Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
I’m currently obsessed with the IF (intermittent fasting) diet or the 5:2 diet as it’s also known. Don’t worry – I’m not going to bore you all with a series of blog posts about weight loss – i’d not only be boring you, but boring myself! But, for those of you who love food too much [...]
The soup production line continues in the Feeding Boys kitchen. The optimum time to make it is on a Sunday evening ready for the week ahead. Matthew was delighted to come home from a day shift to wafts of freshly cooked leek and potato soup and tucked straight into a bowl with some buttered granary [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
One pot cooking is close to the heart of many a family cook, so I was keen to get myself along to Marco Pierre White’s Knorr masterclass at his smart restaurant in the Chelsea Football Ground. I have to admit to being slightly scared at the prospect of meeting the big man, but he put [...]
My home-made soup campaign continues, this one is particularly fragrant with leeks and lemon zest filling the kitchen with fresh aromas. I made it for my marvellous in-laws who are staying for a few weeks to help me with the boys while Matthew is away for work. They deserve a medal, but soup will have [...]
I’m in a definite pattern of making a big vat of soup at the weekend, for a relaxed lunch with enough leftovers for the week ahead. Like most people at this time of year, we’re really having to watch the pennies this month, so a frugal approach is essential. This latest recipe was adapted from [...]
