Here’s one for the heatwave. I made this last night as it was absolutely swealtering outside and I was getting cold fresh food cravings. We’re really lucky to have an amazing local Vietnamese restaurant just round the corner (my sister spent some time working in Ho Chi Minh and reckons it’s the most authentic she’s…

Let’s talk about takeaway. I have real thing about takeaways… I just don’t get it. I know a good takeaway is a British institution, and I’m probably on my own here. I just have no desire to pay the price I would pay for a meal in a restaurant, but rather than having the experience…

Oh, glorious monkfish! The joy I feel when I see you with a good 75% reduction at the deli counter. I just had 1 fillet knocking about in the freezer that I picked up for about a quid recently, and really fancied something both comforting but not too heavy. This bean stew is easy, filling,…

Last night’s dinner was determined by a reduced pack of turkey mince that wouldn’t fit in the freezer and loads of salad odds and ends that needed using up… Turkey is a fantastic meat. People often think of turkey as exclusively a ‘Christmas’ (and normally a dry and bland) meat. But as long as it’s…

The other evening my ‘need to use as a matter of urgency’ ingredients comprised of a lonely chicken breast (still attached to a carcass), and a pack of starting to wilt mushrooms. Mushroom and chicken are great food friends, and with a garlic creamy sauce it’s a classic flavour combination – but definitely not one…

My partner is of Malaysian heritage, and the wonderful and world famous food of Malaysian features heavily in the household repertoire. This one I knocked up after getting my hands on a fresh tuna steak for 60p (19.10pm is THE time for a scout round a Waitrose deli due to close at 21.00, btw). You…