Asian Pulled Chicken Sliders

Sliders are basically a way to make it ok to eat more than one burger. It’s true. The mentality is roughly: “One big burger? Alright but I feel like a bit of a porker”,  “3 sliders? Oh they’re only little! Practically a canapé!”

Beer battered cod bites with tartare sauce

I do believe that almost anything can be served as a canapé or a starter, so long as it's small enough and packaged correctly. Canapés, starters, nibbles - they are all wonderful excuses for us to eat more and to occasionally shun the (welcome) burden of choice.

Roasted Vegetables with Caper Vinaigrette

Veg is great, we know that, but sometimes it needs a little sprucing. Yotam Ottolenghi has hit the nail on the head with his caper vinaigrette. Ok so he may have originally paired it with parsnips, which are fine if you're into that kind of thing, but I thought I'd give it a go with some more exciting veg and turn it into something a bit more sturdy (and colourful).

Garlic and Herb Chestnut Mushrooms with Goats Cheese

This is one of those recipe's that you don't really know when to eat it but you want to eat it all the time. I discovered it at breakfast. I made it again for lunch. I feel like it would be a mind-blowing canapé.

Parmesan Shortbread & Bacon Jam

'Tis the season to eat bacon jam. Actually there isn't a season when you shouldn't eat bacon jam. It should be eaten in every season and that's one of the many reasons why we love it so. The term 'jam' here should be taken with a large pinch of salt. Think part chutney, part relish, part jam. 

Hot Artichoke & Chili Dip

This is my 'let's pretend I'm being fancy but I'm really not' dip.

Bacon, Asparagus & Mozzarella Tart

I can't bring myself to say Flan. Even though this is, technically, a flan. It doesn't sound British enough and tart is just better. More fun.

Savoury Veggie & Feta Strudel

Sometimes even the best vegetables alone just don’t cut it. You need a flakey, crispy, buttery pastry to just cradle your vegetables, lovingly. Not in an ‘I’m going to clog your arteries’ kind of way but in more of an ‘I’m going to make this vegetable eating experience a really blooming good one’ kind of way.