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.
Baby potato and pea salad Make this salad to celebrate the first of your spring potatoes. You can also use fresh peas from the garden if you have them.
Thai green curry pea soup Green curry paste and coconut milk give depth of flavour to this silky smooth soup.
Ravioli with creamy tomato sauce and fried kale I like to top this delicious creamy ravioli with crunchy fried kale for a complete meal. Any flavour of ravioli will do.
Chicken, brie and potato tart This is a beautiful tart to serve for lunch, dinner or a picnic. The caramelised onions give nice pops of sweetness.
Spicy prawn sushi stacks These sushi-inspired stacks make a lovely fresh start to a meal, and can also be served with a salad as a light lunch.
sticky date & apple puddings with pecan butterscotch sauce Definitely one of my children’s favourite desserts. The addition of apple and pecans changes this humble recipe into a restaurant-style treat.
copycat fried chicken Fried chicken is always a crowd pleaser, and this recipe tastes exactly like the famous takeaway brand. If you don’t have buttermilk, mix a tablespoon of lemon juice or white...
festive black forest pavlova Chocolate and cherries are such a festive combination and this pavlova makes an extravagant centrepiece for your dessert table on Christmas Day. The garnish cherries can be dipped in white...
