CONTENTS
COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
GETTING STARTED
CLASSICS WITH A TWIST
Pasta with tomatoes, anchovy and chillies
Bacon, pea and goat’s cheese frittata
Tomato risotto
Stuffed roast chicken
Miso salmon
Slow-cooked fiery lamb
Beef wellingtons
Chicken and autumn vegetable pies
Treacle-glazed gammon
Lemon curd treacle tart
Apple crumble
Coconut pancakes with mango slices and lime syrup
Baked cheesecake
FISH
Roasted cod with a walnut, lemon and Parmesan crust
Pan-fried scallops with crunchy apple salad
Chilli and spice whitebait
Grilled seafood with sweet pepper sauce
Roasted mackerel with garlic and paprika
Crab and mascarpone crкpes
Gordon’s kedgeree
Sea bream with tomato and herb salsa
Sea bass with fennel, lemon and capers
Red mullet with sweet chilli sauce
Fish pie
Mussels with celery and chilli
MEAT
Pork chops with peppers
Sichuan chicken thighs
Pan-fried duck breasts with blackcurrant sauce
Smoky pork sliders with barbecue sauce
Chicken with garlic and chestnut stuffing
Steak sandwiches
Pork stuffed with Manchego and membrillo
Easy bollito misto
Slow-braised stuffed lamb breast
Chicken and chicory in Marsala sauce
Beef brisket with new potato piccalilli salad
Roast guinea fowl with apple
SPICES
Curry-spiced sweetcorn soup
Spicy pancakes
Grilled corn with chipotle chilli butter
Roasted squash houmous
Noodles with chilli, ginger and lemongrass
Spicy beef salad
Vietnamese-style beef baguette
Sichuan dan dan noodles
Jerk chicken
Shawarma spiced chicken wraps
Chilli beef lettuce wraps
Pork neck curry with mango salsa
Chocolate mousse with chilli and mango
Fragrant spiced rice pudding
GOOD FOOD FOR LESS
Spicy black beans with feta and avocado
North African eggs
Chicken stir-fry with rice noodles
Home-made gnocchi
Leek and gruyиre rosti with fried eggs
Spaghetti with chilli, sardines and oregano
Easy fragrant fried rice
Cheat’s soufflй with three cheeses
Easy arancini
Lamb with fried bread
Spicy sausage rice
Pork and prawn meatballs in aromatic broth
Chickpea, cumin and spinach koftas with tahini dressing
Charentais melon and crиme fraоche
Bread and butter pudding
COOKING IN ADVANCE
Spicy meatball soup
Beef meatballs with orecchiette, kale and pine nuts
Meatballs in fragrant coconut broth
Beef meatball sandwich with melting mozzarella and tomato salsa
Spicy chutney
Slow-cooked aubergine
Slow-roasted pork belly with fennel
Coriander, ginger and chilli butter chicken
Moroccan lamb with sweet potato and raisins
Slow-cooked beef with orange gremolata
Slow-cooked beef short ribs
Blondies
Caramelised figs with ricotta
COOKING FOR ONE OR TWO
Bruschette with garlic, tomatoes, caper berries and pecorino
Cannellini bean crostini with anchovy and olives
Farfalle with ricotta, pancetta and peas
Flatbreads with fennel and feta
Sweetcorn fritters and yoghurt dip
Mushroom and leek pasta
Tagliatelle with quick sausage-meat bolognese
Spicy tuna fishcakes
Chilli dogs
Beef tacos with wasabi mayo
Griddled pineapple with spiced caramel
Blueberry and ricotta pancakes with yoghurt and honey
COOKING FOR CROWDS
Green papaya salad
Roasted red pepper, lentil and herb salad
Chopped salad
Green bean salad with mustard dressing
Fresh prawn rolls
Sticky pork ribs
Stuffed lamb with spinach and pine nuts
Paella
Roast sirloin of beef
Poached winter fruits with zabaglione
Raspberry millefeuille
Apricot and frangipane tart
Pimm’s jellies
BAKING
Olive, tomato and rosemary focaccia
Soda bread
Mozzarella and rosemary pizza
Leek and pancetta quiche
Beef empanadas
Easy chicken pastilla
Flatbreads with lemon thyme ricotta
Fresh ginger sponge cake
Home-made crumpet
Lemon polenta cake
Lemon thyme shortbread
Indulgent mini chocolate tarts with peanut brittle
Malt chocolate doughnuts
BASIC SKILLS
St Clement’s soufflйs
Noodle soup with poached egg
Macaroni and cauliflower bake with three cheeses
Prawn and feta omelette
Spiced lentil soup
Roasted red onion vinaigrette with green bean salad
Fritto misto with garlic and saffron mayonnaise
Asparagus with lemon and tarragon hollandaise
Lemongrass custard cups
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