Free form apple pie
No need to fiddle about with homemade pastry lids for this apple pie! Use a shortcut with ready made frozen pastry, pile on the apples and then fold the edges over to make a deliciously untidy pie. Serve hot with ice cream.
No need to fiddle about with homemade pastry lids for this apple pie! Use a shortcut with ready made frozen pastry, pile on the apples and then fold the edges over to make a deliciously untidy pie. Serve hot with ice cream.
Lemon meringue pie is a deliciously sweet dessert with plenty of wow factor that combines homemade sweet pastry, a gooey thick lemon curd and light and fluffy meringue on top.
Shepherds pie or cottage pie as it is sometimes called, is a great budget recipe. It is simple, easy, comfort food at it's best. You can have this on the table for under $10.
This is the super easy recipe for banoffee pie. Wondering what Banoffee means?! Banana and toffee, of course. Delish!
These cute little Valentine pie pops can be made for your Valentine's Day sweeties in no time at all. Perfect for a February 14 party, super cute and oh-so-easy, just grab some pastry and jam and off you go!
Here's a recipe the kids can help you with. Using filo pastry as the pie cup, fill the cups with egg, ham and cheese for a tasty weekend dinner that everyone will love.
Apple pie filling is a great way to use up excess apples at the end of the season. With cinnamon, nutmeg and mixed spice added, you can use it to fill a pie, make apple turnovers and crumbles or just serve it up with ice cream.
If you love a good chicken pie but like to keep it light and healthy this pot pie is just what the doctor ordered.
Lemon meringue pie is a show-stopper of a dessert, but it can be complicated to make. No more! This easy recipe has enough shortcuts included that you'll be tempted to turn this into an anytime dessert.
This Tomato and anchovy tart recipe is a simplified version of the traditional French pissaladière tart. It boasts lots of flavour and thanks to the crumbly shortcrust pastry, makes a perfectly portable summer lunch.
These little quiches are a big hit with my kids because the flaky (messy) pastry appeals to their taste buds and sense of chaos. I like them because you can hide egg, corn and other yellowish vegetables (pureed pumpkin, carrot, yellow zucchini etc)
This easy vegetarian dish makes a lovely light meal on its own or can be served as an accompaniment. With softly cooked tomatoes and onions at its base, it also has a delicious crunchy topping of baked breadcrumbs.
These little lamb shank pies are a delicious snack or meal any day of the week and are a great way to use up leftovers. Theyre also impressive enough to serve to guests - who doesnt love a homemade pie?
Making pot pies instead of the regular kind cuts down on your pastry consumption, as you only use a circle to top each ceramic dish.
Chicken and corn are a classic combination and together they make the perfect pie filling. This recipe makes individual pies with a puff pastry lid but you could make one big pie for the whole family if you wished.
These scrummy tasty little pies have a mild Indian lamb taste you can add extra to the grown up ones. You can mix it all into one large casserole dish and have a cottage pie with a twist
This is a lovely vegetarian pie that even dedicated carnivores will enjoy. Feta and halloumi add a yummy cheesy flavour which make this a perfect pie to enjoy for lunch or for supper with a crisp salad and a jacket potato.
This is a quick and tasty pie without all the pastry it can be made the day before it has a yummy breadcrumb topping the whole family will enjoy
Is there a better combo than eggs, cream and cheese? Whip them up into this scrummy filo pie that the whole family will enjoy.
This easy fish pie is simple enough to have on your menu plan every week. You can make the fish filling and bake it when you are ready.
The crust on these filling bacon and egg pies are made with bread. This is a perfect brunch, light lunch or lunch box filler.
Whenever I make these potato, bacon and egg pies, everyone - absolutely everyone - seems to fall upon it with fervour. Children particularly. The flavours are familiar, with just the right amount of cream and egg with crumbly pastry.
These breakfast pies can be made using regular pantry ingredients that are all affordable. You will just need to add some basil and filo pastry.
What could be better than a creamy fish pie topped with mashed potato? This recipe is healthy and comforting: cook it tonight and keep everyone in the family happy.
This cottage pie is made super healthy with lean turkey and sweet potato. It is healthy comfort food which means you can have your pie and eat it too.
These chicken leek and pumpkin parcels use leftover roast chicken and turn it into little pies. The kids will love them dipped in tomato sauce, and you'll love the vegetables hidden in the creamy filling.
This dessert is not a bread and not a pie but somewhere in between! All made in the food processor, it's minimal effort for maximum taste and a great way to use up leftover bananas. Delicious served with ice-cream.
This meat pie is big enough for the whole family and is a real winner when served up for dinner. Making the meat filling the day before means this pie is super-easy to put together.
Quiches are easy to make when you use pre-prepared pastry sheets like this recipe. Full of bacon and eggs, these mini quiches make a perfect hot or cold snack.