Burgers

These were loosely based on Jamie Oliver's "Botham burgers" - mince, finely chopped celery, crushed coriander and cumin seeds, with egg and breadcrumbs to bind - and cooked in the oven rather than grilled. With (frozen) sweetcorn and proper chips. And sauce, of course.

"Minestrone stew"

It would have been soup except the pasta absorbed all the liquid rather than just some. It tasted great though.

Sausages

Rather disappointing ones: they came from the butcher but tasted like cheap supermarket ones. Buttery baked sweet potatoes are delicious though.

Pasta

With an extremely quick and easy "sauce": crispy pancetta cubes, avocado and mozzarella.

Fish

New Zealand hoki, to be precise. Sauteed potato, onion, garlic, tomato, herbs, then the fish just laid on top for a few minutes to cook through.

PSB

Purple-sprouting broccoli picked literally 2 hours before cooking by one of the old boys at the allotment. (Oh, and a chickon/chorizo/chickpea stew. And rice.)