Thai flavours parsnip soup

A warming, gently spicy thick vegetarian soup brimming with Thai flavours

Lean pasta sauce – Salsa magro

Salsa magro, or lean sauce. A delicious, unusual tomato based sauce – adapted for modern kitchens from a late 1800s recipe

Smoked paprika sauteéd potatoes with Italian sausage

A delicious, quick and tasty family mid week meal of paprika sauteed potatoes, Italian sausage, red peppers, kale and crostini

Roasted orange butternut squash ravioli

A step by step guide to making orange-roasted butternut squash ravioli, including making the pasta dough, rolling out and forming the ravioli

Spiced beef and cheddar pasties

These are roughly based on a traditional Cornish recipe – which I adore, but I’ve spiced them up a bit and added chunks of melty cheddar. So they’re definitely not Cornish anymore, but they are nice! Makes about 5 – 6 Equipment Baking tray Large saucepan Saute pan Grater or microplane pastry brush Rolling pin