Dumplings are a great addition to stews and soups. The use of suet and steaming the dough gives a light, fluffy product.

Yorkshire puddings are a traditional accompaniment to a roast dinner. You can buy good frozen Yorkshires, but with home-made you can adjust the texture and add extra flavours as you like.

Simple recipe for spicy roasted butternut squash soup. Not a quick recipe, but not a lot of effort once you've peeled the squash.

Easy tray bake with a suggestion of Greek flavouring.

This is one of our favourite pasta and chicken recipes, a variation of risotto using orzo pasta

Simple leek and potato soup without cream, cooked from scratch and finished in under an hour.

Low fat meatballs with chorizo for a different texture.