Chicken stock made with bones is a good old-fashioned flavour boost for your soups, stews, sauces, gravy, casseroles and risottos. It’s really easy to make in your Thermomix and can be a wonderful natural pick-me-up if you are feeling a little under the weather.

Guinness in a cake? Yes, this Guinness chocolate cake is perfect for any celebration and has become a favourite choice for birthdays in our extended family around the world.

If you need an easy tasty complete meal look no further! Thai salmon with coconut rice takes 25 minutes plus marinating time when you have my homemade Thai red curry paste on hand. The coconut rice is delicious and is ideal for other meal combinations as well.

One day my son Greg and I decided that we needed a really great Thai red curry paste in our repertoire. The flavour of homemade versus bought is simply not comparable!

For the ultimate in coconut yoghurt luxury, make this at home with your Thermomix! I became besotted with organic coconut yoghurt when travelling last year.

Every time we serve this lively fresh tomato salsa, it disappears in a flash! Excellent for when friends come round and you need to produce a quick snack.

Focaccia is a popular Italian flat bread and it’s one of the things I missed when I went gluten free last summer. Luckily, several years ago I took inspiration from Leslie Collins and Adriana Rabinovich.

This lovely smooth rich wild mushroom velvet soup is a doddle to make, will definitely impress, and is excellent served as a starter.

Greg’s seafood risotto recipe has been a favourite in our family for many years, which won’t surprise you once you’ve tasted it!