Pork belly roast




Turn oven to the highest temperature you can get it to. Using a Stanley knife score the skin down to the meat (try not to cut the meat), make the cuts very close together (go across the skin)
Put the fennel seeds and the malden sea salt

Fish cakes




Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Peel your potatoes, chop them into even sized chunks (or use the left over potatoes from your baked potatoes – scoop out the potato and discard the skin), add the potatoes to the boiling water and bring back to the boil. Rub the salmon fillet all over with a little olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.

Christmas pud sundae




Put the cranberries, half the orange juice and all of the sugar in a small pan and bring to the boil. Let it simmer for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until

Special spaghetti cake




Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a large bowl beat the double cream and

Raspberry jam




 Put the raspberries in a large pan along with the lemon juice

Beef stroganoff





1. Place the beef between 2 sheets of clingfilm and bash with a rolling pin until ½cm thick, then cut into finger-width slices. Mix the paprika, lemon zest, salt and pepper, and use to dust the beef.

The best pork chops with fresh bay salt, crackling and squashed purple potatoes





Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Parboil your potatoes in salted boiling water for around 15 minutes until tender, then drain. Score the pork skin, season it

Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake




Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Get yourself an appropriately sized roasting tray, large enough to take the tomatoes in one snug-fitting layer. Put in all your tomatoes, the

Bloomin' easy vanilla cheesecake





As you can see, the ingredients are all pretty everyday things. However, my tip for getting the very best out of this recipe is to

Chocolate biscuits with soft chocolate centres




Grease a large baking sheet. Cream the butter and