An onion bhaji burger may sound a bit bonkers, but these delicious crispy fried onion patties taste incredible and the raita sauce is genius. These delicious burgers are pretty easy to make and come together in around 35-40 minutes, but cooking only takes 10 minutes! Onion Bhaji Butty I’ve got a pretty solid track record of my burger recipe collection being a bit more “left-field”. I’ve got everything from shredded duck burgers to a minced cod fish burger with Thai flavours and venison burgers with peaches & blue cheese to Spicy Indian influenced lamb burgers. My latest offering runs once ..read more

A sausage and fried egg sandwich is hands down my favourite breakfast butty, this is how I make my perfect sarnie, just choose your sauce. The answer to that is “brown” sauce, but it’s ok, you can add tomato ketchup if you want, I promise not to mock! Sausage and Fried Egg Butty There is much written about British breakfasts, whether it is the fry up aka full English breakfast or the much-vaunted bacon sarnie. But for me, when it comes to a breakfast butty, nothing ever comes close to the magic of a sausage and fried egg sandwich. It’s gloriously simple and so much easier to prepare than a fr ..read more

Homemade crispy pancakes coated in breadcrumbs and filled with a delicious minced beef filling is a nostalgia-fueled trip back to the 1980’s! They take around an hour to make in total but you can do most of the prep work a day or two in advance, and once they are stuffed they take around 10 minutes to cook. Beef Mince Stuffed Pancakes Quite a lot of my food is quite “serious” but I love playing around with childhood memories when cooking. I’ve got dishes like corned beef hash and spam fritters and naturally toad in the hole makes an appearance too, bolt-on silly but delicious dishes like my f ..read more

Blackened cod is a dish of Cajun origin that features flaky white fish cooked in a spice blend that rocks paprika, thyme, garlic and cayenne. I like to pan-fry my version of this recipe in a combination of butter and oil, it delivers beautifully cooked blackened fish in just 6-10 minutes. Cajun Blackened Fish Most of my fish recipes are relatively restrained to let the delicate flavour of the fish be the star. However, MOST definitely does not mean ALL! Recipes like my tandoori cod loin, jerk salmon fillets and Thai mackerel choo chee curry, all feature fish with big and bold flavours. My lat ..read more

A canned corned beef sandwich is an all-time favourite, my perfect grown-up version uses seeded bread and loads of mustard-heavy piccalilli. This delicious sandwich is super quick and easy (15 minutes max), involves no cooking and is packed full of store cupboard essentials! Tinned Bully Beef Sandwich As I have aged my love of food nostalgia has been turned up to 11! Corned beef played a huge part in my childhood diet, probably because it was cheap and would last forever. Now I cook with it because I love the memories that it gives me. I use it in everything from corned beef and potato pies t ..read more

Gambas pil pil is a classic Spanish tapas dish that features spicy prawns cooked in olive oil, garlic, chilli, parsley & smoked paprika. It is gloriously easy and will go from your freezer to your table in right around 30 minutes, and that includes defrosting your prawns! Spanish Garlic and Chilli Spicy Prawns I adore cooking with prawns (or shrimp for my US-based readers). They appear in everything from my king prawn bhuna to my Szechuan prawn stir fry and pea and prawn pasta to my guide to cooking whole prawns on the BBQ. My latest offering is my take on a classic Spanish tapas dish, ga ..read more

Crispy roasted crushed new potatoes are a wonderfully low-maintenance comfort food side dish that complements everything from meat to fish. They will take around an hour and 10 minutes from start to finish but they are very easy allowing you to get the centrepiece of your meal perfect! Smashed Crispy Roasted New Potatoes I love potatoes… in fact, the name of my website (Krumpli) is a colloquial word for potato (spud) in Hungarian. As a Brit, chippy chips will always hold a special place in my heart. But, I’m not fussy about how my spuds come, mashed potatoes, fondant potatoes, in a curry like ..read more

A fish finger sandwich or butty is one of the simplest and most satisfying sarnies to make, my version comes with a homemade tartar sauce. Even with with homemade tartar sauce this comes together in under 30 minutes, and don’t worry, you can use store-bought tartar. I’ve also got instructions for making tartar sauce from store-bought mayonnaise! Fish Finger Butty with Homemade Tartar Sauce I have a deep love for fish fingers that dates back to my childhood. They were ever present and to be honest, probably the most common way that I consumed fish growing up. Now I’m a fully-fledged grown-up t ..read more

One-pot baked chicken and chorizo rice with Spanish influences features a little chilli heat and tickle of acidity from sherry vinegar. This recipe takes a shade over an hour to cook and prepare but it is very easy to make and requires no crazy kitchen skills! One Pot Spanish Influenced Chicken and Rice Chicken and chorizo is a glorious combination that I use fairly regularly. I have everything from a quick spicy chicken and chorizo pasta to chicken and chorizo risotto and chicken leg and chorizo tray bake to a comforting cheesy chicken and chorizo pasta bake. My latest offering is a glorious ..read more

Basil pesto and mozzarella cheese stuffed chicken features a butterflied breast that is stuffed and then baked to perfection in the oven. The preparation for this recipe should take no longer than 15-20 minutes and it takes around 25 minutes to roast in the oven. Cheesy Herby Stuffed Chicken Breast You can’t beat a bit of stuffed chicken to pull all of those comfort food triggers. It doesn’t matter if it’s a bit fancy like my sage and onion stuffed chicken ballotine, something a little bit fancy like my haggis stuffed chicken balmoral or everyone’s all-time favourite chicken Kyiv they all mak ..read more