Helen Goldrein

Enjoy the crisp golden crust and soft, fluffy inside of a perfect roast potato. This easy roast potatoes recipe makes perfect roasties every time! What to serve with roast potatoes We usually have our roast potatoes as part of Friday night dinner. These easy roast potatoes are a great accompaniment to any substantial main dish.

The stock evaporates as the dish cooks, so the slices of sweet potato are beautifully cooked and crispy when you’re ready to eat. To make a dish of delicious roasted scalloped sweet potatoes, you will need: • Spices – cumin, coriander and ginger, or whatever takes your fancy Like other carbohydrate-dense foods, it’s good to cook and eat sweet potatoes with a little fat, in this case olive oil. You might also like to try these easy and delicious baked sweet potatoes with spiced butter, these spicy sticky roasted sweet potatoes and aubergines with soy and ginger, or these fabulous sweet potato latkes, made in the waffle maker.

As an adult, and in charge of my own seder menu, it’s been fun to experiment with new charoset recipes. Today, many people enjoy charoset not only as part of their seder, but throughout the week of Pesach as a dip, spread or snack. My family’s favourite charoset recipe and the one that always appears on our seder table. Ronnie Fein’s family always makes two types of charoset – their family classic plus something new.

We usually have some combination of: • ready-to-eat fish like smoked salmon or tinned tuna or sardines • salads – usually a leafy salad with cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, radishes etc, and sometimes a red cabbage salad, chopped salad, or something else. To make a quick and easy loaf you will need: • bicarbonate of soda (also known as baking soda) Traditionally soda bread was made with buttermilk as the acidic liquid, although I usually use yogurt. sun-dried tomatoes – be sure to drain off as much oil as possible • chopped fresh herbs – parsley, dill, chives or rosemary are all delicious • pitted black or green olives – whole or sliced/chopped • a tsp or two of your favourite spices – try garam masala for a fragrant spicy loaf, or smoked paprika for a gorgeous colour and aroma If you’re looking for quick and delicious savoury bakes, why not try these delicious sun-dried tomato and pesto muffins, these tasty vegan smoked tofu and caramelised onion muffins, or this fab vegetable soda bread.