These little meatballs can be made ahead of time for an easy light lunch. SErve with salad and Catalan tomato bread. The recipe is from ” Simple Food” by Jill Dupleix.
Both a comforting supper and a storecupboard standby from ” Nigella Bites” by Nigella Lawson. They are good served with frozen peas and tomato ketchup, or perhaps mango chutney which I can enjoy with anything.
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.
I love this recipe for spicy sausage rolls from Thomasina Miers. A couple of years ago I made them for a New Year gathering at a friends and they went down very well. They can also be made in advance and frozen. Serve with onion marmalade or chutney.
This version is from Fay Maschler’s ” Eating In”. The original sweet and sour sauce originated in Hunnan, China and was a light vinegar and sugar mixture with little resemblance to the dish served in many Chinese restaurants today.
These moreish muffins are from ” Nigella Bites” by Nigella Lawson. They are nice just on their own but also go well with a plate of sticky skinned sausages.