Comfort food recipes

If you've had a bad day, or it's raining, or for any old reason, we all need to indulge in some comfort food from time to time. Macaroni cheese fits the bill, as does a hearty shepherd’s pie or traditional lasagne. Curl up on the couch with chocolate pudding or a sticky toffee treat.

  • Bangers and mash Bangers and mash Rich onion gravy transforms this family favourite into a meal fit for a king from Roopa Gulati
  • Pumpkin and bacon gratin Pumpkin and bacon gratin Simple comfort cooking doesn't get better than Tom Norrington Davies' nutty-tasting pumpkin bake, studded with bacon
  • Fish pie Fish pie Rachel Allen’s fish pie has gets a kick from Dijon mustard and fresh herbs
  • Lasagne 1970s style Lasagne 1970s style Alastair Hendy's Home Cook brings you this meat heavy version of this popular dish
  • Macaroni cheese Macaroni cheese A few flavoursome extras add oomph to an old favourite in Tamasin Day-Lewis's tempting variation on macaroni cheese
  • Brownie pudding Brownie pudding Halfway between a brownie and a pudding, this dessert from Ina Garten is deliciously chocolatey and so easy to make
  • Potato and garlic pie Potato and garlic pie Puffed and golden, with garlic-scented cream bubbling under its lid, Tamasin Day Lewis's pie is a magnificent winter dish
  • Indian shepherd’s pie Indian shepherd’s pie Anjum Anand’s super supper dish combines Anglo-Indian flavours to wonderful effect

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