Batch cooking recipes
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Fishcake recipes
Cod and parsley fishcakes
Fishcakes are all about thrift. They evolved during times when expensive fish needed to be padded out with cheaper ingredients...
Casserole recipes
Slow-cooked beef stew
Digital Editor Vic Grimshaw’s slow-cooked beef stew celebrates the Aga. Leave to cook low and slow for 4-5 hours until...
Freezable soup recipes
Freezable fish soup
This vibrant fish soup recipe makes a big portion so you can freeze what you don’t eat and defrost it...
Batch cooking recipes
Classic Cornish pasties
Debbie Major turns her expert hand to proper Cornish pasties made with braising steak, tweaking and perfecting the recipe until...
Slow cook recipes
Slow-cooked shepherd’s pies
Using lamb shoulder, instead of mince, and slow-cooking it until melt-in-the-mouth is the real game-changer in this British classic. For...
Macaroni cheese recipes
Macaroni cheese with spinach and pesto pangrattato
We’ve taken macaroni cheese to the next level with this easy cheesy, pesto-y vegetarian recipe – perfect for a meat-free...
Aubergine recipes
Melanzane alla parmigiana
Melanzane alla parmigiana is a classic Italian recipe made by layering aubergine, passata and cheese sauce – served with a green...
Lamb curry recipes
Nihari lamb
Naved Nasir’s family recipe for traditional Nihari curry combines lamb, cardamom, fresh ginger and turmeric to make a rich dish...
Healthy family meals
Lighter aubergine parmigiana
We’ve kept all the gorgeous summery flavours of a traditional aubergine parmigiana but recreated the Italian classic as a low-calorie...
Beetroot recipes
Beetroot and feta burgers
These quick, easy vegetarian burgers are made with beetroot and feta – make some in advance and freeze ready for...
Comfort food recipes
The big meatball lasagne
Gennaro Contaldo shares his recipe for his Neapolitan family’s meatball lasagne, which was served on special occasions. And because we...
Pasta bake recipes
Cheese and broccoli bake
This vegetarian pasta bake recipe is fast enough for midweek cooking. It’s the ultimate comfort food for chilly nights.
Batch cooking recipes
Easy chicken stock
Our easy chicken stock recipe is better than anything you can buy. It won’t contain salt (shop-bought stocks often contain...
Macaroni cheese recipes
US-style mac ‘n’ cheese
This is macaroni cheese American-style. Gooey, filling and served with a bacon salad, there’s no denying this is proper comfort...
Pie recipes
Beef, brown ale and mushroom pie
Try Debbie Major’s twist on the classic beef and brown ale pie, chock full of button and porcini mushrooms and...
Bolognese recipes
Bolognese sauce
Donal Skehan’s classic bolognese recipe is a versatile basic ragu for use in pasta dishes. It’s also handy for cooking...
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