A heavy weight dish with light weight prep and cooking. This is a great alternative to the Sunday roast.

Shakshuka is a dish you can flex to suit your spice and heat levels. It’s best served in one dish, for two people to share with as much crusty bread as you can manage.

This is an absolute belter of a soup! It’s quick, easy, cheap, tasty and just the warm hug we all need this January. Thank you Venus!

This British classic is easy to prepare, cheap on the wallet and lasts for days. It’s a real crowd pleaser.

Is this a perfect marriage of national cuisines? No, not at all. What it is is really tasty, enough to feed you for days and completely adaptable to your tastes. Perfect for those long winter nights.

The harvest is in and this simple apple cake recipe makes the most of the best of British produce. Minimal fuss, maximum gooey-ness.

This is a new favourite of mine – the sauce is tangy, rich and takes less than three minutes to make. I love it more as it was borne of a disastrous first try…

These caviar croustades serve the triumvirate of taste and texture in one bite: they’re salty, creamy and crunchy. Oh and they’re a doddle to assemble…

This is the cocktail I created to slake my thirst and pay homage to my part of London. Ladies and gentlemen, be seated for The Belgravia.

Perfect for when the weather is dodgy but, being a Brit, you’re going to barbecue anyway.