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Beef, Caramelised Onion & Cheddar Pie
Comfort food

Beef, Caramelised Onion & Cheddar Pie

4–4½ hours cooking, plus cooling
Roast chicken with boulangère potatoes
Sunday roast

Roast Chicken with Boulangère Potatoes

About 2 hours 25 minutes
Shredded beef cheek tacos with pickled red onions, avocado and coriander, with a bowl of dipping sauce on the black kitchen island.
Slow cooking

Slow-Braised Beef Cheek Tacos

4–5 hours cooking · mostly unattended
 Weeknight beef chilli served over basmati rice with guacamole, coriander and grated Cheddar alongside
Weeknight suppers

Weeknight Chilli

About 45 minutes
 Smoked haddock with a golden rarebit topping, spinach, new potatoes and lemon on the kitchen island, facing the dining area and garden doors.
Fish & seafood

Smoked Haddock with Beer & Cheddar Rarebit

About 35 minutes
Beef meatballs with green peppercorn and onion gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans on the kitchen island, facing the sink and range.
Comfort food

Beef Meatballs with Green Peppercorn & Onion Gravy

About 65 minutes
Mushroom and sausage rigatoni with Parmesan and sage in a grey bowl on the black kitchen worktop
Weeknight suppers

Mushroom and sausage rigatoni

About 35 minutes
Haggis and leek rigatoni with parsley and Parmesan, on a wooden board by the kitchen window
Weeknight suppers

Crisp haggis and leek rigatoni with whisky and mustard

About 35 minutes
 Golden chicken thighs with butternut squash, chickpeas and roasted lemon in a tin
Easy dinners

Chicken, Butternut Squash & Chickpea Traybake

About 1 hour 20 minutes
 Carved tarragon braised chicken with shallots and garlic in a creamy sauce, with mash and greens on a kitchen island
Comfort food

Tarragon Braised Chicken

About 2 hours
 Golden-brown beef lasagne with Bruno the French bulldog waiting in the background
Comfort food

Ultimate Lasagne

About 2 hours
 Reverse-seared chicken supreme covered with mustard and tarragon sauce, served with buttered leeks and mashed potato
Weeknight suppers

Reverse-Seared Chicken Supreme with Mustard Tarragon Sauce & Buttered Leeks

About 1 hour
 Browned lamb koftas with flatbreads, Greek yoghurt and tomato and red onion salad
Weeknight suppers

Lamb Koftas with Flatbreads & Yoghurt

About 30 minutes
 Glossy oven-barbecued baby back ribs with roast potatoes and pickled cucumber
Comfort food

Oven BBQ Baby Back Ribs

Weekend cook
 Golden salmon fishcakes with Caesar salad, tartare sauce and lemon wedges
Fish & seafood

Salmon Fishcakes with Lemon, Parsley & Dijon

About 1 hour, including chilling
 Golden puff-pastry pie filled with leeks, potatoes and mature Cheddar, served with buttered greens
Comfort food

Leek, Potato & Mature Cheddar Pie

About 1½ hours, plus cooling
 A bowl of chicken and red lentil soup with carrot, parsley and shredded chicken
Soups

One-Pot Chicken & Red Lentil Soup

35–40 minutes
 A rectangular chicken, bacon and leek pie decorated with pastry chickens and a serving removed
Comfort food

Whole-Chicken, Bacon & Leek Pie

About 2 hours
 Beef and ale stew topped with eight golden herb dumplings
Comfort food

Beef & Ale Stew with Herb Dumplings

About 3 hours
 Cod fillets in a pan with tomatoes, chorizo and butter beans
Fish & seafood

Cod with Chorizo, Tomatoes & Butter Beans

30 minutes
 Roasted cauliflower cheese with a crisp golden breadcrumb topping
Vegetarian

Cauliflower Cheese with Crispy Breadcrumbs

45 minutes