Tagliata is one of my favourite steak salad recipes and one that I make for supper almost once a week. The Italian word tagliata simply refers to the way that the steak is cut and so there are many variations of this Italian beef and rucola salad. I use fillet steak for this beef tagliata recipe to keep the dish light and low fat. Because it is light but also so tasty, I find this steak salad recipe works well in both summer and winter. Best of all, this beef tagliata salad is ready in less than 20 minutes, making it the perfect last-minute luxury supper.

This smoked salmon pasta is divinely simple and takes less than 15 minutes. The creamy smokey sauce is quite luxurious but also comforting. This has been my go-to smoked salmon pasta since my student days in Switzerland and now my children love it too.

I come from a salmon country, in Ireland, we really love our smoked salmon and are lucky enough to have some of the finest salmon swimming in our waters. Salmon fishing  is tightly controlled to so as to protect the wild stocks; I remember how excited my brother was when he got his first license as a teenager.  I am such  a salmon devotee that I have been known to get whole sides of Irish smoked salmon shipped to Asia when I feel homesick. 

This easy pasta with zucchini recipe is smooth and silky with delicious pistachio nuts. Green and healthy.

Baked pumpkin cake with sun-dried tomatoes and labneh. This delicious vegetarina baked pumpkin is bursting with flavour. This is so easy and a guaranteed hit on any Halloween or Thanksgiving table.