This recipe is a great way of adding flavour to a mashed potato mix. It can work as a main vegetarian course, or as a side dish to go with main course. You will notice I have created a mashed potato shell filled with chopped mushrooms, as well as a large mushroom filled with mashed potato. Make both or either, as they taste great and add a touch of colour to a meal.

You will need: Four medium potatoes, peeled and sliced 4oz button mushrooms, chopped fine Four spring onions chopped fine 1oz butter for the potatoes 1oz butter to cook chopped mushrooms One egg yolk Milk to soften mashed potato mix One beaten egg for egg wash Salt and freshly ground black peppercorns to season.

(for the stuffed mushrooms) One large mushroom for each person One dessertspoon mashed potato for each person Egg wash.

Method: To create the mushroom potatoes, boil the sliced potatoes in salted water until well cooked, drain the water and mash with the butter, egg yolk and as much milk as needed to make a soft mix. Taste and season. Using a piping bag fitted with a star-shaped nozzle, filled with the potato mash, pipe out a ring of mashed potato on an oiled baking tray and build it up to form a nest approximately 3 inches in diameter. Gently brush the nest with egg wash and bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes, or until the potato begins to turn golden brown.

While the potatoes are browning, cook the chopped mushrooms and spring onions in one ounce of butter until soft, season and keep warm.

Remove the potato nests from the oven when cooked and fill with chopped mushroom mix.

To create the mushrooms stuffed with mashed potato, simply rub oil into large mushrooms, season and fill with mashed potato, and gently brush the potato with egg wash. Cook on baking tray alongside the potato nests until golden brown.