6 h. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for mini parmesan, apple and rosemary scones | Quick and easy

These super-fluffy scones are child’s play, and ready to devour in all of 25 minutesThe secret to these ultra-fluffy scones? Cream cheese. In a fit of inspiration (I was thinking about rugelach at the time), I replaced almost all the butter with it to great success. These scones are a hit with children, too: my three-year-old quite competently helped make them, from fetching rosemary from the garden to stamping out the dough and brushing on the egg wash. A nice kitchen activity for any resident children, even if your dog turns up for the cheese tax at the last stage. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for tandoori chicken skewers with coriander chutney | Quick and easy

Once you’ve left them to marinate, you could be enjoying these luscious, spicy chicken skewers in just 10 or so minutesI’ve been on a quest for the perfect tandoori marinade (without the E numbers or red food colouring) for years, and tweak my recipe on every repeat. This one is easily my favourite so far: the cloves lend a wonderful smokiness, and if you can pop the chicken in the marinade in the morning, it will have taken on an amazing depth of flavour by the evening. This would work just as well on a barbecue – just scale up the amount of chicken and the marinade ingredients as needed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for harissa and gnocchi

A spicy, warming take on the classic British supper, and ideal for nippier summer nightsI love fish pie, and gnocchi, and harissa, so what could be better than a combination of all three? Particularly if it saves you 15 minutes’ boiling and then mashing some potatoes. Bookmark this for chillier summer evenings – I’m determined to eat as many meals as possible outside right now, and this will keep you warm when the temperature dips to an unseasonal sub-15C. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for smoked trout and crisp potato cakes with capers, caraway and dill | Quick and easy

Tangy capers, caraway and dill add spice to these delectable rösti-alikes topped with smoked fish and creme fraicheThese rösti-adjacent potato cakes with capers, which crisp up beautifully at the edges, are an absolute win. I would eat them by themselves standing up at the cooker, but when they’re draped with a little smoked trout, creme fraiche and dill, and served alongside a light salad, they make for an elegant dinner for two. Some shaved fennel (with its frilly leaves) in a lemony dressing wouldn’t go amiss here, either. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for asparagus tart with tapenade and eggs | Quick and easy

Just unfurl shop-bought pastry, top it with a few goodies, bake for 20 minutes and, hey presto, you’ve got a deliciously quick and nutritious light mealI love puff pastry tarts. The ease of just unrolling a sheet, scattering it with something delicious and giving it a quick stint in the oven, and dinner has almost cooked itself. This variation, with an olive tapenade-spiked cream cheese base, asparagus and eggs works as well for dinner as it does for a weekend brunch. If you’re a chilli fiend, a scattering of hot chilli flakes (or, indeed, sliced fresh chilli) won’t go amiss, either. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for asparagus tart with tapenade and eggs

Just unfurl shop-bought pastry, top it with a few goodies, bake for 20 minutes and, hey presto, you’ve got a deliciously quick and nutritious light mealI love puff pastry tarts. The ease of just unrolling a sheet, scattering it with something delicious and giving it a quick stint in the oven, and dinner has almost cooked itself. This variation, with an olive tapenade-spiked cream cheese base, asparagus and eggs works as well for dinner as it does for a weekend brunch. If you’re a chilli fiend, a scattering of hot chilli flakes (or, indeed, sliced fresh chilli) won’t go amiss, either. Continue reading...

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