Ingredients; 225g spaghetti nero (or your favourite dried pasta) 120g of streaky bacon 1 onion Half a dried chipotle chilli 400g can of chopped tomatoes Olive oil Salt Pepper Worcestershire Sauce Some chopped parsley and freshly grated parmesan (or pecorino) for garnish Serves 3 My thanks to Kat, who mentioned this as one of her [...]

Ingredients; 2 x 125g bags “boil in the bag” couscous 2 sticks celery 1 small bell pepper (your choice of colour) 3 medium tomatoes 1 200g tin sweetcorn Handful frozen peas Handful baby broccoli Handful fresh flat-leaf parsley Handful sun-dried tomatoes 3 handfuls raisins Half teaspoon chilli powder Herbs to taste (e.g. dried oregano, basil, [...]

Ingredients; 4 chicken breasts, diced 2 medium onions, finely diced 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced 2 chilies, finely diced A thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely diced (or half a teaspoon of ground ginger) 80g butter 1 teaspoon turmeric 500ml of hot water Half teaspoon of ground coriander 50g salted peanuts 40g raisins I like [...]

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; 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered 10 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 fresh chillies, stalks and seeds removed Olive oil 10 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves picked 10 sprigs of fresh rosemary, leaves picked Small bunch of fresh coriander 10 bay leaves 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 tablespoons fennel seeds 2 tablespoons smoked paprika [...]