Honey-Roast Supper Tray

It is not possible, or even desirable to give quantities here, and I actually feel uncomfortable giving ingredients! This is more a suggestion, a hint, an idea on how to create a stress-free, tasty supper with whatever you have to hand with the minumum of faffing. It is also absolutely delicious every time, whatever you use, guaranteed. Honestly...

Sausages and chorizo
Chicken breasts
Ham and bacon
Potatoes
Sweetcorn
Cherry tomaotoes
Chick peas
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Sweet peppers
Aubergine
Courgettes
Fresh or dried herbs
Honey


A combination of any or all of the above ingredients is the kind of thing you are after. Everything gets chopped into bite-size bits, but leave things like the tomatoes whole. Spread it all out in a well-oiled baking tray, turning everything so it gets coated, then drizzle with honey or maple syrup, scatter fresh or dried herbs over and roast in a medium-hot oven for as long as it takes. That's it!

This is perfect for using up those little bowls of left-overs in the fridge, although obviously you don't want too many ingredients which have wildly differing cooking times. I always aim for roughly half an hour cooking time. Uncooked sausages and chicken would be perfect, as would frozen sweetcorn and raw squash and sweet potatoes. I would need to increase the cooking time if I was using unccoked potatoes, but there is nearly always a bowl of cooked spuds somewhere in the fridge - boiled new potatoes are just perfect for this. Try sprinkling over some paprika or chilli powder or even worcestershire sauce for a bit of oomph, use brown sugar if you have no honey, drizzle over some mango chutney, use your imagination, experiment with flavours... Perfect for pregnant palates!