Hawaiian poke is a rice bowl topped with fresh fish and lots of fun toppings, like avocado! A super simple, light meal. Look for sushi-grade salmon when shopping. The first time I ever ate raw fish was when I was about ten or eleven years old. I was at a Japanese buffet, and my mother told […]

These Greek meatballs are great for a party appetizer! They’re made with lamb and a handful of seasonings (orange zest! mint! garlic!), and rolled into perfect little bites. Eat with toothpicks and serve some yogurt dipping sauce on the side. I found this recipe in the weekend edition of the Wall St. Journal as good […]

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Serves:4 Ingredients 1 cauliflower, cut into florets200g Waitrose Duchy Organic Brown Basmati Rice4 Waitrose British Blacktail Medium Free Range Eggs1 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil2 onions, sliced2 tbsp dried curry leaves2 tbsp medium curry paste, eg Patak’s Jalfrezi12 cardamom pods, lightly crushed200g frozen […]

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutesto 40 minutes Total time: 45 minutesto 50 minutes Serves:4 Ingredients 2 small sweet potatoes (about 425g), unpeeled, cut into thick chips1 tbsp sunflower oil, plus 2 tsp1 tbsp gluten free plain flour1½ tsp sweet smoked paprika500g free range organic pork fillet, trimmed 230g jar Fragata Pimiento Piquillo […]

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Serves:4 as a pasta sauce Ingredients 4 medium courgettes, thinly sliced4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil800g baby plum tomatoes4 garlic cloveshandful basil leaves, torn Method 1. Preheat the oven to 220˚C, gas mark 7. Spread the courgettes out in a single layer in […]

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves:4 Ingredients 4 small red peppers, halved, deseeded1 tbsp olive oil2 bulbs fennel, chopped4 cloves garlic, crushed2 x 250g packs chestnut mushrooms, roughly chopped25g pack fresh basil, stalks removed1 tsp fennel seeds40g pitted black olives, chopped1 tbsp balsamic glaze  Method 1 Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas […]

Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves:2 Ingredients 300g Waitrose Frozen Chargrilled Vegetable Medley230g can essential Waitrose Plum Tomatoes60g green lentils, rinsed300ml Cooks’ Ingredients Vegetable Stock1 tsp dried oregano150g polenta60g essential Waitrose Parmigiano Reggiano, grated1½ tbsp balsamic glaze  Method 1. Put the chargrilled vegetables, tomatoes, lentils, stock and oregano […]

Total time: 35 minutes Serves:2 Ingredients 250g small Chantenay carrots300g pack essential Waitrose British Chicken 2 Breast Fillets200g shallots, peeled200g Waitrose Red Wine And Shallot Sauce400g pack essential Waitrose Mashed Potato  Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Blanch the carrots in boiling water for 4 minutes, drain and add to a […]

Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves:8 Ingredients 300g pack fresh cranberries Zest and juice of 1 clementine 60ml port 75g caster sugar, or to taste Method 1. Place the cranberries and clementine zest in a small saucepan. 2. Squeeze the clementine juice into a measuring jug with the port […]

Total time: 5 minutes Serves:2 Ingredients 1 essential Waitrose courgette, coarsely grated100g essential Waitrose houmous1 tsp chill flakes25g pine nuts, toasted2 essential Waitrose wholemeal pittas, toasted1 essential Waitrose little gem lettuce, shredded Method 1. Place the grated courgette in a small bowl, cover with clingfilm and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir in the […]