A version of chilli con carne using pork from Yotam Ottolenghi. You can reduce the amount of jalapeno chillies to make it child friendly if you need to.
An easy muffin recipe from ” Nigella Bites” by Nigella Lawson. Split them while still warm and smear with unsalted butter, adding marmalade, jam or honey if you like.
An easy and delicious traybake from Jane Hornby which I found on BBC Good Food. I made it for a cake stall at my Community Orchard Open Day earlier this month and many people complemented it. The version shown in the picture is not iced as it was a hot day!
Delicious savoury scones to serve on their own or alongside soups or salad.They are best eaten on the day they are made, but you can make the dough and freeze the scones individually for up to a month if you like. The recipe is from ” The Violet Bakery Cookbook” by Claire Ptak.
A quick version of this favourite vegetarian dish from Kerala, known in India as Handvo. Serve with some salad alongside, or just as a snack. This is from ” I Love India” by Anjum Anand.
This sweet and sticky pudding from ” In Praise of Veg” by Alice Zaslavsky is very definitely for those days when you are not worrying about the carbs. Serve with cream or ice cream.
These cookies from Ravneet Gill make great gifts and will keep for up to a week wrapped or in an airtight container.The cookie dough balls freeze really well, too – keep them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month. Simply bake from frozen and add an extra one to two minutes to the baking time