Posts in weeknight dinners
pork ribs with sichuan salt

Sichuan salt is such a cheery alternative to that cloying and sticky, sweet sauce we often find on pork ribs. Feel free to simplify the marinade with what you have on hand - this version adds to the flavour but what you really need is seasoning, and that spicy salt when you serve it.

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chicken salad with spicy sesame dressing

This is a dish I turn to for a weekly meal plan - it's a recipe the kids love as much as the adults (tweaking the chilli for each of us). I've even done this with leftover roast chicken (thank you Sunday roast), making it an excellent Monday night dinner. It's fresh, light, and a rather excellent start to the week. I tend to use tahini as a dressing for the kids.

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food experts weigh in on why we're all craving nostalgic foods right now

As searches for the likes of chicken soup and lasagne surge on the delicious. website, Kate Gibbs explores why nostalgic cooking is so popular right now and how it brings comfort to cooks and the hungry alike.

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soft polenta with flathead and pancetta

This soft polenta with flathead and pancetta is the simplest, most comforting weeknight dinner that everyone will love. My kids eat this, and it's one of the meals I put on the weekly rotation often simply because I know it will go down so well.

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halloumi, cauliflower and crispy chickpeas with sweet raisin vinegar


Vegetarians! Carnivores! So when you roast tinned chickpeas they go all soft and chewy and dehydrated which completely transforms them and gives us a more substantial, nutty bite. And when you roast them with cauliflower and halloumi and dress it with my sour raisin balsamic it’s just the best Thursday night dinner. This is how you feed your people after these long days at home and make them amazed by what a good cook you are.

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