Dinner

Chicken korma is the curry that introduces people to curry — mild, creamy, gently fragrant with warm spices but without any significant heat. It is …

Macaroni and cheese made properly — with a real béchamel sauce, excellent mature cheese, and a crunchy breadcrumb topping — is one of the finest …

Slow roasted lamb is one of the most rewarding Sunday lunch recipes in British cooking — the kind of thing that transforms a standard weekend …

Cheese straws are the party snack that disappears faster than anything else on the table. Golden, shatteringly crisp, intensely cheesy, with a slight warmth from …

A chicken stir fry is the fastest proper dinner you can make. Twenty minutes from start to plate — chicken, vegetables, a glossy savoury sauce, …

Lemon chicken is the weeknight dinner that feels considerably more elegant than the effort required to make it. Tender chicken breasts or thighs, cooked golden …

Spanish chicken is the one-pan dinner that delivers a complete meal with almost no effort. Golden chicken thighs nestled in a sauce of smoky chorizo, …

Slow roast lamb shoulder is one of the most spectacular things you can cook without requiring any real skill. A whole lamb shoulder, seasoned simply …

A chicken and mushroom pie is one of the most comforting things British cooking produces. A rich, deeply flavoured cream sauce with tender chicken and …

A Thai green curry is one of the fastest and most satisfying curries you can make at home. Unlike an Indian curry which builds flavour …