Slow cooker speciality

Ingredients (Serves 4) ◆ 1tbsp olive oil ◆ 1 stick celery, trimmed and sliced ◆ 1 onion, peeled and chopped ◆ 250g carrot, peeled and chopped ◆ 225g ripe tomatoes, chopped ◆ Salt and freshly ground bl

YOU WILL NEED ✔ 240g (8½oz) baby leaf spinach ✔ 500g (1lb) fresh ravioli of your choice (uncooked) ✔ 200g (7oz) grated mozzarella cheese For the sauce ✔ 500g (1lb) passata ✔ 2 tsp garlic granules ✔ 2

The ‘marry me’ part of this dish refers to the sauce. The story goes that someone took chicken with a creamy, sundried tomato sauce into an office in New York in the 1980s and, within weeks, three peo

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 30 mins sauce only 3 tbsp olive oil4 garlic cloves, finely sliced1 dried red chilli or a largepinch of chilli flakes (optional)½ tsp caster sugar1 tbsp red wine vinegar

Continuing our new series, photographer Andrew Montgomery and Leiths-trained cook Cherie Denham bring us pork recipes inspired by the Emerald Isle

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 45 mins 1 broccoli (about 350g), floretscut into bite-sized pieces,stalk cut into 1cm chunks2 leeks, finely sliced (about 350g)½-1 tsp chilli flakes (optional)2 tbsp o