Nigella Lawson makes shortcut sausage meatballs with spaghetti that are an ideal fun meal for children.

Nigella says: “Instead of making a meatball mixture with minced meat or meats, parmesan, garlic and egg, I simply squeeze the stuffing out of about half a kilo of Italian sausages and roll it into cherry tomato-sized balls.”

The ingredients are: 1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausages, 2 tablespoons garlic-flavored oil, 4 fat or 6 spindly scallions, thinly sliced, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/4 cup white wine or vermouth, Two 14-ounce cans diced tomatoes, plus water to rinse 1/2 can, 2 bay leaves, Salt and pepper, to taste and Chopped fresh parsley, to serve (optional).