Family Meals

Macaroni in a creamy sauce of mature farmhouse Cheddar cheese. Details >

Our favourite winter warmer. A rich, meaty Chilli with tomato, oregano, red chillies and two types of beans. Spicy enough to make your mouth tingle rather than your eyes water. Details >

Minced beef braised in red wine layered with white pasta and bechamel sauce, with red pesto, basil and a hint of nutmeg. Details >

Layers of chicken and mushroom between pasta with a sauce packed with Italian flavours - sun-dried tomatoes, basil and garlic - beneath a crisp topping of cheddar cheese and red pesto. Details >

Hand-rolled balls of minced pork and rump steak, seasoned with red pesto, chilli, basil and garlic, in a rich, rustic sun-dried tomato sauce on a bed of spinach. Details >

An improved recipe, with lamb pan-fried to seal in the flavour, minced then braised in milk until tender (something we picked up from Italy). White wine adds a touch of elegance to the sauce, with parsley added to the mashed potato topping. Details >

Marinated chicken pieces in a white wine and sherry sauce with mushrooms and peppers. Details >

We've improved our recipe, with minced beef pan-fried to seal in the flavour, then braised in milk to make it fluffy and tender (a trick we picked up from Italy). A dash of red wine adds richness to the sauce (the alcohol is cooked off) and we've added parsley to the topping of mashed potato. Details >

Chicken breast, mushrooms and penne pasta in a rich tomato and basil sauce topped with Mozzarella. Details >