There are certain soups that feel like they were made for a cold day. The sort where you come in from outside with cold hands, put the kettle on, and immediately start thinking about something warm, comforting and preferably served with a very generous piece of bread.

My Mum was always the Queen of cakes and she would make the most outrageous flavours, but Chocolate was something that became of interest later in life.

Pizza dough is one of those things that people seem to put on a pedestal, like it’s some sort of mystical, complicated craft that only works in a roaring wood-fired oven somewhere in Naples… but really, it’s just flour, water and a bit of patience.

Lasagne is one of those dishes that seems to belong to absolutely every occasion.

Since I started my career in the culinary world, I found it baffling the amount of people that would refuse to make bread at home due to their perception of how long it takes to make a simple loaf. Let me show you the magic!

The dependable sort you can dress up with whatever you’ve got knocking about in the cupboard