Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 6 hours This is a proper old-school Sunday roast with crackling. Leaving the bone in adds a bit of extra flavor and having a layer of fat helps to keep the meat nice and moist as it roasts. This isn't the kind of joint you... read recipe
Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Peel and core the apples, quarter and cut in to chunks. Put the apples into a pan with the sugar and water. Cook over a low heat for 5 minutes and place in a small ovenproof dish. Place the flour and oats in a bowl... read recipe
This Tuscan soup is delicious - it's a soup everyone should try. Just thinking of it makes me salivate! It's a family-friendly soup - babies and grandparents (both without teeth!) can eat it with gusto. I've added roasted cherry tomatoes to my recipe but it... read recipe
Preheat the over to 170°C/325°F/gas 3. For the custard base, bring the milk and cream just to the boil in a saucepan. Cut the vanilla pod in half, scrape out the seeds and add to the pan. Whisk the eggs with the sugar until pale, then whisk in the milk and... read recipe
Add your fresh or dried and soaked beans to a pan of water with the bay leaf, squashed tomato and potato - this will help to flavor the beans and soften their skins. Cook until tender - check by tasting. They must be soft. Dried beans can take up to an hour,... read recipe
Bread and butter pudding is one of those classic old English recipes that everyone loves. The addition of marmalade brushed over the bread makes it fantastically crisp, with a zingy orangey bitterness that just makes the whole thing superb. This is another... read recipe
What a classic this dish is. Most of my mates love the chickpeas, but butter beans or even cubed potatoes will work well in their place. Feel free to pep up this dish with more chili depending on your taste. This will make enough for six portions, so simply... read recipe
When I was in Altamura, in Puglia, I cooked this grilled and roasted pork loin with a group of Italian friends. It's a great thing to serve at a party because when you've grilled it on all sides for 15 minutes you can just pop it into a hot oven for an hour... read recipe
In this recipe I'm going to show you how utterly incredible a slow-roasted shoulder of lamb can be. In exchange I'd like you to buy quality local lamb that's had the appropriate amount of hanging time. I'm going to let the meat speak for itself and not add... read recipe
Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/gas 2. Separate 3 of the eggs. Put the yolks into a bowl with the remaining whole egg and beat together. Add the milk, breadcrumbs and 85g of the sugar. Put the jam on the bottom of a pie dish and spread it evenly. Pour the... read recipe