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Easy chicken and leek pie is such great comfort food. This deconstructed version has kumara rounds for the base and a cheesy pastry topper.
EASY CHICKEN AND LEEK PIE
This warm winter salad is full of delicious, fresh flavours. Garlic, roasted veggies, sundried tomatoes, pesto and haloumi make for a delicious vegetarian combo.
WARM WINTER SALAD
Golden, crunchy stuffed beef schnitzel oozing with ham and cheese…mmm. Cauliflower cheese mash is the perfect pairing.
STUFFED BEEF SCHNITZEL
Meatball subs make a super tasty, indulgent meal. Perfect for cosying up inside on a 
weekend evening and eating them while watching a movie!
MEATBALL SUBS
Sweet and sour pork is our usual pick when we go for a Chinese takeaway. 
This homemade version tastes pretty similar but is much more nutritious!
SWEET AND SOUR PORK
These flavoursome salmon cakes use chickpeas instead of mashed potato, making patties that are 
much quicker to put together and hold their shape nicely.
SALMON CAKES
Crispy, oven-baked fries loaded with alllll the toppings. Yum yum! These loaded Mexican fries are a great alternative to nachos.
LOADED MEXICAN FRIES
This mildly spiced chicken korma curry is rich and satisfying. With no cream and a few extra veggies thrown in, it’s a little healthier than usual but still really delicious!
CHICKEN KORMA CURRY
Creamy leek and potato soup with homemade cheese and garlic quick bread - this is truly scrumptious! Soup might not seem like much for dinner but this is a deceptively filling meal.
LEEK AND POTATO SOUP
This creamy tuna mornay pasta bake is really just a jazzed up macaroni cheese - it’s the perfect comfort food. If you don’t like tuna you could switch this out for cooked bacon, chicken or sliced sausages.
TUNA MORNAY PASTA BAKE
These lemon garlic chicken drumsticks are an inexpensive and easy dinner. 
The warm kumara, kale and feta salad is a nice alternative to regular salads on cooler nights.
LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN
Toad in the hole is the perfect winter warming meal. Step it up a notch with caramelised onion gravy and steamed veggies topped with feta and pinenuts.
TOAD IN THE HOLE
Stuffed baked potatoes take a little while to prepare but the wait is definitely worth it! 
Microwaving the potatoes first helps to speed up the cooking time.
STUFFED BAKED POTATOES
This vegetarian spaghetti bolognese is a great alternative when you don’t want to use meat. The haloumi adds a nice twist and really ups the yum factor!
VEGETARIAN SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE
Chicken baked in a creamy tomato sauce with a crunchy, cheesy topping. This crunchy top chicken is too good! 
The crumpet breads are an adaptation of Simon Gault’s recipe and are easy and delicious.
CRUNCHY TOP CHICKEN
This saucy orange chicken is super easy to make and full of flavour. With vitamin C from oranges, plus ginger, honey and turmeric, it’s a nourishing winter meal.
ORANGE CHICKEN
Who doesn’t love a pizza? With bacon, potato, caramelised onions and dollops of sour cream, 
these country-style pizzas are a good hearty meal!
COUNTRY-STYLE PIZZAS
Garlic prawns on garlic butter rice is a simple recipe that really lets the delicious flavours shine through.
GARLIC PRAWNS
These Greek-style nachos are a cross between nachos and a salad. They’re a fast, easy and really tasty weeknight dinner.
GREEK-STYLE NACHOS
Tofu and lettuce aren’t traditionally the most delicious of combinations… but, this golden stir fry tofu is actually a really tasty, easy dinner that you can have on the table in under half an hour.
GOLDEN STIR FRY TOFU
Smokey pork paprika is a bit of a twist on classic beef stroganoff. 
Served with creamy mash, it’s a great winter meal.
SMOKEY PORK PAPRIKA
These chicken, camembert and cranberry filo pies are quick, easy and delicious. Just mix the filling together, wrap up in filo pastry and pop in the oven to bake.
CHICKEN FILO PIES
This substantial potato frittata includes three of the most delicious foods - bacon, potatoes and cheese! With the side of sautéed mushrooms and spinach, this would be a good brunch meal too.
CHEESY POTATO FRITTATA
These Mediterranean fish parcels are one of my favourite ways to enjoy fish. Cooking it in parcels locks in all the delicious flavour 
and the fish remains nice and tender.
MEDITERRANEAN FISH PARCELS
These epic beef burger stacks are a delicious alternative to regular burgers. 
Beef, bacon, cheese (and salad) - you can’t go wrong!
BEEF BURGER STACKS
Creamy tomato soup is my favourite! This easy recipe uses canned tomatoes rather than fresh, 
so is perfect for winter when tomatoes can get a bit pricey.
CREAMY TOMATO SOUP
This lemony chicken pasta is a creamy pasta meal without any cream! The hummus blends in nicely and you can 
barely taste it in the finished dish. Give it a try and see for yourself!
LEMONY CHICKEN PASTA
Crispy potato rostis, succulent pork and wilted spinach, topped off with a creamy mascarpone sauce. These pork and potato rosti stacks are a restaurant quality meal in the comfort of your own home!
PORK & POTATO ROSTI STACKS
Classic apricot chicken will warm you up nicely on a cool winter’s evening. It’s just as good reheated for lunch the next day too.
APRICOT CHICKEN
The edamame ‘guacamole’ in these fish tacos is nutritious and tasty. 
A great alternative when avocados are out of season.
FISH TACOS
This twist on traditional spaghetti and meatballs is fresh and flavoursome. Make the pasta and sauce while the lamb meatballs are baking and you can have dinner on the table in around half an hour. Easy!
LAMB MEATBALLS
Homemade falafel kebabs are an easy, quick dinner. Make them as a vegetarian meal 
or up the delicious factor with the addition of bacon!
FALAFEL KEBABS
Creamy, dreamy chicken and leek risotto is such a good winter warmer. This version is pretty easy to make too. 
Unlike some risotto recipes, you don’t have to stir it constantly!
CHICKEN & LEEK RISOTTO
This sausage stir fry is the perfect weeknight dinner. 
Easy, quick and tasty, it also reheats well the next day.
SAUSAGE STIR FRY
This simple meal of crispy skin salmon with rice salad is super quick to prepare yet looks and tastes gourmet. 
It’s packed full of nutrients too!
CRISPY SKIN SALMON
This Japanese-inspired miso chicken with crunchy apple slaw is simple and flavoursome. Make it more substantial with the addition of 
fresh buttered bread or a serving of brown rice.
MISO CHICKEN
Anyone else love a good, simple Margarita pizza? Tomato, cheese, basil - you can’t go wrong!

MARGARITA PIZZAS
Shepherd’s pie is the perfect winter comfort food to fill hungry tummies. 
This version uses kumara in the mash which goes so well with the lamb.
SHEPHERD'S PIE
Haloumi and fresh pear take this simple salad from ordinary to extraordinary! Bulghur wheat adds a nice nutty flavour and texture, and helps to fill you up too. This chicken, pear and haloumi salad is delicious for both lunch and dinner.
CHICKEN, PEAR AND HALOUMI SALAD
You can’t beat a good burger on a Friday night! The key ingredients that make these Ultimate Fish Burgers taste like the real deal are plenty of aioli sauce and crisp, crunchy lettuce!
ULTIMATE FISH BURGERS
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