Italian Wonderpot An all-in-one pasta dish, perfect for a quick weekday meal ITALIAN WONDERPOT I first saw this on Pinterest, posted by budgetbytes and thought that it looked like a really interesting idea- a pasta dish where you throw ALL of the uncooked ingredients into a pan! The original recipe seems to have come from Apron Strings based on … Read more
Sticky plum chicken I adapted this recipe from Delicious magazine, chicken roasted with plums ends up sticky and juicy STICKY PLUM CHICKEN We had this as an alternative to a Sunday roast, and the whole family enjoyed it. The recipe was from Delicious Magazine but I made a few adaptations to their recipe to keep it low … Read more
Melting middle peanut butter cakes A cheeky, delicious little way to use your healthy extra B oats! MELTING MIDDLE PEANUT BUTTER CAKES These are a very satisfying sweet treat and perfect if you feel like you are about to fall off the bandwagon and scoff a doughnut! Don’t do it! Make these! They are 6 … Read more
Slow-cooker sweet potato and red lentil curry A warming and hearty vegetarian curry SLOW-COOKER SWEET POTATO AND RED LENTIL CURRY I’m just back from a week away in Italy and I have overdosed on pasta and pizza for the moment, I came back really fancying a curry, and as I haven’t had the chance to … Read more
Easy prawn and chorizo paella An easy to make but delicious paella EASY PRAWN AND CHORIZO PAELLA Paella is such a satisfying dish- I don’t know if I love it so much because it reminds me of holidays and food festivals, but whenever I do it I always wonder why I don’t cook it more … Read more
Skinny chicken tikka masala A chicken tikka masala so delicious that you wouldn’t even know it’s healthy! SKINNY CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA Chicken tikka masala is one of my all time favourite meals- I know it’s not a proper curry, but there’s a reason that it’s become one of Britain’s best loved dishes! One of my healthy eating … Read more
Hash brown crust quiche lorraine Try hash brown as an alternative to a pastry case for a tasty quiche HASH BROWN CRUST QUICHE LORRAINE WHY A HASH BROWN CRUST? I love pastry, but it’s a high fat treat, and quiche makes such a great everyday lunch/snack or picnic food that I don’t want it to … Read more
Slow-cooker chipotle chilli chicken A really tasty, smoky chilli chicken which is fall-apart tender from slow-cooking SLOW-COOKER CHIPOTLE CHILLI CHICKEN I threw this meal together as I hadn’t got anything planned and only had about 10 minutes in the day to get something prepared- I had chicken in the fridge, I always have black beans … Read more
Lemon chicken penne A lovely fresh and delicious summery pasta dish LEMON CHICKEN PENNE We have a favourite new roast chicken recipe from my newest cookbook, Sirocco ( absolutely amazing book by the way!)– it uses the zest of 2 oranges and 2 lemons, so I needed to find a way to use the juice so it … Read more
Mexican chicken mole Chilli/chocolate sauce, need i say more?! MEXICAN CHICKEN MOLE I first came across this in Mexico 14 years ago- I couldn’t believe I had never heard of it before! The sauce is an amazing combination of chocolate and chilli, and is rich and full of flavour. It should be made with ancho … Read more
Cream of tomato soup A satisfying and filling cream of tomato soup without any added sugar and low in fat CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP I wanted to have a go at making a healthy cream of tomato soup, and this one is lovely. I do think that the tomatoes need to cook for the 40 … Read more
Mushroom pizza pasty A delicious and filling pasty- perfect for summer picnics, road trips and days out on the beach! MUSHROOM PIZZA PASTY I’m really excited about this recipe, as not only does it combine 3 of my very favourite things- garlic mushrooms, pizza and pasty, but it’s such a cost-effective, easy and healthy picnic … Read more
