A McDonalds apple pie and latte to keep the afternoon going while the electricians take apart the kitchen

A classic cookbook, Gary Rhodes new british classics

Chicken stuffed with vegetarian haggis, chicken gravy and neeps and tatties. Perfect for Burns Night

A gorgeous peppercorn steak with mash and the most incredible sauce I have ever tasted

A gorgeous lemon cake by Georgia Barnes was perfect with a cup of tea

Bacon and mushroom pesto pasta, a perfect midweek meal, cooked in 20 minutes

Sag aloo served with a cauliflower tikka and naan bread

A butternut squash should have been used in a Thai curry but instead was used for a risotto

The world’s best pork chop - well not quite but some tweaking will make it very very good

Dreaming of a little boutique hotel in South Africa

Stuffed squid with a nicoise salad

Chicken tikka masala and naan bread, utterly delicious and perfect for a saturday

Friday night fakeaway of pizza, is there any better thing to have on a Friday?

Stroganoff, paprika heavy and perfect for a cold night

A takeaway from Zizzis, an nduja pizza and some mozzarella and caramelised onion garlic bread, perfect after a horrible day