When the weather is cold or rainy outside what you really need to do is curl up and unwind with some comforting dishes. Make a return to good old British nursery food, a hearty shepherd’s pie or warming stew would fit the bill. Why not try Tamasin Day-Lewis’s belly of pork with beans. This one-pot dish needs to be left alone to cook slowly and become meltingly tender, so you can sit back and relax. Afterwards put your feet up by the fireside and enjoy a gooey chocolate pudding or traditional apple pie with hot custard. Heaven!
Rachel Allen's classic retro dish is a hearty meal that's well worth coming home for
This rich, milky rice pudding is brought to you from Alastair Hendy's Home Cook
David Massey combines three classic British dishes to good effect, creating a serious comfort food meal
Slow cooking yields a melting pot of tender pork and flavoursome home-baked beans in this hearty recipe from Tamasin Day-Lewis
From A Cook's Tour of Scotland by Sue Lawrence
Alastair Hendy's Home Cook brings you this meat heavy version of this popular dish
For a rich version of a great British comfort food, try Tony Tobin's recipe, studded with roast cherry tomatoes
Chocaholics with adore Simon Rimmer's seriously indulgent dessert, made from banana loaf, chocolate custard and chocolate cream
The ultimate in vegetarian comfort food, Martin Blunos' cheesy potato pie is baked in a delicious puff pastry crust
Sophie Grigson's fabulous Shepherd's Pie oozes full on flavour and makes a simple but sensational family meal
