Use the curry powder strength and amount that suits your taste. My kids loved this even when they were really young and as they've grown they like it a wee bit hotter. The corn makes quite a sweet tasting sauce so keep tasting as you add the powder!

This is my updated version of this dish made the way my family enjoy it. Initially, 'Skink' referred to a type of broth made with the scrapings of beef from the front legs of cattle. Hard times in the North East of Scotland in the early 1890s left people unable to buy this product. By this time, Cullen Harbour had become the thriving centre of herring fishing and the village also specialised in the production of smoked haddock. With many families in the local villages having a fishing background, they turned to the smoked haddock which was in plentiful supply. By using that instead and various other products all put together, a distinctive delicious new soup was born - Cullen Skink!

I'm trying to make a switch from sunflower oil to coconut oil in my cooking for the extra health benefits. I'm hoping it will make a difference to the stubborn areas of Jacks skin that get dry and itchy with his atopic eczema. My friend was recently told by her daughters new doctor (they've just moved to Brunei) to give her 2 tbsp of coconut oil a day in her diet. She has extreme eczema so fingers x'd it works for her

This twist on a tuna & sweetcorn topping for a baked potato is a great idea for lunch. The cheese topping is purely optional but I like to use a mixture of MozzaRisella and Violife brand dairy-free cheeses or a sprinkling of nutritional yeast, depending on what I have in the house. Serve with a nice garden salad

I love a curry but the sauce can be quite heavy on calories. This paste can be used as more of a rub or glaze and tastes delicious. Spice to taste! I'm not a hot chilli fan and find 2 deseeded chillis enough heat for me but each to their own!

Lamb is the traditional Easter meat to roast. I like to use my lovely local butchers expertise to get a nice rolled boneless shoulder. It isn't as expensive as you'd think (mine undercut the local supermarket by £2!!) and you'll get a much nicer cut too

I like to swap out some white potato for sweet potato for their better nutrients and using white fish, smoked fish and salmon is a treat to eat instead of plain white fish

I considered making a small hole in the top of these and threading ribbon through to hang them on the Christmas tree as edible decirations but thought they may soften too much under the lights ... they might be ok so I'll report back after Christmas!

This is a delicious hot and spicy fish marinade that works just as well with white fish. You can embellish the marinade by adding other seasonings such as paprika, oregano, coriander, tomato paste and cocoa powder

There are many names for these - Puff Candy, Cinder Toffee, Honeycomb, Seafoam, Divinity....but Cadburys coat it in chocolate and call it Crunchie! You can use corn syrup instead of the golden syrup if you can't find any but I do have the recipe for golden syrup posted. You could also use honey but I find it makes the bars even stickier!

I use many different condiments as binders in my burgers - applesauce, mustard and ketchup are fantastic for this job. Just pick a good one to go with your burger flavour!

There are so many wonderful things that people enjoy everyday and caramels are one of them. You simply can't buy dairy & soy-free caramels but they're easy enough to make yourself. The waiting for them to set is the hard part!