What's your favourite potato pizza recipe? I usually just make a pizza dough (with some herbs and garlic as flavouring). Then cut peeled potatoes very thinly, toss these slices in olive oil, salt & pepper, rosemary. Put this in a layer on the pizza dough. Bake. Scrumptious. Other suggestions very welcome. :)

Tried lentils in red wine?

250g Puy or brown lentils, soaked overnight
2 medium carrots finely diced
1 onion finely chopped
1 tbs tomato paste
2 tbs good olive oil
1L good stock
750mL red wine
1 stick cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste

In a saucepan, reduce red wine and cinnamon over a low heat to about 150mL, around 20 mins. Heat olive oil in heavy frypan and cook onions and carrots for 10 mins, stirring occasionally. Add lentils, tomato paste, wine reduction, stock, salt and pepper then simmer, covered, for 30 to 40 mins until thick and lentils are soft. Add water if necessary.

This makes a fantastic pie filling, or as a bed under pan seared salmon, or as an accompaniment to whatever takes your fancy.

I'm making Stephanie Alexander's Beef Curry at the moment (from the Cook's Companion). It's simmering away nicely and should be melt-in-your-mouth tender soon. Throw in a few potatoes. Served with rice and some raita. Yum. Nice winter dish.

Another that I tried recently was braised oxtail with five onion sauce. Braise oxtail and brown onion in red wine and beef stock.
Prepare sauce, saute leeks, brown onion, garlic, shallots. When soften add sour cream and chopped chives. I served this over rice.

Helen