Sunday Greek summer veg bake Greek summer veg bake · 2½ hours · Serves 4 · Easy · Vegetarian Ingredient • Aubergine 1 large, cut into ½ cm slices • Red onions 2, halved and sliced • Green peppers 1, sliced • Garlic 2 cloves • Courgettes 2, thinly sliced • Potatoes 400g, peeled and … Read more
Frozen watermelon margaritas Frozen watermelon margaritas · 15 minutes + freezing · Makes 8 · Easy Ingredient • Watermelon 1 smallish, seeded and cut into chunks • Tequila 240ml • Cointreau or grand marnier 120ml • Sugar syrup 4 tbsp • Limes 3, 2 juiced, 1 cut into wedges Recipe 1. The day … Read more
Saturday Pork belly with braised greens, olives and lemon Satay chicken with peanut sauce · 2 hours · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Pork belly 1.2kg piece, skin removed • Olive oil • Onion 1, halved and sliced • Chicken stock 300ml • Young greens 400g, shredded and blanched • Green olives 20, … Read more
Chargrilled prawns and squid with lemon herb cream sauce Chargrilled prawns and squid with lemon herb cream sauce · 1 hour · Serves 6 · Easy Ingredient • Large raw shelled prawns • (with end tail if possible) 12 • Baby squid 8 • Lemons 2, 1 zested and juiced, 1 quartered • Olive oil … Read more
Friday Satay chicken with peanut sauce Satay chicken with peanut sauce · 30 minutes · Serves 2 · Easy Ingredient • Garlic 1 clove, crushed • Ginger a small chunk finely grated • Lemongrass 1 stalk, chopped • Curry powder 2 tsp • Turmeric ½ tsp • Soy sauce 1 tbsp • fish sauce 1 … Read more
Korean-style BBQ steak with cucumber pickles Korean-style BBQ steak · 45 minutes + marinating · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Soy sauce 4 tbsp • Sesame oil • Sake 1 tbsp • Garlic 1 clove, crushed • Ginger 1cm piece, finely grated • Kiwi fruit ½, peeled and chopped (this will help tenderize the … Read more
Thursday Bombay potatoes with fried eggs and green chilli salsa Bombay potatoes with fried eggs and green chilli salsa · 30 Minutes · Serves 2 · Easy · Vegetarian Ingredient • Potatoes 600g of any kind, peeled • And cut into chunks • Groundnut oil • Black mustard seeds ½ tsp • Cumin seeds ½ … Read more
Whether you’re BBQ-ing, picnicking or just lounging in the garden, here are some brilliant recipes to enjoy outdoors, all summer long Double-swiss and green chilli relish burgers Double-swiss and green chilli relish burgers · 20 minutes · Makes 8 · Easy Ingredient · Beef mince 750g · Red onion 1, peeled and grated · flat-leaf … Read more
Wednesday Linguine with hot-smoked trout and peas Linguine with hot-smoked trout and peas · 15 Minutes · Serves 2 · Easy Ingredient • Linguine 150g • Shallot 1, finely Chopped • Butter • Peas 200g, Blanched Or Frozen • Lemon ½ • Half-Fat Crème Fraîche 200g • Hot-Smoked Trout 125g Pack, flaked Recipe 1. Cook … Read more
Sweet saffron roast tomatoes with labneh Sweet saffron roast tomatoes with labneh · 1 hour + overnight draining · Serves 6 · Easy Ingredient • Plum tomatoes 18 • Olive oil • Harissa 2 tsp • Saffron a good pinch, plus more to serve • Golden caster sugar ½ tbsp • Arab flatbread to serve … Read more
Tuesday Iceberg wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and bacon Iceberg wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and bacon · 10 Minutes · Serves 2 · Easy Ingredient • Smoked Streaky Bacon 6 Rashers • Blue Cheese 100g, Crumbled • Half-Fat Soured Cream 100ml • Mayonnaise 2 Tsp • Cider Vinegar Or White Wine Vinegar … Read more
Sicilian artichoke and broad bean salad Sicilian artichoke and broad bean salad · 30 minutes + soaking · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Raisins 30g • Lemon juice 1½ tbsp • White balsamic vinegar ½ tbsp • Saffron good pinch • Runny honey 1 tsp • Extra-virgin olive oil • Tinned artichoke hearts 175g, … Read more
Monday Smoky tomato and paprika soup with manchego fingers Smoky tomato and paprika soup with manchego fingers · 30 Minutes · Serves 4 · Easy · Vegetarian Ingredient · Onions 2, Chopped · Carrot 1, Grated · Celery 2 Sticks, Chopped · Garlic 2 Cloves, Crushed · Smoked Paprika 2 Tsp · Olive Oil · … Read more
Chicken & Chorizo Burgers in Brioche Ingredients · 200g soft cooking chorizo · 300g chicken or turkey mince · 1tsp dried oregano · Salt and freshly ground black pepper · 1dsp olive oil (optional) · 400g brioche loaf · 200g jar of oven-roasted · peppers, drained · 2 tomatoes, sliced Recipe · Remove the skin … Read more
Pilaf of mixed grains, sweet potato and fennel with avocado cream Pilaf of mixed grains, sweet potato and fennel with avocado cream · 1 hour · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Sweet potatoes 500g, peeled and cut into chunks • Olive oil • Balsamic vinegar 1½ tbsp • Fennel bulbs 2 small, cut into … Read more
Chocolate Cloud Cake · Serves: 8 · Prep time: 20 minutes · Cook time: 35 minutes Ingridient · 350g dark chocolate, broken into pieces · 50g butter · 2 tbsp raw honey (optional) · 10 eggs, separated · ½ tsp vanilla bean powder · Thick cream, to serve (optional) Chocolate cloud cake Recipe 1. Preheat … Read more
Waffle ice-cream sandwiches Waffle ice-cream sandwiches · 30 minutes + freezing · Makes 8 · Easy Ingredient • Good quality ice-cream 500g tub, use your favourite flavour • Waffle biscuits 16 • Decorate with pistachio nuts or hazelnuts, cocoa nibs, chocolate sprinkles Recipe 1. Line a baking tray with baking parchment. If your ice-cream is … Read more
Make summer veg the star of the show in these healthy and delicious veggie mains Spring barley couscous with harissa and butermilk sauce Spring barley couscous with harissa and butermilk sauce · 40 minutes · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient · Podded broad beans 200g · Barley couscous 300g · Extra-virgin olive oil · Lemon … Read more
Slow-Cooked Tuscan Lamb Shanks · Serves: 6 · Prep time: 20 minutes · Cook time: 25 minutes Ingridient · 4 carrots, thickly sliced · 4 celery stalks, with leaf tops, thickly sliced · 12 tomatoes, chopped · 1 large brown onion, diced · 4 cloves garlic, sliced · 2 bay leaves · 2 cups (500ml) … Read more
Flat-grilled chicken with Texas cornbread Flat-grilled chicken with Texas cornbread · 2 hours + marinating · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Chicken 1 • Smoked paprika 1 tsp • Chilli powder ¼ tsp • Ground cumin 1 tsp • Ketchup 2 tbsp • Brown sugar 1 tbsp • Cider vinegar 2 tbsp • Olive … Read more