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These crispy smashed beef tacos are made with thinly pressed beef, melted Cheddar, fresh toppings and a quick homemade taco sauce. The beef gets smashed directly onto the tortilla and cooked until deeply browned and crispy, giving you that perfect combination of juicy beef, a crisp tortilla and plenty of flavour. Crispy Beef Smash Tacos with Homemade Taco Sauce Makes 8 tacos Smashed Beef 500g beef mince, ideally 15–20% fat 1 tsp fine sea salt ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Pork and apple meatballs might not be the combination you expect, but they make for one seriously comforting dinner. Tender pork meatballs served with spaghetti, a creamy cider sauce, fresh herbs and a little apple for sweetness. It's cosy, comforting and packed with flavour, the kind of dinner that's perfect when you want something a little more special without making things complicated. I'll show you how I make the meatballs from scratch, build the creamy cider sauce and br

I couldn't decide which chicken wings to make, so I made all three. Starting with one seriously crispy chicken wing recipe, I'm taking them in three completely different directions: fresh chimichurri, sticky maple bourbon and Korean BBQ. The chicken is baked until deeply golden and crisp, then tossed in each sauce for three completely different flavours. Whether you like fresh and herby, sweet and sticky or spicy and savoury, there's a wing here for you. Crispy Chicken Wings

The viral baked feta pasta that took over the internet. Creamy feta, sweet roasted tomatoes and garlic all baked together in one dish. If you somehow missed the baked feta pasta craze, this is the recipe that took social media by storm. After seeing it everywhere for so long, I finally decided it was time to make it myself. The premise is brilliantly simple: bake a block of feta with tomatoes, garlic and olive oil until everything is soft, caramelised and bubbling, then stir

This is the kind of dinner you'll make once... and then wonder why you ever ordered takeaway. Crispy chicken coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce, served with rice, quick-pickled cucumber, spring onions and sesame seeds. It's packed with flavour, comes together in around 20 minutes, and makes a brilliant easy dinner for busy nights. Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken – Easy 20-Minute Dinner Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken Bowls Serves 4 Chicken 600g chicken breast or thighs, cut into b

This tropical pavlova roll looks impressive, but it’s much easier to make than you might think. A crisp, chewy meringue is filled with whipped cream and lemon curd, then rolled up and finished with fresh mango, kiwi and passion fruit. It’s light, fresh and perfect for summer. Easy Tropical Pavlova Roll with Mango, Kiwi & Passion Fruit Serves 8-10 Meringue 4 egg whites, at room temperature 250g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp cornflour (cornst

Skip the supermarket tubs and make these six homemade dips instead. From creamy hummus and fresh tzatziki to whipped feta, guacamole, roasted red pepper and caramelised onion dip, these recipes are simple to make, packed with flavour and genuinely better than shop-bought. 6 Homemade Dip Recipes Better Than Shop-Bought Classic Hummus Makes approximately 300g 400g tin chickpeas, drained (about 240g drained weight) 60g tahini 1 garlic clove Juice of 1 lemon 30ml extra virgin oli

Think porridge is boring? Think again. This carrot cake porridge has all the warm flavours of a classic carrot cake, with creamy oats, cinnamon, ginger, maple syrup and a smooth cream cheese topping. It's comforting, easy to make and perfect if you want a breakfast that feels a little more indulgent without much extra effort. Carrot Cake Porridge (Easy 15-Minute Breakfast) Serves 2 80g rolled porridge oats 1 medium carrot, finely grated (about 80g) 400ml whole milk ½ tsp grou