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.
Pineapple coleslaw Using coleslaw mix fast-tracks this side dish, but you can finely shred fresh cabbage and carrot if you prefer.
Middle eastern roast lamb A fragrant combination of spices adds depth of flavour to this slow-cooked lamb. Marinate it in advance if time allows.
Venison with cumberland sauce and hazelnut gremolata This is a sensational dinner party dish. Venison is a very lean meat, so basting it with butter and oil helps keep it moist.
Open beef wellington tarts This casual way to serve beef wellington is especially popular with the blue cheese lovers among us.
Mojo pork You won’t believe how tender pork is when cooked according to this Cuban recipe. Serve it in warm wraps or tacos with Pineapple Coleslaw.
Stir-fry beef with honey and black pepper sauce A sticky, sweet and salty dish with a burst of heat from the black pepper. To tenderise the beef, stir in 1 teaspoon baking soda and leave to sit for...
Chicken tagine There are not a lot of ingredients in this tagine to combine to make a very fragrant and delicious meal.
Creamy tarragon chicken This meal is quick enough for a weeknight meal or fancy enough for a dinner party.
Peach chicken This makes a nice change from apricot chicken and uses a can of peach slices so it can be made at any time of the year.
Coronation chicken This recipe was created as part of the banquet for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, and has been a firm favourite ever since.
Crispy mayonnaise chicken with honey mustard coleslaw This is a wonderfully easy way of crumbing chicken and the coleslaw dressing is scrumptious.
