Many of us reach for mayonnaise for sandwiches, salads and spreads, but there's something about salad cream that has the edge with some dishes. And it's easier to make than you may think.

Cook the potatoes in a pan of well-salted water (1 tsp salt per 600ml). Drain and leave to cool, then slice into 5–6mm thick pieces. Wilt the spinach in a pan, then squeeze out as much liquid as ...

Next, carefully move the potato slices and sauce into a gratin dish (a small, round baking dish), then place it in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Allow it to sit for 10 minutes before serving ...

Gently stir the pan occasionally to avoid breaking the potato slices, until they are just soft when pricked with the tip of a small, sharp knife. Next, cautiously transfer the potato slices and ...

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If you don't want to use red wine, Rick Stein's recipe has a suggestion: "Use a sugar syrup made by dissolving 300g/10½oz caster sugar in 1 litre/1¾ pint water with lemon zest and a split ...

Method: Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish or saucepan on medium heat before adding in the onions, carrots, and garlic, then fry until softened. Add in the red wine and tomato puree, and ...

Another plus point to making this simple recipe is that the dish can be served in just over half an hour. Here's Rick Stein's easy recipe that you can recreate at any time of the week.

Rick Stein's chicken pie recipe Ingredients For the potato topping 1.5kg floury potatoes, such as King Edwards, peeled 30g/1oz butter Five tbsp double cream Two free-range egg yolks Salt and black ...

After stirring in 100g of the sugar, the rest of the ingredients can be mixed with the rhubarb, itself cut into roughly inch-long pieces, and left for 15-20 minutes. Once the rhubarb has slightly ...

Rick Stein's Fish and Chips in Padstow, helmed by the culinary celeb himself, is a mecca for foodies, drawing thousands every year to its doorstep in Cornwall for a taste of the renowned chippy.

This traybake recipe from Rick Stein is perfect for an easy family dinner, with the preparation taking less than 10 minutes and the oven doing the rest of the work.