Main Meals

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

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

Kedgeree is one of those dishes that can't decide whether it's breakfast or dinner, and honestly, I love it for that. Gently spiced rice, flakes of smoked

Sardines are at their best in the summer months, and they are still one of the cheapest things on the fish counter. Both of us are big fans of anything with

I do the big food shop on a Monday, which means that by Thursday or Friday the fridge is looking pretty bare and dinner comes out of the cupboard instead.

Cooking a whole fish looks like far more of a project than it actually is. You stuff the cavity with a few slices of lemon and some herbs, dot it with

Samphire only shows up at the fish counter for a few months of the year, so whenever I spot it I grab a bag without really having a plan for it. It has a

Cod is one of those fish I always come back to. It's mild, meaty and you can pick it up at pretty much any supermarket fish counter without spending a