This is a perfect recipe for entertaining and wouldn't need anything to go with it other than a simple green salad. The fish can be varied according to what's available as long as you have 2¼ lb (1 kg)...
This is a phenomenally delicious way to roast venison, and the method is foolproof, too. Protected by the fatty, crispy prosciutto as it cooks, then served blushing with this outrageously good, silky sauce,...
If you learnt to cook in the 1960s, as I did, you will remember those precursors of our modern brasseries, which were called bistros - candles in Chianti bottles, menus on blackboards, wine in carafes,...
First it's important to note that both the pastry and the filling can be made in advance - but don't forget to allow about 1 hour for the pastry to return to room temperature before rolling out. Because...
There's nothing more comforting than a gorgeous meatloaf made with top-quality meat, lightened up with festive flavours. It's a delicious, easy way to feed a big group of people. And when it comes out...
Leek and Potato Soup is a number one classic in our house, but for something different try it with what I call the perennial pumpkin - butternut squash. In the autumn I make the same recipe with the traditional...
Rabbit is lean, cheap, and delicious, but it's such an overlooked meat in this country. I hope this amazing casserole - a favourite from Davina McCall's childhood years in Paris - will make you think twice....
If you love the delicious combination of steak and kidney but aren't too keen on suet pastry, then this recipe is for you because instead of pastry it has thickly sliced potatoes on top.
If you're short on time then try this quick and easy deconstructed shepherds pie, cooked in 15 minutes, made using carrots, celery, onion and Quorn Mince.
There's nothing more comforting than coming home to a big helping of home-cooked vegetarian cottage pie. Our take on this recipe is deliciously filling, but it's low in calories and saturated fat, made...
The good old-fashioned family stew - meat and vegetables simmering gently and slowly together, and in this slowness, releasing precious juices that mingle to provide intense yet mellow flavours and the...
One of everyone's favourite comfort foods. As long as you've got a decent chicken, you can't really go wrong. Try adding seasonal veg and enhancing the stock with slightly more luxurious ingredients, such...
This is an adaptation of the famous French classic, but more economical because it's made with braising steak. It does take longer to cook but it will simmer happily unattended, and there's very little...
To bring back memories of warmer, sunnier days here is something with a Provençal edge to it. In this recipe I have cut down oil and fats in some recipes and discovered how very little, in fact, is needed....