If you're an IKEA regular you may have developed a Swedish meatball habit. These which are based on a recipe from a young Norwegian chef and food writer Signe Johansen, should more strictly be dubbed Norwegian but are equally delicious.

Not the most slimming salad in the world, admittedly, but very tasty.

Life, you might think, is too short to stuff a potato but you get the best of all worlds - crispy baked potato skin, mashed potato filling and crisp cheesy crust. Mmmmm.

And with all those oats it's good for you too!

An easy curry based on a curry paste rather than a cook-in sauce

Take advantage of the last of the PSB (purple sprouting broccoli) which is nearing the end of its season

I'm so outraged by the fact that it snowed yesterday - in April - I've reverted to winter food. Here's a ribsticking soup that will do for a main meal with some crusty bread and cheese.

Good Friday is traditionally a day for eating fish so here’s an economical and tasty fish pie to try.

If you’re not a convert to lentils do try this. It has a really satisfying meaty flavour.

To mark the start of Fairtrade Fortnight today here’s a really easy and inventive recipe from the recently published Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook that I thought had great student appeal.