Healthy

This is a really easy starter or light lunch, ideal to take to work. Packed full of goodness with lots of veggies and omega 3-rich oily mackerel. Win win! The amounts are just a rough guide - add more or less of what you want.

Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and cool then cut into slices or quarters.

When ready to serve, assemble everything in individual bowls and dress with the vinaigrette. How easy was that!

A tasty, fresh and healthy burger!

Put the fish in a food processor and roughly blitz. Tip the fish into a large bowl.

Put the shallot, cornichons and capers into the processor and blitz quite finely. Add to the bowl with the fish, parsley and a good seasoning of salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and then shape into 2 nice big burgers. Cover and chill until needed - at least an hour.

Boil the potatoes and mash. leave to cool. Add the tuna, garlic, bread and parsley. season and mix well. Divide into 4 portions and shape into fishcakes before dipping in egg then roll in the breadcrumbs

This is such an easy soup to make. The basil gives it a lovely pungent flavour but you could also use mint to give a fresher flavour.

Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a large pan and add the onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring frequently, for 30-40 minutes.

This is a very simple recipe, place the prawns in a small food bag and add the ginger, garlic, lime juice and chilli. Leave to marinate for 30mins at least.

Another winter warmer, full of spicy goodness! Great for lunch on a snowy day...Fry the onions in the oil in a large pan over a gentle heat until soft and slightly caramelised - about 15 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and fry for a few minutes.

First make the marinade by combining all of the ingredients well, place in a bowl or a food bag and add the pork making sure the meat is well covered.  Ideally you should leave the meat to marinate overnight but an hour will do fine if you are in a hurry.

Prepare the salad by mixing all of the indredients apart from the olive oil and red wine vinegar, set aside.

Soak the rice paper wrappers in warm water, you will be able to buy these from some supermarkets or preferably find a chinese supermarket which will be full of amazing ingredients.

A great lunch for the winter months - warming, filling and healthy. Kale, an under-appreciated member of the cabbage family, is packed with bet-carotene, folate and vitamin C so should keep the sniffles at bay!

Prepare the salad by mixing together all of the ingredients in a bowl apart from the lemon juice and the tune, allow the flavours to combine for at least half an hour, but do not put in the fridge. Check for seasoning.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the broccoli and fry, stirring, for a few minutes before adding the pine nuts, garlic, chilli and a pinch of salt

Put the vegetables into a baking tray, sprinkle over the fennel seeds and chilli flakes, drizzle over some olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Roast in a hot oven (200C) for about 30 minutes

Peel the sweet potato. Coarsely grate about a quarter of it and set aside. Chop the rest into small cubes, put into a big bowl, sprinkle with a little salt and cover with cling film

Achari is a type of curry from the Punjab which has this spice blend as its base. Whizz all the whole spices in an electric spice grinder if you’re lucky enough to have one. If not, do it the old fashioned way with a pestle and mortar.

Par cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for about 5 minutes or until just cooked. Drain on kitchen paper to remove excess water.