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Bay leaf recipes
bay leaf
No Mediterranean or Italian dish is complete without a flavoursome bay leaf or two. Add these big, shiny leaves at the start of the cooking process to slowly infuse the dish with their robust aroma.
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Sausages with lentils & pickled grapes
Sausage, shallot & lentil one-pot
Mushroom Bourguignon
Roast beef with date & tamarind
Spiced whole chicken with herby rice
Roast beef with port & blackberry sauce
Shahi paneer
Oxtail & beef shin lasagne
Chicken with sauerkraut, bacon & apples
Lemony one-pan chicken & rice (tavuk kapama)
Griddled harissa halloumi with lentil, pomegranate, courgette & mint
Steak à l’échalote
Braised fennel with goat's cheese
Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic
Peach melba tatin
Lamb with apricots & ginger
Garlicky white beans, leeks & cod
Slow-roast lamb shoulder with beer & carrots
Adraki chicken
Potatoes dauphinoise
Braised Puy lentils & red cabbage
Chipotle black beans with hake
Chicory gratin
The best... veggie cottage pie
Braised chicory with orange, thyme & honey
Baked swede & Cheddar pudding
The best mulled wine
Pork chops with crackling, cider-braised red cabbage & salad onion butter
Chocolate & cherry yule log
Cosy leek & smoked haddock mac ‘n’ cheese
Onion & chive bagel bread sauce
Leek & apple soup with Cheddar croutons
Pot-roast topside of beef with chimichurri
Ultimate vegetarian gravy
The only gravy recipe you need
Celeriac soup with toasted hazelnuts & truffle oil
Turkey gravy
Honey roast ham with Cumberland sauce
Daube de boeuf
Chicken with fennel, harissa & olives
Blackberry & bay custard tart
Spiced lentil casserole with shallots & root vegetables
Creamy tomato soup with goat’s cheese & poppy seed scones
Roast tomato & saffron quiche
Chilled Romano pepper soup
Puy lentils with asparagus, mangetout, hazelnuts & blue cheese
The best beef Bourguignon
Vermont baked beans
Indian-spiced lamb shoulder
French onion soup
Red cabbage & celeriac gratin
Lamb, kale & ginger curry
Roast chicken on a bed of tomatoes
Quick-pickled dill cucumbers