A wonderfully warming wintery soup with a bit of kick. Highly excellent with some crusty bread and an open fire. From Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall’s very ace River Cottage Veg Every Day. »

This is adapted from the Tartine recipe for Cheddar Cheese Crackers, altered to amp up their American-ness for a Thanksgiving dinner. I wanted to use Jack for its orange colour, so if you can’t get Jack, substitute something red and cheddar-like in consistency. »

I’ve been experimenting with sourdough bread recently (mainly using the Tartine Bread Book method), so I wanted to try making sourdough HCBs for Easter. My recipe is very heavily based on this one, with a couple of small adjustments, and the results have been fantastic – thanks, SourDom! »

My mum got the recipe for these from one of her students. They’re stupidly easy to make, and outrageously moreish. I am high on sugar right now. »

Extremely quick and easy, and uses stuff that we tend to have on hand all the time – and best of all, it’s very summery and fresh-tasting. »

You may have heard of my new incarnation as a woman obsessed with grains, and making granola. Here is the evidence. »

Make your own muesli! Make it now! Muesli is the new black. »

This makes a ludicrously moist and tasty chook with the added bonus of novelty chicken positioning. »

This is an Ottolenghi recipe. Straightforward, but amazingly tatsy. »

This is a modified version of a salad by the same name that I’ve had a couple of times at Hellenic Republic. It’s ace. »