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, or mac and cheese, fits the bill, as does a hearty shepherd’s pie or traditional lasagne. Curl up on the couch with chocolate pudding or baked rice pudding.

  • Bangers and mash Bangers and mash Rich onion gravy transforms this family favourite into a meal fit for a king from Roopa Gulati
  • Belly of Pork and Beans Slow cooking yields a melting pot of tender pork and flavoursome home-baked beans in this hearty recipe from Tamasin Day-Lewis
  • 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
  • Shepherd's Pie Sophie Grigson's fabulous Shepherd's Pie oozes full on flavour and makes a simple but sensational family meal

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