A word to Vegetarians: The recipes I describe as "vegetarian" are free from meat, meat products and fish and will suit anyone on an ovolacto-vegetarian diet. Some recipes will be suitable for ovo-vegetarians and some for lacto-vegetarians. Some may even be suitable for vegans. Some non-vegetarian recipes can easily be made in vegetarian form and therefore I have included them in the vegetarian section.

African Sweet Potato Stew This is a very tasty, simple and nutritious dish featuring the humble sweet potato.	Aloo Gobi Aloo Gobi is a delightful combination of spicy cauliflower and potato. It makes a great main course or a contrasting side-dish. It’s a dry curry, so best eaten with roti.	Aloo Tikki Allo tikki are a very quick and simple appetiser to make and can be prepared in advance.
Alternative Christmas Pudding Raisin, dates and citrus peel… This Christmas Pudding recipe uses none of those! Instead it uses other, somewhat unconventional dried fruit. Delicious!	Apple, Date and Ginger Chutney This slightly spicy chutney makes a great accompaniment to cheese and cold meats. It also makes a wonderful gift.	Aseeda (Asida) Aseeda (Asida) is a dish made of a cooked wheat flour lump of dough, usually with added butter or honey. It is a simple yet rich dish, usually eaten by hand, often eaten during religious holidays.
Baba Ghanoush Baba Ghanoush is a delightful dish made with mashed aubergine which has been roasted, preferably over an open flame.	Baby Potatoes with Garlic Dip Boil up some baby potatoes and make yourself a garlic dip. The result is an irresistable tapas that everyone enjoys.	Baked Butternut Squash This simple and cheap recipe turns a butternut squash into an oozing mass of gooey tasty forkfuls.
Courgettes Baked with Passata and Feta The herbs and feta cheese in this dish make it inexpensive, simple and full of flavour!	Baked Pancakes Pancakes don’t always have to be cooked on the stove-top. They are delicious when baked too!	Baked Potato Baked potatoes can make a delicious supper and this particular way of doing them reminds me very much of Saturday evenings when I was a child.