Good food without sacrifice
I got a Ching-He Huang Chinese cookbook a while back and I pick it up at least once a month with the intention of giving something a whirl. This week I actually did it and had a little trip to the Chinese supermarket to get …
I love a nice quick and easy pasta and whack one together a regular occasion but sometimes its nice to have a change from the quick and easy tomatoey pasta sauce. This is a great recipe that my lovely mam created when she first started …
We often buy beef for a change and I’m always stuck for something a bit different to do with it, so, as it was all defrosted and ready yesterday, we decided to try out one of my mam’s favourite recipes. She has made this as …
I love a Thai curry and whenever we go out to a Thai restaurant, I always look at those having a Massaman curry with envy knowing how high in points they are. To quell my craving for this Thai delight, I decided that this week …
We often take some meat out of the freezer in the morning and then I come home and see what I can create with it. One evening a few months back, having taken two chicken breasts out the freezer, I arrived home from work and thought …
I always head down the ‘world foods’ aisle in my local supermarket whenever I’m in need of a spice refill (you get twice as much for half the price just one aisle away from all the regular supermarket range!) Many a time I’ve walked down …
This twist on a traditional lasagne, with the combination of chicken, pesto and butternut squash, is so tasty, and such a nice change from the usual. I often make this using left over roast chicken from our Sunday dinner but if you don’t have left …
I cook with lean pork steak quite often as it’s often a nice change from chicken. I’m always on the lookout for new ways to use it and so when I came across this recipe on the Good Food website I knew I had to …
Goat’s cheese is an amazing taste but I often associated with an amazing amount of calories pre Weight Watchers. When I actually started looking into it, I realised that since it’s such a strong taste you don’t actually need too much of it to appreciate …
