Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
I found this recipe in October’s issue of BBC Good Food magazine – it’s the perfect one pot dish for a chilly autumn evening after the kids have got home from a session at the swimming pool. I can’t seem to find the recipe on their website, but as I modified it to suit our [...]
I first tried jacket potatoes made like this when I was a little girl on holiday in the Isles of Scilly. It was such a memorable trip, I must have only been about four years old but we flew there on a helicopter and spent most of our days on what I called ‘Delia Smith [...]
After Chinese takeaway at his uncle’s one night, Sam had developed a fascination with noodles and chopsticks. I thought i’d use this as excuse to develop a new kid-friendly noodle dish that wasn’t our bog standard stir-fry. I had a look in the cupboard and came out with a tin of coconut milk, mild curry [...]
This is a really low fat soup that’s bursting with goodness – perfect for a quick mum-friendly lunch. Make a batch at the weekend then stick it in a lidded jug in the fridge for the week ahead. The peppers and tomatoes produce a beautiful flavour once roasted, so make sure you scrape every last [...]
Over the holidays I came up with a fresh list of meals to include in my weekly meal plans. Finding inspiration on busy weekdays is not always manageable, so in a rare moment of clarity I leafed through my favourite food cuttings and jotted down some family supper ideas. I’ll be slowly working my way [...]
I’ve been given a Russell Hobbs Creations Food Processor to take for a spin, and it’s encouraged me to start batch cooking soups for quick nutritious weekday lunches. I’ve never had a grown-up food processor before, just my trusty stick blender and mini processor attachment. They’re very good, but when it comes to volume i’ve [...]
I wanted to make a risotto bursting with flavour for a late summer evening when my very good friend was visiting from Brussels. A one pot supper that requires lots of stirring, but it’s always worth the effort. I don’t make risottos every week, but when I do I always enjoy the outcome; and as [...]
This is a tasty and filling one pot supper that’s as versatile as a pizza with what you can throw on top. I have to admit i’ve always been slightly dubious about polenta, but that’s only because i’ve never tried cooking with it before. What is polenta? Well if you don’t know it’s ground cornmeal [...]
I was meant to be meeting some friends out for dinner and drinks but failed to get a babysitter lined up. Thankfully my pals love me enough to shlep it over from South London to the Wild West and we agreed to all contribute something shop bought for a simple meal where the emphasis would [...]
Have you been brave enough to roll the barbecue out of the shed yet this ‘summer’? Well just in case you’re contemplating it during one of the brief gaps between torrential downpours and gail force winds, I’ve created a bunch of delicious recipes over at Parentdish. There are Spiced Lamb Koftas with a yoghurty minty cucumber [...]
