Chicken and Lemon Tagine 50 g/2oz butter 8 approx boneless chicken thighs 2 onions (finely chopped) 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped) 5 cm/2in piece root ginger (grated) 2 cinnamon sticks 2 tsp ras-el-hanout (North African spice blend) ½ tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp ground cumin or cumin seeds 2 tsp ground cinnamon 6 small preserved…

Cuban Picadillo Simon’s warming one-pot Cuban dish with minced beef, cinnamon, olives and raisins 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions (chopped) 4 cloves garlic (sliced) 75 g spicy chorizo (diced) 650 g steak mince 2 x 400g cans tomatoes (drained) 50 ml red wine vinegar 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tsp…

Ultimate Superfood Salad Densely packed with vitamins A and C, folate, potassium as well as fiber. The salad itself is made from kale, red cabbage, bell pepper, carrots, broccoli, walnuts, avocados tossed with ginger-lemon dressing. Try it as a refreshing entrée salad or serve a smaller portion as a side. For the Dressing 1/4 cup…

A nice wee mushroom dish. Another dish you can customise depending upon what’s in season or available. Keep it relatively simple though to enjoy the taste of the different mushrooms. Wild Mushroom Fricasée A fast and delightful mushroom dish. 400 grams wild mushrooms 30 grams unsalted butter 1 shallot 200 grams tomatoes (chopped) 1 clove…

Thai Trout Parcels A delicious trout recipe packed full of flavour. For the trout parcels 1 bunch spring onions 2 cm/¾in piece of ginger 1 red chilli 1 stick of celery 1 carrot 1 garlic clove ½ a 28g/1oz bag fresh coriander 4 sustainable trout fillets (approximately 125g/4½oz each) 4 tsp soy sauce 4 tsp…

Try Aubergine Melts. This is a quick and easy dish. Simply to make and very tasty. Give it a go…