Baked salmon & eggs

Do something different with your eggs and smoked salmon by baking into a bread roll for an extra special brunch

Skinny carrot fries

Want to be healthier but can’t give up chips? Try these low-fat, crispy baked carrots with tarragon

Mexican bean chilli

The secret ingredient in this chipotle-spiced, beef chilli con carne is a storecupboard favourite – baked beans

Maple granola crunch porridge topping

Make up a bowl of creamy porridge and top with our crunchy granola recipe, or try one of our four other topping ideas

Spiced parsnip & cauliflower soup

Batch cook this healthy vegetable soup then pack into lunchboxes and freeze – it's spiced with coriander, fennel, turmeric and ginger

Bacon & roast onion salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A rustic salad for one – contrast peas and caramelised onion with salty, streaky bacon and mustard dressing

Sizzled masala lamb with chopped salad

Marinate lamb chops with curry paste and serve up a colourful meal for one with crisp radish, tomato, cucumber and herb salad

Spicy courgette pitta pockets

Treat yourself to a solo supper of grilled vegetables, served in bread pockets with tahini, hummus, broad beans and harissa

Iced raspberry cranachan

Reader, Debbie Cleland, shares her version of this traditional Scottish dessert, served as an ice cream slice with raspberries, oats and an optional dash of whisky

Sardine storecupboard spaghetti

This pasta supper, packed with canned fish, olives, tomatoes, capers and parsley, is a quick and colourful dish for one