Beef, cooked in red wine, with a touch of rosemary until it’s meltingly soft. Simple ingredients but flavours that are rich and deep… I’ve been meaning to post this recipe since before Christmas but I kept making it and then eating it all before I remembered to take a photo! It’s one of those magical […]
Continue readingSweet and salty, crispy seaweed stylee kale and succulent, pink, salmon with just a hint of the orient. A Chinese whisper if you will.. I’ve always loved the Crispy Seaweed that you get at the Chinese. I think it’s the combination of sweet and salty along with that satisfying crunch – plus hey, it’s one of […]
Continue readingThat satisfying crunch, through the crispy, golden breadcrumb coating, into succulent bites of chicken… This recipe is a slightly more grown-up, much tastier and healthier version of the kids classic, chicken nuggets and chips. It’s for those days when you yearn for childish food. You want something simple and comforting. Something that can be eaten with […]
Continue readingThis Cottage Pie has all the colours and tastes of autumn. A filling of minced beef, squash, herbs and just a heady touch of cinnamon. All with a bronzed crown of cheesey sweet potato… You know that saying about how dogs start to look like their owners? Well, have you ever noticed that foods often […]
Continue readingGet your glow back with a bowlful of this Chicken & Vegetable Broth. Bitefuls of carrot and swede, the occasional satisfying pop of a pea, chicken that’s fallen from the bone and glistening pearl barley… You know that feeling when you’ve been out in the sunshine all day and you feel all glowing and full […]
Continue readingA creamy coconut curry sauce fighting for saucepan space with chunks of butternut squash and fresh, seasonal veg… Comfort food conundrum When life gets tough, it’s all too tempting to turn to comfort food to see you through. The problem is, comfort food doesn’t tend to be particularly healthy food, so although it feels pretty […]
Continue readingA golden breadcrumb coating, flecked with black olive and sun dried tomato, crunching through to lamb, cooked to just pink perfection… Lamb; at its most flavourful after feasting on the lush grass of summer. Just pink, like rosy cheeks, coming back from the park on cool Saturday mornings as August fades to Autumn. Sun Dried Tomato; Summer’s […]
Continue reading…all the great flavours of tandoori chicken, with a minty raita – but in burger form! I started to write this post right at the start of BBQ season, and have only just got around to finishing it! Sadly, the time for BBQ’s is nearly at an end for another year (at least for us […]
Continue readingLong week? Feeling stressed about those deadlines? Can’t get a moment’s peace because the kids keep arguing? In that case, come with me. Kick off your shoes and slip on your sandals. Loosen your tie and grab your favourite holiday play list (which I hope has at least a few Gypsy Kings songs in there..) […]
Continue readingDid you know that May 28th is World Hunger Day? I didn’t either, until I was recently asked to contribute a recipe as part of a World Hunger Day campaign called ‘Come Dine Below the Line‘ which is being run by The Hunger Project and MyVoucherCodes. The idea is, that the recipe should be below […]
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