Crushed carrots with harissa and pistachios Who knew carrots could taste this good?! sweet and sour and spicy- just delicious! CRUSHED CARROTS WITH HARISSA AND PISTACHIOS I can’t claim this recipe unfortunately, it is from the amazing Yotam Ottolenghi, one of my all time favourite chefs- he can really work magic with vegetables! This recipe … Read more
Pulled Persian-style chicken A rich and spicy slow-cooked chicken dish infused with warming spices PULLED PERSIAN-STYLE CHICKEN I cooked this dish as an alternative Christmas dinner for a group of friends, a Persian-style feast! It was inspired by a Persian street food stall that had I visited at a Food Festival. I knew that I … Read more
Bacon and mushroom quiche with sweet potato crust A filling, tasty and easy to make quiche! BACON AND MUSHROOM QUICHE WITH SWEET POTATO CRUST A sweet potato crust is my favourite way to do quiche at the moment- it’s so easy (way easier than making pastry and more healthy!) and it really adds both filling … Read more
Thai chicken curry Replacing coconut milk with low fat coconut yoghurt removes a lot of the calories but none of the taste! THAI CHICKEN CURRY Thai curry is such a classic- I used to make it at least once a week and always with full-fat coconut milk! If you find a good quality ready-made curry … Read more
Mexican layered chicken bake A delicious layered mexican dish which tastes so good and is completely guilt-free! MEXICAN LAYERED CHICKEN BAKE Mexican food is a real love of mine, fajitas are often a Saturday night treat for us, but unfortunately wraps generally aren’t wholesome or healthy, so I really wanted to come up with an … Read more
Pavlova wreath A very pretty and tasty festive dessert! PAVLOVA WREATH This recipe is from the Slimming World Festive Feasts cookbook. I was lucky enough to try it at the Slimming World head office blogger’s Christmas lunch. It tastes lovely, looks great on the table and is only 3 syns per serving. The one in … Read more
Winter raspberry and chocolate log A gorgeous but low syn treat from the slimming world festive feasts book WINTER RASPBERRY AND CHOCOLATE LOG I was lucky enough to be invited recently to a Christmas lunch at the Slimming World head office- this was one of the pudding choices and it was absolutely lovely! It is … Read more
Brocamole A lovely fresh version of guacamole, with fresh broccoli to cut the calories BROCAMOLE This is my version of Nigella’s ‘brocamole’ idea- she in turn credits the idea to Ludo Lefebvre, who did a purely broccoli version with no avocado. I adore fresh guacamole, and although avocados are very good for you and full of ‘healthy’ … Read more
Chilli con carne A rich, dark, smoky chilli con carne Chilli con carne recipe Chilli con carne is one of my all time favourite meals, and I love to try out new ways of making it. The addition of smoked paprika makes this version a smoky chilli con carne. Traditionally we always used to have … Read more
Christmas soup aAgorgeous rich roasted tomato and fennel soup with a hint of orange CHRISTMAS SOUP I was recently invited to attend a 1 day vegetarian cookery course at Exeter Cookery School (you can read all about my experience here ). I had such a brilliant day- I really loved learning all the new skills and recipes! One of the … Read more
Alice’s Soul Food Soup A smoky, warming and hearty soup, a perfect winter warmer ALICE’S SOUL FOOD SOUP This is a guest post from Alice who blogs at Living with a Jude. I cooked and photographed the soup, and it was absolutely delicious! Hello, my name is Alice and I write a blog about life with our … Read more
