Crisp Gingerbread Biscuits This recipe makes perfectly crisp gingerbread biscuits which snap and crumble in the mouth. The smell of these biscuits baking in the oven will instantly … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Chocolate Tiramisu A perfect make-ahead dessert just like Italian mamma used to make... Creamy layers wrapped together with coffee soaked ladyfinger biscuits and dark and white shavings … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Mulled Apple Juice (Spice Mixture) Try adding a good splash of dark rum or replacing the apple juice with cider for a mulled cider. Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Brioche French Toast with Berries and Nutella This is definitely not an everyday breakfast, but for special occasions it makes a wonderful celebration breakfast, perfect for Christmas morning. Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies These make wonderfully chewy and crumbly cookies which are easily adaptable - just use whatever ingredients you might have in the store cupboard. Feel free … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Florentines Florentines are rich and decadent and very simple to make at home. They make a perfect edible gift for Christmas. Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Toulouse sausage puy lentil stew If you thought there was no way you could turn the humble sausage into a sophisticated dish, well frankly, you thought wrong. This sausage and … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Banoffee Cake Banoffee pie has to be one of my desert island desserts and while I still love the pie version, this cake certainly gives it a … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Harissa fish with carrot and mint salad Proper healthy fast food for me must be packed with flavour and texture. Some rather healthy ingredients can easily be pumped up with the addition … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Orange Polenta Cake with Honey and Rosewater Syrup This fragrant and moist cake is not only visually beautiful, it also has the most delicious spiced sweet orange and honey flavour. The cake can … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Mexican Fish Tacos Fish tacos are a Californian classic, taking inspiration from wonderful Mexican heat and spice. They make a truly different feast to serve for friends. If … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Creme Brulee Doughnuts Delicious doughnuts inspired by Donal Skehan's trips to New York City Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Chilli and Tomato Crab Pasta I love taking one ingredient and really making it the star of the dish. In this recipe, crab hits the big time! Paired with the … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Chorizo, Chicken Bean Stew Chorizo adds a wonderful warmth and subtle heat to this great chicken stew. I use plum tomatoes here as they have a much better flavour … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Irish Camp Coffee Cake This recipe makes a moist coffee swirl cake, cooked in a Bundt tin. If you don't have one, you can easily make it in a … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Rich Tomato Shellfish Soup This soup makes a lovely spicy shellfish broth that is perfect for a cold winter's day. You can also add white fish cut into chunks … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Margarita Chicken with Smoky Avocado Corn Salsa This recipe is all about big, bold flavours and is one of my absolute favourite summer dishes. Food • 11 Oct 17
Spicy Seafood Paella What I love most about this recipe is that a big steaming pan of food is served straight to the table and people just dig … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Bun Cha: Barbecued Pork Skewers with Herbs and Rice Vermicelli Vietnam is all about incredible street food and when I visited the country, this was one of my favourite dishes to eat on a plastic … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Mikado Coconut Cream Cake When I was growing up, if Mikado biscuits were in the house, they didn't last long. This cake is a small homage to them with … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Lemon Meringue Pie Lemon meringue pie is just one of those classic show-stopping desserts that is almost always guaranteed to be met with a chorus of 'oooohs' and … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Lime and Coconut Chicken There is something altogether soothing about this recipe. The usual heat you'd expect from an Asian-inspired recipe bows out to make way for the more … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Kedgeree This wonderful spiced rice and egg dish from colonial India makes for a rather different breakfast. Keep an eye out for undyed smoked haddock - … Recipes • 19 Nov 15
Pad Thai Rice noodles are a fantastic store cupboard ingredient and I regularly stock up at Asian markets, where you can also buy jumbo-sized bottles of Asian … Recipes • 19 Nov 15