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Parsnip and apple is one of those combinations that sounds slightly odd until you actually try it. The parsnips roast down sweet and nutty, the apple brings

A pot of mussels is the cheapest bit of theatre you can put on a table. They cost very little, they cook in about five minutes, and everybody gets stuck in

Scallops feel like a restaurant thing, which is exactly why they are worth cooking at home every now and again. They take about four minutes in a hot pan

This is the most impressive thing you can make with almost no actual cooking involved. A side of salmon gets buried in salt, sugar, grated beetroot and

Overnight oats are the reason I get out of the door on time three mornings a week. You do ten minutes of work the night before, put a jar in the fridge, and

A posset is three ingredients and about ten minutes of work, and it still comes out tasting like something you would order in a restaurant. Cream, sugar and

Shop bought sweet chilli sauce is mostly sugar and thickener, which is a shame when the homemade version takes about fifteen minutes and tastes of actual

I was a fussy eater as a child, so anything in breadcrumbs had a decent chance of getting past me. These plaice goujons are the grown up version of that

Crab linguine is the sort of dinner I end up making on a Friday evening, when the fridge is looking particularly empty. I do the big shop on a Monday, so by

There is nothing quite like pulling something out of the freezer and looking like you've gone to a lot of trouble when you really haven't. This dip is one