Main Dishes

These are the dinners I cook on repeat: balanced, flavour-forward, and forgiving enough to handle a busy evening. I've included the small adjustments that quietly make each dish better.

Bowl of spaghetti coated in glossy tomato sauce with fresh basil

Main Dishes

Weeknight Tomato Pasta

The pasta I make when I have no plan and no patience. Six ingredients, twenty minutes, a sauce that clings properly.

⏱ 20 min· 4 servings· Easy

Main Dishes

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Plump, juicy shrimp in a glossy garlic-butter sauce. Fifteen minutes from fridge to table, with a sauce that begs for bread.

⏱ 15 min· 3 servings· Easy

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Creamy Mushroom Risotto

Loose, glossy, intensely savoury — the risotto I finally cracked after years of getting it slightly wrong.

⏱ 40 min· 4 servings· Medium

Sheet pan of roasted vegetables with chickpeas and herbs

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Roasted Vegetable Traybake

Caramelised vegetables and crisp chickpeas on a single tray, finished with a lemony yoghurt drizzle. The dinner I make when I've barely got the energy to cook.

⏱ 45 min· 4 servings· Easy