One-pan lemony chicken rice An easy and tasty meal for the whole family ONE-PAN LEMONY CHICKEN RICE I love anything that can be cooked using just one dish- it makes life so much easier, so I’m often experimenting with one pan wonders. This one was inspired by the fact that my girls seem to love … Read more
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 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
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
Zesty chilli salmon with courgette and ginger noodles A delicious and healthy way to enjoy norwegian salmon- the salmon is glazed in an orange and sweet chilli dressing which bursts with flavour, placed on ginger noodles and a bed of fresh lemony courgette this is a delicious and simple way to enjoy fresh salmon. ZESTY … Read more
Virgin frozen strawberry daiquiri A quick and refreshing strawberry daiquiri VIRGIN FROZEN STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI This is a beautiful drink! It tastes delicious, is incredibly refreshing and it also just looks amazing! You could spice it up with a shot of rum, but I think it’s lovely just as it is. You need to make sure … Read more
Virgin mojito One of the most refreshing drinks in the world! VIRGIN MOJITO Mojitos would nearly always be my cocktail of choice- the combination of fresh lime juice, mint and a little bit of sugar just tastes amazing, and for me they really don’t need the alcohol to be a real treat- in fact I … Read more
Chicken pizzaiola Tender chicken in a garlicky tomato pizza inspired sauce with spaghetti and melted mozzarella Chicken pizzaiola recipe If you have followed this blog for a while you may well have picked up on the fact that I love a good pizza sauce and this chicken pizzaiola is the perfect recipe to get all … Read more
Citrus risotto with garlic chilli prawns A gorgeous summery risotto recipe from bill grainger’s open kitchen CITRUS RISOTTO WITH GARLIC CHILLI PRAWNS All the credit for this goes to Bill Grainger- it’s ages since I’ve browsed through the books that I have of his, and I had completely forgotten about this one! It is such … Read more
Homemade barbecue sauce I love this zingy and rich barbecue sauce alongside barbecued meat and vegetables HOMEMADE BARBECUE SAUCE This sauce is a bit of a family tradition for me- my Dad passed down the mantle to me when I was about 14. It’s a bit like George’s Marvellous Medicine, no 2 batches have ever … Read more
Tuna and courgette sweet potato crust quiche A filling and satisfying quiche which is delicious hot or cold! TUNA AND COURGETTE SWEET POTATO CRUST QUICHE I love these sweet potato crust quiches at the moment- for me the whole appeal of quiche used to be the pastry, so a crustless one just doesn’t satisfy me! … Read more
