Easy Recipes for Beginners
Confidence-building cooking with nowhere for it to go wrong. No obscure techniques, no ingredients you'll use once and bin. Just recipes that work the first time — which, let's be honest, is the whole point.
Chinese
Stir-fried Chinese kelp ribbons with Chinese cabbage and garlic
25 minBeginner
Mexican
Hidden Veg Chicken Fajitas
40 minBeginner
British
Rhubarb & Stem Ginger Crumble
60 minBeginner
Mediterranean
Wild garlic pesto pasta with peas, lemon and toasted walnuts
30 minBeginner
British
Blackberry and Bramley Apple Crumble
65 minBeginner
British
Sloe Gin Posset with Shortbread Crumb
25 minBeginner
British
Autumn Bramley Apple Crumble
65 minBeginner
British
Courgette fritters with lemony yoghurt & quick pickles
40 minBeginner
Italian
Oven-roasted tomato passata
165 minBeginner
British
Lemon drizzle traybake
55 minBeginner
British
Elderflower, Lemon and Strawberry Drizzle Cake
70 minBeginner
British
Warm new potato, asparagus & pea salad with minty yoghurt dressing
33 minBeginner
French
Candlemas crêpes (French crêpes de la Chandeleur)
35 minBeginner
British
Party Sausage Rolls with Caramelised Onion and English Mustard
65 minBeginner
Mediterranean
Courgette, lemon ricotta and chilli-honey crostini
32 minBeginner
Other
Summer fruit salad
20 minBeginner
Other
Summer picnic sandwich selection (3 fillings)
40 minBeginner
Mediterranean
Halloumi, courgette and red pepper skewers with chilli‑honey glaze
32 minBeginner
British
Wimbledon strawberries and cream
15 minBeginner
Other
Three No-Fuss BBQ Marinades: Smoky BBQ, Lemon & Herb, Sticky Sesame-Ginger
20 minBeginner
British
St Patrick’s Day Irish stew
145 minBeginner
British
Welsh cakes for St David’s Day
40 minBeginner
British
Cranachan for Burns Night
23 minBeginner
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