This recipe takes me right back to my childhood, my mum used to make a very similar dish and I had completely forgotten about it until I was reminded about it in college last (academic) year. It came up in one of our practical cookery classes and since then I have experimented with it several [...]

Ingredients; 2 foot-long bread sticks Large handful grated cheese (strong cheddar or goats cheese) 30g butter, brought to room temperature Teaspoon dried thyme Teaspoon dried basil 1 clove garlic, crushed to a paste (or substitute with 10 twists of dried garlic grater). Heat your oven to 180C. Mix the butter, thyme, basil & garlic together. [...]

Ingredients; For the fish cakes: 450g potatoes, cooked and mashed 50g butter 1 large onion, finely diced 225g smoked trout, flaked 225g fresh cod, poached & flaked 225g fresh salmon, poached & flaked 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon chopped dill 1 tablespoon chopped chives 2 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley (divide into 2 equal halves) [...]

Ingredients; 500g lean ground beef 1 large red onion, finely diced 2 slices of bread, made into breadcrumbs Large handful of fresh rosemary, finely chopped Large handful of fresh basil, finely chopped 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds 1 pinch of cumin seeds 2 tablespoons dried oregano Salt Pepper 1 egg 1 teaspoon of smooth French [...]

Ingredients; 250g of dried chickpeas (Soaked overnight in water) 1 red onion cut into chunks 3 cloves of garlic (crushed) 1 slice of bread 1 teaspoon of baking soda Large handful of fresh coriander Large handful of fresh flat leaf parsley 1 teaspoon of ground cumin 1 teaspoon of ground coriander seeds 1 chilli, diced [...]