Herby lentil & potato stew

Herby lentil & potato stew A simple and hassle free stew full of savoury goodness Herby lentil and potato stew recipe A recently published study by the World Health Organisation concluded that eating more fibre reduces the chance of heart disease and early death. I’ve been conscious of how much fibre my family are getting in their … Read more

Triple-layer chocolate french toast

Triple-layer chocolate french toast If you need to brighten up breakfast time, this is the perfect way to have a gorgeous but healthy treat TRIPLE-LAYERED CHOCOLATE FRENCH TOAST French toast makes a fantastic breakfast, as it’s as much as a treat as pancakes but it’s so quick and easy to make. Last week I had … Read more

Roasted butternut squash soup

Roasted butternut squash soup A hassle-free butternut squash that is rich and tasty ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP There’s just something so cosy about eating butternut squash soup! It feels like the perfect Autumn/Winter lunch. I love soup but sometimes find it a bit of a faff to make, which is why I have recently started … Read more

Crushed pea, mint, lemon and asparagus salad

Crushed pea, mint, lemon and asparagus salad A delicious fresh, summery salad, perfect as a side for fish CRUSHED PEA, MINT, LEMON AND ASPARAGUS SALAD This recipe is from the lovely Katie Pix, and put together to go perfectly with the Saucy Fish Company’s smoked haddock with vintage cheddar and chive sauce. It’s a perfect summer salad- … Read more

Thai carrot and red cabbage salad

Thai carrot and red cabbage salad A delicious and substantial salad with amazing thai flavours THAI CARROT AND RED CABBAGE SALAD We recently had a lovely weekend away where our hosts cooked the most amazing meals- they were catering for 11 adults and 4 children and they went to so much time and effort to … Read more

Easy roasted ratatouille

Easy roasted ratatouille An easy, time-saving way to make a delicious ratatouille! EASY ROASTED RATATOUILLE I really like the type of cooking that you can just get prepped and then leave cooking without having to worry about it! when we moved into our house 5 years ago, it came with an Aga- I was soooo … Read more

Healthy orange and oat cookies

Healthy orange and oat cookies A healthy cookie perfect for an easy breakfast or snacK HEALTHY ORANGE AND OAT COOKIES I’ve just recently discovered Grape Nuts, thanks to Nikki who blogs at Fopperholic, I hoped that they would be a replacement for my favourite Granola, but I am not keen on the taste of them just … Read more

Blueberry, oat, cinnamon and almond muffins

Blueberry, oat, cinnamon and almond muffins Healthy but delicious breakfast muffins BLUEBERRY, OAT, CINNAMON AND ALMOND MUFFINS Finding new ways of baking with oats has been my saviour since starting to follow Slimming World. I’ve never really been a fan of breakfast, and I need something really tempting to make me fancy it! I adore … Read more

Rich roasted tomato, fennel and vegetable soup with orange

Rich roasted tomato, fennel and vegetable soup with orange A gorgeous rich roasted vegetable, tomato and fennel soup with a hint of orange BEST SOUP RECIPE At this time of year you see a lot of soup recipes around that stuff in a load of veg in an attempt to be as healthy as possible- … Read more

Persian cranberry rice pilaf

Persian cranberry rice pilaf A delicious side dish to any persian feast PERSIAN CRANBERRY RICE PILAF We had this gorgeous rice as a side dish to our alternative Christmas feast Friendsmas. I have always been hopeless at cooking rice for big groups of people- it nearly always gets all glutinous and stuck together! This is rinsed through … Read more

Crushed carrots with harissa and pistachios

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