Squash & Sage Macaroni Cheese

Adapted from a BBC Good Food recipe Serves 4 Tip: no need to peel a butternut squash, just wash the skin well and it roasts up soft enough to eat. Ingredients ½ a butternut squash or 500g piece of pumpkin / other squash, peeled if required and chopped into chunks 1 onion, diced or finely…

Moroccan Squash, Chickpea & Kale Stew

Adapted from a BBC Good Food recipe Tips: 1.      This tastes way better a day or two after it’s made. 2.      Don’t bypass the feta/lemon zest/olive oil topping, it takes the whole dish up a notch. 3.      If you’re short of time, you could swap out the cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, fennel seeds and ground coriander…

Chicken and chorizo meatballs with spiced tomato sauce

Serves 3 as a main / 8 starter Ingredients Meatballs 100g chorizo 1 teaspoon paprika 1.5 tablespoons ricotta 300g chicken thigh fillets ½ 25g pack of basil Sauce 2 shallots, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red chilli, sliced (and deseeded, optional) ½ pack of basil, stalks and leaves separated, stalks chopped 1 teaspoon sweet smoked…

Flawless Flour Tortillas and Tortilla Pizza

Tortillas (makes 8) • 200g plain white or wholemeal flour • ½ teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 2 tbsp butter, melted (or ideally lard) • 100ml hot water Note before we start: if you’re going to use all the tortillas as pizza bases, you don’t need to be as precious about kneading or resting the…