Comfort food recipes
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Easy cakes
Tropical upside-down cake
Turn any frown upside-down with this scrumptious recipe for tropical upside-down cake made with juicy pineapple and dessicated coconut.
Leftover chicken
Leftover chicken noodle soup
You can make this nourishing, cure-everything chicken soup recipe with leftover chicken or turkey. The other ingredients, you'll find in your storecupboard.
Jersey royals
Jersey royal chips with saffron aïoli
These are no humble potatoes. Grab some while they're in season and enjoy this fabulous Jersey royal chip recipe with saffron aïoli.
Make-ahead Christmas sides
Potato gratin with bay leaves
This creamy potato gratin with aromatic bay leaves and gooey gruyere cheese is an essential side dish for a Christmas table or Sunday lunch.
Favourite lamb
Lancashire hotpot
A favourite with families, this traditional Lancashire hotpot recipe is inexpensive to make yet makes a hearty meal that everyone will enjoy.
Friday night dinners
Meatloaf with onion gravy
An American classic. This filling meatloaf by chef Simon Rimmer is made with beef, pork and bacon, and served with a rich onion gravy.
Comfort food
Oven-roasted chicken satay
This easy midweek dinner has all the flavours of satay, minus the hassle of using skewers and chargrilling. Try this fabulous chicken dish by Valli Little.
Comfort food
Baked smoky meatballs
Mix up your meatball game with the late food writer Valli Little's baked smoky meatballs served on a bed of cheesy polenta
Comfort food
Classic French beef daube
A classic and comforting beef daube recipe by Valli Little that sees beef steak slow-cooked in brandy, wine and stock until melt-in-your-mouth
Pancakes
Dutch baby with fruity compote and ice cream
A cross between a pancake and a classic British Yorkshire pudding, the Dutch Baby is delicious filled with berry compote and ice cream.
Comfort food
Braised leek and cheddar rarebit
Everything is better with a fried egg on it – right? Try this decadent twist on Welsh rarebit with with buttery braised leeks and plenty of mature cheddar
Onions
French onion beef braise with Gruyère toasts
A deep, rich French dish of beef shin slow-cooked in red wine and topped with cheesy gruyère toasts. Cosy comfort food doesn't get much better than this!
Mash
Sausages with aligot (garlic cheese mash)
Aligot originates from the south of France and is a decadent garlic-infused cheesy mash. Try it with your bangers, and never look back!
Afternoon tea
Mini doughnut muffins
Martha Collison's mini jam doughnut muffins are a quick fix when you're craving doughnuts – they make a moreish afternoon tea treat.
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