Method: Boil potatoes until tender. In a large saucepan heat the onion, garlic, spices and then add the potatoes to the beans, spring onions and stock. Cook 10 minutes or until the beans are tender.

This is an interesting new side dish and they even make a tasty lunch all on their own.

Method: Heat the oven to 180ºC. Roll out your defrosted pastry until it’s about one centimetre thick and then line a greased pie dish with it. Whisk the eggs and cottage cheese together and season with salt and pepper. Scatter the tomatoes, baby marrow and feta cheese over the pastry base and pour over the [...]

Method: In a saucepan, heat the oil and butter over a medium-high heat. Fry the onion for five minutes until soft. Add the rice, cook for a minute, then add the wine and bubble until absorbed. Stir in the tomatoes and stock, season and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes [...]

Method Heat oil in a saucepan. Sauté onion and then add the garlic and curry powder. Stir in the stock slowly. Add the pumpkin and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes until tender. Add the lentils and simmer for five minutes. Season to taste and serve with rotis or [...]

Method: In a pot combine stock, rice and margarine. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed. Cut the peppers, baby marrows and celery into 5cm matchsticks. Trim the spring onions so there is 2.5cm of the green part [...]

Method: Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Mix together all the ingredients and spoon the mixture into an ovenproof dish. Bake for one hour. Serve on slices of warm, buttered toast.