Recipes

Ingredients 2 small butternut squash (or 1 large squash)  1tbsp. olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsp. smoked paprika 1tbsp tomato puree 500g lean beef mince  200g mushrooms, thinly sliced 400g tin good quality chopped tomatoes 1tsp red chilli paste 1 tsp sugar A few fresh basil leaves, finely chopped, plus extra to garnish Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 x 150g mozzarella balls,...

Ingredients 25g unsalted butter, melted 2 x 320g packs ready-rolled puff pastry sheets (remove from fridge 20 minutes before using) 4 large red-skinned eating apples 2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. apricot glaze 1 tbsp. icing sugar ½ tsp ground cinnamon Cream or crème fraiche, to serve Method Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/Gas Mark 7. Use a little of the melted butter to grease 8 holes of a 12-hole...

Whether you’re planning on cooking these holidays, be it turkey or a pork roast, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll need a great stuffing recipe. And even though it’s called “stuffing”, don’t feel the need to actually cook it within your choice of roast. Placing it within the meat give it a more flavourful finish, but some chefs argue that cooking your stuffing on its own avoids the possible issue of overcooking...