Exclusive comfort food recipes

Make the most of seasonal broccoli with this vibrant soup, ideal for lunch or a light supper served with warm crusty bread. Garnish with a sprinkling of mixed seeds and chives

This Pancake Day try a new take on banoffee pie. Sticky dulce de leche and sweet bananas make an irresistible topping for fluffy pancakes

Serve meatballs Scandi-style with creamy gravy and sweet jam. Lingonberry jam can be hard to come by so we've made cranberry sauce here instead

Make this creamy seafood chowder for one using any leftovers you might have in the fridge or freezer. Garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread

Try your hand at this easy vegetarian pasta bake – sweet roasted cherry tomatoes offer a delicious contrast with soft, tangy feta

Make this all-in-one, meat-free veg and halloumi dinner when you want something simple but hearty. Bursting with flavour, it's sure to be a crowd-pleaser

Make a quick, hearty weeknight supper with this all-in-one chicken curry bake. Serve with naans and finely chopped red onion

Use up day-old croissants in this simple bake that riffs on the classic combo of salmon and eggs. Enjoy it for a weekend breakfast or brunch

Pair luxuriously creamy rice pudding with sharp cherry compote to cut through the sweetness of the custard

Try Tom Kerridge's take on treacle tart with toasted brioche crumbs, which add an extra flavour dimension. Make your own pastry – or use shop bought

What do you get when you cross a rum baba with upside-down cake? This moreish rum and pineapple upside-down pudding – as good hot as it is cold the next day

Use nuggets of meaty monkfish - or monkfish or cod cheeks - to make this scampi. Serve with chips, or as it is for a sharing starter or a canapé

Enjoy this healthy and low calorie vegetarian pie for an easy family dinner. It's filled with butterbeans, kale, leeks and peas and topped with filo pastry

This crispy, smoky and satisfying air-fryer sweet potato hash is perfect for brunch or as main dish topped with a runny fried egg

Tuck into a bowl of this comforting sticky gingerbread pudding with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream – it's a crowd-pleasing end to any meal

Enjoy homemade ham, egg and chips, pub-style. As it’s a simple dish it needs to be done properly - learn from chef Tom Kerridge in this recipe

Ditch the traditional mash on your fish pie for a crunchy potato topping. Warming and luxurious, this makes a joyful dinner for friends on New Year’s Eve

Make these individual sticky toffee puddings with pear instead of apple or a few tablespoons of mincemeat, if you like. Serve with cream or vanilla ice cream

How do you improve on the classic roastie? Squash them while they’re cooking to make them golden and crisp. They're great alongside a Sunday roast

Impress dinner guests with this aromatic apple tarte tatin. Spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and nutmeg, it's delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Let your oven do all the work with this piri-piri pulled pork. This freezable recipe will bring spice and meltingly soft meat to meals such as tacos, burritos and sliders

Use Old Bay seasoning (an iconic spice blend from Baltimore in the US) to balance the sweetness from the crab in this moreish crab mac ‘n’ cheese

Ditch shop-bought sarnies and make this prawn sandwich, encased in focaccia and packed with hispi cabbage and wasabi