A few years ago Son #1 did a school exchange to Australia and his Australian friend arrived with a gift for me of Snag Jam from Spoonfed Foods in New South Wales. Snags are what the Australians call sausages and this gorgeous smoked tomato relish really hits the spot with savoury dishes, cold meats and…

I can’t claim these have any unique health benefits but they are a cut above normal sausage rolls in terms of flavour and content. I have added dried fruit for sweetness and fibre, diluting the meat down and complementing the veg therein. The overall effect is still of succulent “man food”, wonderful warm straight from…

This is my first attempt at a risotto – I’ve always avoided them as they make me feel stodged out just thinking about all that white rice. But, a rifle through the store cupboard gave me some inspiration and I have mixed arborio rice with soup broth grains, in this case pearl barley and pea…