Comfort food recipes
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Gratins
Smoked haddock and bacon potato gratin
Easy to make and even easier to devour, this creamy smoked haddock, bacon and potato gratin is the comforting family meal your Sunday evening is looking for.
Comfort food
Sausage and mash pie
Why have your mash on the side, when you can have it on top! On the table and ready to eat in less than hour...
Dinner ideas for two
Onglet steak with watercress butter and shoestring potatoes
Onglet steak, shoestring fries and watercress butter make for a quick, easy dinner for two that's special enough for date night.
Afternoon tea
Custard doughnuts
Recreate Bread Ahead Bakery's famous vanilla custard doughnuts – soft, pillowy and oozing rich custard – at home using their recipe.
Shepherd's pie
Healthier shepherd’s pie
This healthier shepherd's pie recipe swaps some meat for lentils to reduce the fat, and uses cauliflower in the topping to cut down on carbs.
Sweet pancakes
Sweet dutch baby
Imagine an oversized Yorkshire pudding that puffs up gloriously in the oven around caramelised apples - and you're thinking of a Dutch baby pancake.
Perfect puddings
Paul Ainsworth’s spiced sticky date pudding
Warming spice, gooey Cornish fudge and a sweet dates – chef Paul Ainsworth's pudding recipe will become a new family favourite this winter.
Recipes that will make you excited for autumn
Cheddar and ale soup
Cheddar and ale are the winning combo in this creamy soup – if you like fondue you'll love Debbie Major's inspired, yet easy recipe.
Dinner ideas for two
Tom Kerridge’s pork schnitzel with ‘executive’ fried duck egg
Tom Kerridge knows how to make mouthwatering food. This schnitzel is pure indulgence – perfect for spoiling your loved one on Valentine's Day.
Bacon
Bacon and egg pie
A creamy bacon and egg filling encased in crisp pastry: our classic bacon and egg pie recipe is perfect as part of a picnic or buffet spread.
Gnocchi
Gnocchi gratin with broccoli and spinach
Gnocchi, mixed with broccoli and spinach and smothered in a cheesy sauce – this easy gratin takes midweek comfort food to a whole new level.
Sausage rolls
Sausage, cider and apple filo rolls
Sausage rolls but not as you know them – the meat is flavoured with cider, apples and sage then wrapped in crunchy layers of filo pastry.
Irish
Quick bangers in red wine with greens and pea colcannon
This classic sausage and mash recipe celebrates the best of the British Isles and takes only 30 minutes.
Comfort food
Easy jacket potatoes with smoky beans
Golden-skinned, easy jacket potatoes topped with easy homemade baked beans and melted cheese is the best of budget cooking.
Comfort food
Easy pork tagliatelle
Our pork tagliatelle is a scrumptious, warming Italian dish to add to your repertoire. This this as a twist on the traditional bolognese recipe.
Toasties
Cheddar, pickled mushroom and wild garlic toastie
In a cheese toastie cook-off, chef Sasha Matkevich came out on top with this rich, cheesy comforting recipe with quick-pickled mushrooms.
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