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35 recipes
BudgetBean and Mushroom Chilli with Dark Chocolate
A meat-free chilli built on beans, mushrooms and tofu. A few squares of dark chocolate at the finish give it body and a bittersweet edge. Served with rice.
BudgetCannellini Bean and Cavolo Nero Pasta
A brothy, high-fibre pasta: cannellini beans and cavolo nero with fennel and lemon, topped with vegan yoghurt and a spicy toasted pumpkin seed drizzle.
BudgetCharred Brussels Sprout Pad Thai
A vegetarian pad Thai built on charred Brussels sprouts and smoked tofu, finished with beansprouts, peanuts, lime and coriander.
BudgetChocolate Courgette Loaf Cake
A dark, moist chocolate loaf made with grated courgette and non-dairy milk. Keeps for several days and freezes well by the slice.
BudgetCreamy Sun-Dried Tomato Tagliatelle with Chicken Meatballs
Working sun-dried tomato and Italian herbs into the mince gives the meatballs flavour all the way through. It splits neatly for a family: plain pasta and meatballs for kids, everything tossed together with spinach for the adults.
BudgetCustard and Jam Filled Doughnuts
The dough is deliberately wet, which is what makes the doughnuts light - resist adding flour and just keep your hands floured. An overnight prove in the fridge gives the best flavour.
BudgetEdible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Two things make it safe to eat raw: no egg, and toasting the flour briefly to kill anything off. Roll it into balls over vanilla ice cream.
BudgetHarissa and Tomato Couscous Pots
Keep the harissa at the very bottom and the spinach at the top. The boiling water hits the paste first and carries it up through the couscous, while the leaves only wilt rather than stew.
BudgetHomemade Turkey Twizzlers
Blanch the sausages for a minute first so they firm up — raw sausage tears apart the moment you try to spiral-cut it around a skewer.
BudgetLayered Lentil and Aubergine Moussaka
A full-afternoon bake worth the effort. The lentils and walnuts give the filling the depth a mince ragu would, and the bechamel goes on thick so it browns rather than sinks.
BudgetLentil and Rice Pilaf with Caramelised Onions
A Levantine store-cupboard classic. The onions take half an hour to caramelise properly, and that patience is what carries the whole dish.
BudgetMarsala Tiramisu with Grated Dark Chocolate
No raw eggs and no separate whisking - the cream, mascarpone, sugar and marsala all go into one bowl. The only thing to get right is dipping the sponge fingers just long enough to soak but not collapse.
BudgetOne-Pan Smoky Gnocchi with Plant-Based Sausage
A one-pan gnocchi supper: spiced plant-based sausage, bell peppers and cherry tomatoes in a creamy paprika sauce, finished with fresh basil.
BudgetPappa al Pomodoro (Tuscan Tomato and Bread Soup)
Trim the crusts and tear the bread rather than cutting it — ragged edges break down into the soup and thicken it, where neat cubes just sit there as cubes.
BudgetRaspberry Vegan Buttercream Frosting
Add the raspberries gradually rather than all at once — their juice is what tints the frosting pink, but too much moisture at once will split the butter.
BudgetSizzling Chilli Oil Udon with Pak Choi
The whole dish turns on the last step: the oil has to be shimmering when it hits the chilli and garlic, so it blooms rather than sits. Ten minutes start to finish.
BudgetSmoky Harissa Chickpea and Butter Bean Stew
A one-pan stew that leans on store-cupboard tins. The harissa and smoked paprika do the heavy lifting; the cool tahini dressing cuts through it at the end.
BudgetSpicy 'Nduja Rigatoni with Cherry Tomatoes
A fiery tomato pasta: rigatoni in a rust-red 'nduja sauce with burst cherry tomatoes, grated parmesan and plenty of basil.
BudgetStore-Cupboard Tuna and Olive Spaghetti
Give the onions the full 15 minutes to soften and catch — they are the only fresh aromatic in a tin-and-jar sauce, so they carry the sweetness the whole dish is built on.
BudgetThe Whole Christmas Dinner
The whole point of the day on one page, timed so it all lands together. The turkey drives the schedule - baste it every 30 minutes and build everything else around its 3.5 hours plus a long rest.