When it comes to easy and nutritious food, you can’t go wrong when choosing an egg. They can be cooked in minutes and provide protein aplenty, minerals such as selenium, iron and zinc, as well as various B vitamins. Eggs are, without a doubt, also one of the tastiest things on the planet. Who doesn’t… Continue reading Smoky Turkish eggs (Cilbir)
Category: Mains
Roast partridge with red wine and sticky onions.
Despite a dalliance with fussiness in my childhood (apparently in 1988 I spent the year only eating edam cheese and green grapes), I take great pride in the fact that I am literally the world’s least picky eater. When I say ‘least picky’, I in no way mean “un-discerning”. No foodie wants to be thought… Continue reading Roast partridge with red wine and sticky onions.
Three Super-Spicy recipes
I LOVE spice, unlike my chilli phobic, flavour dodging husband. I usually tone down the heat for his timid tastebuds, or (rather annoyingly) make two versions of the same meal, his with a miniscule amount of spice, mine with a more ‘sizeable’ helping. So when Spice Kitchen UK sent me a selection of spice mixes… Continue reading Three Super-Spicy recipes
Sweet potato latkes, poached egg and tahini yogurt
So it’s time to talk nutrition. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start writing recipes for flourless vegan paleo radish no-cheese cheesecake. I am, however, still concerned about what I put in my mouth and the effect it has on my mind and body. Even more so now I have two young kids. I want… Continue reading Sweet potato latkes, poached egg and tahini yogurt
Marinated halloumi with herby giant couscous
During both of my pregnancies, I began to experience a little of what husband dearest must experience endure most days: MAJOR meat cravings. I’ve written before about the hubby’s love of red meat in my post Spinach and salmon pizza, and only once ‘with child’ did I really understand the allure of a great big hunk… Continue reading Marinated halloumi with herby giant couscous
Super sophisticated crab linguine
I won’t bother with the usual self indulgent preamble, let’s cut to the chase: crab isn’t necessarily the first ingredient you think of when planning a meal based on economy. I could tell what you were thinking. It may not be quite as luxurious as its crustacean cousin, lobster, but this rusty-red armoured beast still yields… Continue reading Super sophisticated crab linguine
Pan fried cod cheeks with caper and lemon butter
Before I had kids, I used to take great pleasure in idling around my local town centre on market day. An hour or two could happily be spent browsing the bounty on offer. I’d contentedly saunter around the veg stalls, eyeing up the seasonal produce, spending time surveying and handling the treasures and chatting with… Continue reading Pan fried cod cheeks with caper and lemon butter
Simple Spring Chicken and Veg bake
I have the misfortune fortune of being married to a perfectionist. My husband thrives on the pleasure of getting certain little intricate details in life absolutely spot on. Need a spot of DIY doing? He’s your man (complete with spirit level, tape measure and pencil perched behind the ear). He is a dab hand with a… Continue reading Simple Spring Chicken and Veg bake
Best EVER Chilli Con Carne
Before you scoff at the title of this recipe, let me assure you, I’m also more than a little suspicious of recipes entitled ‘best ever’, ‘perfect’ or ‘ultimate’. As a committed foodie, when I’m inspired to make a recipe, I want to make the very best version of the dish. I don’t want something mediocre… Continue reading Best EVER Chilli Con Carne
Spinach and salmon pizza
I often joke that my husband was born in the wrong era. In actual fact, it’s no joke. I genuinely believe he’d be better placed in the 1950s. He has no interest in technology (doesn’t own a smart phone, has no Facebook account and probably doesn’t even know what instagram is), and enjoys the more… Continue reading Spinach and salmon pizza
