that is quite literally what...

Rhubarb, Redcurrant and Ginger Chutney

Now this is a bit of an odd one since it is not actually a recipe for a chutney that...

Spicy Sausage & Bean One-Pot

This is an adaptation of a recipe that we found on the internet. In the original there was a can...

Keema Mince

This is something that we had never heard of before, but it appears that it is a ‘staple’ of Indian...

Classic Murg Methi

This simple fenugreek recipe is wonderful! It makes such a delicious curry and it is really easy to make. Having...

Our Chicken Biryani

This recipe originally comes from Sunday Brunch but we’ve adjusted the recipe to suit our tastes more. Really worth doing!

Our Murg Methi

This is our own murg methi Recipe based on our experience of making and eating Indian curries, and talking to...