Sesame and ginger bean salad Green beans need only the briefest of cooking so they maintain their crunch. Serve this summer salad with any Asian-style main.
Pork cutlets with balsamic maple sauce The sweet and sour maple and balsamic flavours of this sauce pair very well with pork.
Honey orange garlic chicken Marinate a whole chicken overnight then let the slow cooker do the work while you’re out enjoying summer. Serve with a salad and Greek Smashed Potatoes.
Herb-crusted chicken with mustard cream sauce Tender, crispy chicken is paired with a creamy sauce. It’s a great idea to crumb extra chicken and freeze it for an easy weeknight meal.
Coconut-crusted fish with pineapple salsa A delicious tropical meal that takes very little time to prepare and cook.
Fish and prawns in coconut broth This beautiful meal looks so pretty served at a dinner party. Prepare the seafood and broth in advance and reheat briefly just before serving.
Roasted eggplant curry This delicious meat-free meal is good served with rice and a dollop of natural yoghurt. It reheats well.
Chicken pad thai This exceptional noodle dish is sure to please the whole family. Vary the amount of sriracha to suit the tastes of your family.
Sriracha meatball lettuce wraps Kids and adults alike love this casual hands-on meal. The meatballs can be made in advance and frozen until needed.
Fish tacos Crispy fish tacos make a fun family meal and are a great way to get fresh vegetables into reluctant children. Adjust the level of chilli to suit your family’s tastes....
Moroccan beef skewers Serve these fragrant kofta as part of a mezze meal with felafel, hummus and salad.
Hoisin pork kebabs These can be prepped in advance so they’re a great offering to take to a pot luck barbeque.
Hawaiian chicken kebabs These are also in my second children’s book as everyone of any age loves them.
Taco pinwheels Combining the flavour of a taco with the crunch of buttery pastry, these tasty morsels are a great party snack.
Devilled eggs This is a very retro recipe, but a good devilled egg still goes down well as a canapé or an addition to a salad buffet.
Chicken parfait with maple and brandy Serve this light and creamy parfait with toasted French bread and pickles.
Tin can bread This is a clever way to bake bread in individual portions for a barbeque. It is always great to upcycle and reuse your tin cans too.
Kumara-crust quiche This grated kumara crust is a tasty gluten-free alternative to pastry. Change up the filling ingredients depending on whatever you have on hand.
Ham and courgette slice A simple way to use up leftover Christmas ham and those excess courgettes that seem to grow at a very fast pace in summer.
Scotch eggs with parmesan crumbs I add parmesan to these traditional snacks to make them even tastier. I sometimes make them with quail eggs and serve them halved as a canapé.
Crispy corn fritters Top these crispy fritters with sour cream and a dollop of sweet chilli sauce and serve with salad for an easy and affordable midweek meal. This recipe is easily doubled.
Savoury breakfast danish Another one of my children’s favourites, these are ideal for an on-the-go breakfast or a picnic brunch when the outdoors is beckoning at the weekend.
Creamy scrambled eggs The addition of mayonnaise makes these scrambled eggs super creamy and delicious.
avocado and feta toast with crumbed egg yolks This is very much a café-style breakfast. It looks superb and tastes incredible.
Granola breakfast tarts These beautiful tarts make a very impressive alfresco breakfast on a sunny spring morning.
Strawberry fields salad This salad has been a family favourite for a very long time. The fruity dressing pairs beautifully with a very easy throw-together salad. I’ve left the quantities fluid so you...
Chocolate tacos with strawberry salsa A fun way to serve dessert, these sweet chocolate tacos taste like crispy brownie.
Fresh strawberry sundaes It’s hard to beat a fresh strawberry sauce over vanilla ice cream. These sundaes are a lovely end to summer meal.
Chocolate and strawberry brownie This is best topped with the fresh strawberries and chocolate on the day of serving.
Chocolate chunk banana bread Beautifully moist and made even more delicious with the addition of chocolate chunks, this loaf is a great way to use up over-ripe bananas.
Raspberry, rosewater and white chocolate cream puffs Melt-in-your mouth morsels with the classic combination of raspberries and white chocolate.
Coconut cream custard tarts These tarts make a lovely finale to a spring meal. The combination of the buttery crust and the creamy custard are a real winner.
Spring salad with coconut milk dressing The ideal fresh, light accompaniment to my Coconut Battered Fish.
Coconut battered fish This crispy fish with a tropical touch is perfect paired with my Spring Salad with Coconut Milk Dressing. Look for chilli garlic sauce in the Asian section of your supermarket....
Cabbage wedges with creamy horseradish sauce This wonderfully easy recipe takes the humble cabbage from drab to simply delightful.
Bok choy and shitake stir-fry Start this recipe an hour prior to cooking so you have time to soak the dried shitake mushrooms. It makes a great side dish or can be served with rice...
Green beans with creamy parmesan sauce and bacon This is one of the favourite side dishes served at Tangleby.
Grilled asparagus with caesar dressing Spring asparagus is brought to new heights with a Caesar twist.
