Ainsley's Good Mood Food

Our top chef celebrates delicious food that makes you feel better

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Chef Ainsley Harriott celebrates delicious food that really boosts your mood! Ainsley will be cooking in his own happy places - his kitchen and on the beach.

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Join chef Ainsley Harriott in a celebration of delicious food that really boosts your mood! Ainsley will be cooking in his own happy places, in his kitchen and on the beach - he'll be showcasing some of the fabulous flavours, incredible ingredients, and marvellous methods that go into meals that simply make you smile!

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Ainsley brings us some delicious dishes made with a dash or more of coffee or chocolate.

Chocolate and Coffee

Ainsley brings us some delicious dishes made with a dash - or more! - of coffee or chocolate, including a caponata served with fennel and cacao rubbed pork.

Nuts and seeds take centre stage in Ainsley's dishes today.

Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and seeds take centre stage in all of Ainsley's dishes this time, and they include trofie pasta with a pistachio and mint pesto that is a taste of Sicily.

A veggie-packed diet is a great way to feel good, so Ainsley shows us some veggie dishes.

Vegetables

A veggie-packed diet is a great way to feel good, so Ainsley shows us his delicious carrot and cardamom fritters and a comforting vegetable and lentil lasagne.

Ainsley shows us how herbs and spices can elevate any dish and take it from good to great.

Herbs and Spices

Ainsley shows us how herbs & spices can elevate dishes, including flavoursome lamb rogan josh. On the beach, he whips up delicious spicy black bean burgers and baked custard.

Ainsley pays tribute to humble grains and pulses as he makes the most of their taste.

Grains and Pulses

Ainsley pays tribute to humble grains and pulses this time as he makes the most of their versatility and taste in dishes that include pan-seared sardines.

Ainsley is feeling sweet and has added a little sweetness to his dishes this time.

Something Sweet

Ainsley is feeling sweet and has added a little sweetness to dishes that include Vietnamese caramel chilli chicken and a lemon drizzle and lavender traybake cake.

Ainsley celebrates dairy and all the wonderful things that can be made with it this time.

Dairy

Ainsley is celebrating dairy and all the wonderful things that can be made with it this time, and he also visits the West Country to meet a man who has a passion for steak.

Greens are sure to make you feel good, and Ainsley's dishes are full of them this time.

Going Green

A dose of greens is sure to make you feel good, and Ainsley's dishes - which include a fresh chicken and spring vegetable casserole - are packed with them this time.

Ainsley shows that fruits and berries really can add amazing flavours in this episode.

Fruit and Berries

Fruits and berries take centre stage in this show as Ainsley shows that fruits and berries add amazing flavours to savoury dishes and sensational desserts.

Ainsley returns to his happy place - the beach - and cooks up harissa-crusted cod.

Seaside Delights

Ainsley returns to his happy place - the beach - and cooks up harissa-crusted cod with chickpea, spinach and tomato stew, and a spicy crab salad.

1. Chocolate and Coffee

1. Chocolate and Coffee

2. Nuts and Seeds

2. Nuts and Seeds

3. Vegetables

3. Vegetables

4. Herbs and Spices

4. Herbs and Spices

5. Grains and Pulses

5. Grains and Pulses

6. Something Sweet

6. Something Sweet

7. Dairy

7. Dairy

8. Going Green

8. Going Green

9. Fruit and Berries

9. Fruit and Berries

10. Seaside Delights

10. Seaside Delights