Comfort Food Recipes Archives

Peppered Steak with Whisky Sauce excerpted from Comfort in One: Simple, joyful one pot meals – The Sunday Times Bestseller by Hari Beavis. Photography by Dan Jones.

Comfort in One: Simple, joyful one pot meals - The Sunday Times Bestseller by Hari Beavis

‘Gen Z’s new favourite chef’
The Times

Dive into a world of easy comfort food with the latest cookbook from Sunday Times bestselling author Hari Beavis.

Renowned for her down-to-earth approach and irresistible flavours, Hari brings you a collection of heart-warming meals that require just one pan, pot, tray or tin.

Each dish comes with handy alternative ingredient suggestions, allowing you to adapt to what’s already in your store cupboard and tailor your meals to any craving or dietary preference. From speedy suppers to slow-cooked comfort classics, you’ll find inspiration for every mood and occasion.

Recipes include:

Green Goddess Winter Pie – a nourishing, flaky-crusted delight
Rosé Wine Prawn Pasta – effortless elegance in one pan
Chorizo and Manchego Red Pepper Traybake – bold flavours with zero fuss
Slow Cooker Birria Tacos – tender, melt-in-the-mouth goodness
Garlic Butter, Lemon Chicken Orzo – creamy and comforting in a single pot
Pumpkin Risotto with Bacon and Walnut Crunch – seasonal indulgence at its best
Creamy Salmon Salad with Dill and Chive Dressing – a light yet satisfying bowl
Mozzarella, Peach and Prosciutto Salad – sweet, salty perfection
Lemon, Olive Oil and Thyme Cake – tangy and aromatic, all in one tin

With 90 soul-soothing recipes that champion simplicity and flavour, this cookbook invites you to relax, dig in, and discover how easy it is to whip up truly comforting meals. Let Hari Beavis guide you to your new favourite dish – one pot at a time. (more…)

Hen of the Woods sandwich excerpted from Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip by Scott Clark and Betsy Andrews. Photography by Cheyenne Ellis.

Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip by Scott Clark and Betsy Andrews

Named a Best Cookbook of Spring 2025 by Eater, Los Angeles Times, and Epicurious

Between lush photos from Cheyenne Ellis, gorgeous descriptions from Andrews, and recipes that make the most of local bounty (think perfect Meyer lemonade and Dungeness crab rice), it’s a treat for all senses.”
—The Los Angeles Times

“With his debut cookbook, Clark, chef and owner of Dad’s Luncheonette, wanted to celebrate California’s Central Coast. He succeeds on every count.”
—Library Journal (starred review)

A celebration of California home cooking with 130 recipes and more than 300 photos that capture the beauty, magic, and bounty of the coast. From acclaimed chef Scott Clark, who flipped his fine dining chops into the ultimate railroad-car diner at the edge of the Pacific.

Coastal is a visual feast of free-spirited Californian cooking and living, set against the surf, peaks, curving roads, and sunsets of the westernmost United States. This inspired collection of crave-worthy recipes, gorgeous photographs, and vivid stories takes us on a road trip beginning at Chef Scott Clark’s beloved sandwich-and-pie shop, Dad’s Luncheonette, in Half Moon Bay and ending in Ventura County. Along the way, it visits the fishermen, crabbers, farmers, winemakers, and foragers who stretch along the Pacific Coast Highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. (more…)