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Katrina Meynink

Katrina Meynink

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Katrina Meynink is a cookbook author and Good Food recipe columnist.Connect via Twitter.

Quick red curry and noodle soup.
EASY

Quick red curry and noodle soup

This is the most glorious throw-it-in-and-call-it-dinner slurpy, soupy goodness.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Budget-friendly and comforting carrot and lentil soup.
EASY

Spiced carrot and lentil soup

This soup is soul-restoring, simple, uses cupboard staples, is cheap and healthy. Winning on all fronts.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Rustic mushroom, potato and bacon soup.
EASY

‘Soup to stand a spoon in’: Katrina Meynink’s mushroom, potato and bacon soup is a hearty meal in itself

I don’t like the grey colour that so many cream of mushroom soups can turn, so I prefer to leave a lot of the fungi large and lovely.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Cauliflower, thyme and potato soup topped with mini cheese toastie bites.
EASY

Meat-free Monday: Cauliflower, thyme and potato soup with cheesy mustard croutons

The mustard cheese toastie bites are a wondrous addition, brining a touch of the old cauli bake flavour profile to this soup.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Cauliflower, thyme and potato soup topped with mini cheese toasties.

Katrina Meynink remixes five old-school soups from mushroom to creamy cauliflower (with the ultimate crouton upgrade)

These comforting bowls feed the belly and bathe the soul, achieving both goals on a relatively tight budget.

  • Katrina Meynink
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Crunchy chilli oil.

Katrina Meynink’s top 10 favourite condiments to dress up your cooking

Add instant oomph to any dish with a dollop of these ready-made flavour bombs.

  • Katrina Meynink
Sorta crispy chickpeas, green goddess and feta is a two-minute dinner winner.

Have these simple sauces on standby and never be stuck for a delicious dinner (or dessert) again

Having these two hardworking sauces on standby in the fridge means delicious meals are only minutes away.

  • Katrina Meynink
Miso eggplant noodles with crunchy chilli oil.
EASY

Miso eggplant noodles

Speedy, tasty and filling: the trifecta of needs any fast dinner must meet, and this one has it in spades.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Spicy butter beans with cool yoghurt.
EASY

Harissa-fried butter beans, yoghurt and herbs

Once you get the heat right, this is one of the quickest, tastiest and cheapest dishes to make right now.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Creme fraiche and lemon pasta with optional charred lemon.
EASY

Quick and easy creme fraiche and lemon pasta

The gloriously simple sauce takes as long to prepare as the pasta takes to cook.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink