Good food without sacrifice
I was watching Master Chef last week and was intrigued to see one of the chefs knock up a speedy and delicious looking Romesco sauce. Having never tasted this sauce myself, I set about doing a bit of research and seeing whether I could incorporate …
This recipe came about one morning when I had some leftover baked sweet potatoes and sweetcorn from our previous night’s tea. The perfect way to use everything up, this is another breakfast that would be equally lovely as a light lunch or dinner. The addition …
I’m always trying to come up with new, quick and easy weekday and ‘on the go’ lunches using up the contents of my fridge. A few weeks ago, being once again in this dilemma, I threw together this recipe and was more than pleasantly surprised …
Having had half a packet of blinis left to use, I thought I would throw together another quick and easy canape recipe for over the festive period. This one is just as easy as the last!! Beetroot and goat’s cheese are a classic pairing and, …
Over the next couple of days lots of us will be hitting the supermarkets to do our ‘big Christmas shop’. Now if you, like me, want to prepare yourself to avoid the temptation of all the high point foods on the Christmas table, try and …
Week two of my festive canapes are these little beauty’s that I came up with whilst racking my brain for a lighter, lower sausage roll option. These little bites are the perfect replacement. Meaty with a little sweetness and the goo of lovely cheese they …
Nasi Goreng literally translates as ‘fried rice’ in Indonesia. This delightful dish is a great option if you are looking for something really straight forward, quick and tasty. I’ve just used a shop bought paste here as it’s not too many points and is a …
I was watching Saturday kitchen last weekend and watched as one of the chefs made the most delightful looking salad out of julienne celeriac. My mouth was watering as they plated up the dish and it was at that point that it struck me, I …
Much to my family’s disappointment, I’m just not a fan of Shepherd’s or Cottage Pie. Nothing to do with the taste or flavour, I just can’t handle the texture of mince with mashed potato for some reason! Keen to make a nice, wintery and warming …
Whenever I go shopping I always buy butternut squash in one form or another. Whether it be pre spiralised, in a lasagne sheet, or in its natural giant form I just like the idea of having a 0sp carb in the house, just in case. …