Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
If there’s ever a time for one pot recipes that you can sling in the oven with minimal fuss, then it has to be now. First week back after half term and we’re all trying to adjust back into functioning on a schedule, rather than schlepping around in PJs for the best part of the [...]
I’m currently trialling a new service called Foodybag. A small London-based company aiming to make busy people’s lives easier by delivering a big bag of food every week to your door, complete with recipes to help you make five weeknight meals without having to think about menu planning or food shopping. I was so impressed [...]
I made something so simple but so tasty I had to share it with you. I think fish is best cooked without fuss, and this glaze sticks to that rule with just two ingredients – maple syrup and soy sauce. Classic salty and sweet. Teaming it up with oven chips and peas and sweetcorn may [...]
I’ve never been particularly brave when it comes to cooking fish, so I jumped at the chance to get involved with a campaign by Fish is the Dish, to get more parents cooking fish for their families. Seafish is a pretty admirable organisation – aiming to support and improve the environmental sustainability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness [...]
Mmmm lashings of spaghetti bustling with healthy veg, nuggets of smoked salmon in a creamy coating. It’s one of those meals that’s quite likely to please everyone – grown-ups and littlies alike. I was giving the recipe a roadtest from Sainsbury’s Live Well For Less campaign where they offer five recipes for evening meals that [...]
I’m very partial to a puff pastry tart – very quick to put together and results in a tasty and satisfying family supper. This version is inspired by May’s Good Food Magazine. They suggest using poached salmon and broccoli as toppings, but I found some honey roasted hot smoked salmon at Sainsbury’s and there was [...]
I’ve well and truly got fresh start new year fever – I cleaned my oven this week! I thought it was unsalvageable it was so grimy from multiple roast dinners, until I unleashed the Oven Pride on it. What a chuffing marvellous product THAT is by the way! Anyway this isn’t an oven-cleaning product review, [...]
I needed the perfect comforting tea for Sam after his first day at school! This recipe was hidden at the bottom of a page, but the word gratin just lept out at me. It spells creamy cheesy loveliness. It’s ridiculously simple to make, and I mean REALLY easy. It looks gorgeous and tastes really luxurious. [...]
I chose a tried and tested recipe for Monday’s evening meal. Simple and unfussy cod with tomato and thyme sauce, it’s one of those dinners you know you can rely on. However I wasn’t expecting it to be quite so gruelling. I always used to think I wouldn’t last five minutes cooking in the extreme [...]
I’m pretty much on a permanent quest for recipes, it’s like an itch that can’t ever be fully scratched. Once a month I try and sit down and go through magazines and tear out anything I like the look of. I’m constantly monitoring my fellow food blogs for new ideas. I pick up recipe cards [...]
