Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
I love cooking with rhubarb – it’s such a beautiful ingredient that brings a mouth whalloping tang along wherever it goes. I don’t have a super sweet tooth, so really enjoy the sourness of rhubarb in desserts. Sara Buenfield’s recipe for rhubarb and orange cake in May’s Good Food Magazine has been on my to-bake list [...]
I went on a tour of Polish cuisine with Ren Behan at modern Polish restaurant Malina in Brook Green. We ate until our bellies were swollen as the lovely staff kept bringing out more and more delicious food. The highlight of the meal was definitely the starters. To begin I had a shot of lemon [...]
I want to build up a selection of videos showing you first-hand how to make some of my favourite family recipes. I started with home-made pizza, and this week it’s time for the trusty puff pastry tart to make an appearance. It really could not be any easier to put together… and here is the [...]
Following the 5:2 diet as I am, I’m eating a lot of soup for my lunch on fast days. Home made definitely tastes better as you can get lots of flavour packed in, but keep an eye on the calorie content at the same time. This week’s effort is a wonderfully cheap soup to make. [...]
This quesedilla lunch recipe is so quick and easy it’s ridiculous. It’s a cross between a wrap and a toasted sandwich – and is great for a speedy lunch for kids, but also good for filling lunchboxes the next day if you’ve made a big enough batch. As long as you’ve got a bit of [...]
I came across Burrata cheese for the first time at a cookery masterclass run by Finish dishwasher tablets with chef Florence Knight. The Leiths-trained head chef at Soho restaurant Polpetto might have been beautiful and tiny, but she was a steely sort so there was no messing around and any corner cutting like using a [...]
I’m still following the 5:2 diet where twice a week I eat 500 calories worth of food, and on the remaining five days I eat whatever the hell I like. It’s the simplest diet i’ve ever followed and after starting out as a bit of an experiment has rapidly become second nature. I’ll not bang [...]
Mmmmm a big fat halloumi sandwich… imagine having the power to actually create the salty squeaky cheese that is peeking out of this bread by yourself… I never thought to try making my own cheese until I saw a demo at Lakeland over the summer and couldn’t believe how simple it looked. Lakeland kindly kitted [...]
It’s all about making lunch interesting in my kitchen this month, as you may have gathered from my last few posts. This time i’ve been fiddling about with mini quiches. Too much faff? Well no it really doesn’t have to be, especially if you use shop bought ready rolled pastry like I do. I made [...]
I spotted these gorgeous fellas in this month’s Good Food Magazine and immediately thought they’d be perfect for Sam’s lunchbox and also for post-school munchies. They’ve got mashed cooked carrot in, along with pineapple chunks and juice and a healthy scattering of sunflower seeds so you can feel quite virtous eating them despite the fact [...]
