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Snack

Quick thinking here, proving that a snack can be more alluring than a quick sarnie!

 
 
American Meatloaf with Red Onion, Tomato and Chilli RelishServes 8

American Meatloaf with Red Onion, Tomato and Chilli Relish

Serve this hot on a cold winter's day with some buttery jacket potatoes or, if the weather is warm, it's lovely served cold with salads and chutney or pickles. You can take thick chunks to serve with crusty bread on a picnic, and any leftover meatloa

 
 
A Souffle Omelette with Three Cheeses and ChivesServes 1

A Souffle Omelette with Three Cheeses and Chives

Supper in five minutes? This speedy vegetarian soufflé omelette is so easy and is particularly appealing to those who are wary of making a standard soufflé in the oven.

 
 
 Grilled Polenta with Sage, Ham and Melted Fontina Cheese Serves 2

Grilled Polenta with Sage, Ham and Melted Fontina Cheese

Plenty of Italian influence in this wonderfully ingenious recipe…as we all know, ham and cheese are made for each other, so simply add polenta for a quick and easy supper dish.

 
 
Alpine EggsServes 3

Alpine Eggs

This was Delia's first televised recipe, shown in September 1973 - and is as good today as it was nearly 40 years ago, a quick, easy and cheap lunch or supper dish that can be adapted to any number you like.

 
 
Crumpet PizzaServes 4 as a snack or 2 as a main course

Crumpet Pizza

Well, a crumpet pizza does make sense if you think about it – soft, squidgy bread that gets lightly toasted for just a bit of crunch, then all those wonderful holes so that the cheese and other ingredients can melt right down into it. And because cru

 
 
Croque MonsieurServes 1

Croque Monsieur

This satisfying snack for one conjures up memories of pavement cafes in Paris for Delia...but you can enjoy it just as much on an autumnal British day.

 
 
Char-grilled Squid with Chilli JamServes 4

Char-grilled Squid with Chilli Jam

We have a tradition with some close friends that involves always having Easter Sunday lunch at Yetman's restaurant, in Holt in Norfolk, where Alison and Peter Yetman cook and serve my absolute favourite kind of food. Last year, we had this brilliant

 
 
Crostini with Anchovies, Roasted Vegetables and MozzarellaServes 6 as a starter or 3 as a light lunch

Crostini with Anchovies, Roasted Vegetables and Mozzarella

This recipe was inspired not by a visit to Italy but by a trip to the Basque region of Spain to see anchovies being caught and packed.

 
 
Crostini LazioMakes 12, to serve 4-6

Crostini Lazio

These elegant little morsels are simplicity itself to make. Serve them with drinks or as part of a buffet spread...

 
 
Cucumber RaitaServes 4

Cucumber Raita

This is a side dish for curries. This idea is that the coolness of the yoghurt and the cucumber will counteract the hotness of the curry and so it does - much more effectively than cold drinks.