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Chicken Chilli is a lighter alternative to many traditional chillies, whether meat or veggie. Instead of a tomato base this is a ‘white’ chilli with sweetcorn and white beans as well as chunks of chicken. The spicy mix, with as much chilli as you like, is …Read more
Chicken Croquettes, creamy on the inside with a hint of Parmesan, crunchy on the outside, are a great way of turning leftover roast chicken into irresistible fried morsels. Serve with potatoes and salad or vegetables, or with similar little dishes in an Italian style fritto …Read more
Bean, Bacon & Cabbage Soup is nourishing and flavour-packed. Using tinned cannellini beans speeds up the process and each bowlful will give you three to four portions of vegetables. Perfect comfort food for Autumn and Winter. As if the fact that Autumn is …Read more
Basic Biscuit Dough is a great recipe to have in your repertoire. From this base, you can flavour the dough with all sorts of add-ins to make a range of tempting biscuits. In this post I share with you my basic dough for crisp, buttery …Read more
Green Bean, Tomato & Coconut Curry is full of spicy flavour. The creamy coconut milk in the sauce is balanced by tomatoes and a final squeeze of lime. Use fresh or frozen green beans of any kind in this easy, completely plant-based curry. This curry …Read more
Savoury Tear & Share Star Bread looks impressive, but it’s actually not difficult to create. Filled with layers of sun-dried tomatoes, cheese, basil, salami, roasted onions and garlic plus fennel seeds, you won’t be able to resist pulling off a piece and eating it warm …Read more
Tahini Miso Vegetable Slaw with Crispy Chickpeas is a big, satisfying bowlful. Crunchy shredded vegetables with a dressing based on creamy tahini, full flavoured miso paste and as much chilli heat as you like are joined by chickpeas roasted until crispy and moreish. A hearty, …Read more
Marrow or Courgette Jam sounds odd if you’ve never heard of it before. But don’t worry, this golden coloured preserve doesn’t taste of vegetables! Marrow or oversized courgette, along with apple, is simply a base for the zingy lemon and ginger flavour of this jam. …Read more
Roasted Tomato Sauce has a rich flavour whether you make it with homegrown tomatoes or ripe, shop-bought ones. Roasting the tomatoes with onions, garlic and herbs not only intensifies the flavour but makes it an easy, largely hands-off recipe. As the caramelized veg is whizzed …Read more
Overnight Oats are a nutritious, easy breakfast. This creamy and tart, beautifully pink version with raspberries, yogurt, coconut and optional chia seeds will have you springing out of bed to enjoy it. Perfect whether you need a quick, healthy breakfast at home or a grab-and-go …Read more
Roast Beef Salad is undoubtedly a sensible way to use up leftovers from the Sunday roast. But, made with quality beef sirloin, I think it’s so good it’s worth roasting a joint specially to make this satisfying plate. With little salads of roasted carrots, garlicky …Read more
Homemade Yogurt is incredibly easy using an Instant Pot electric pressure cooker. In this post I give you step by step instructions that will produce fresh yogurt with surprisingly little effort. Eat it just as it is, or strain to make thick and creamy Greek-style …Read more
Genoa Cake, full of currants, sultanas, mixed peel, cherries and flavoured with almond and lemon, is a real treat. Based on an Italian yeasted Christmas bake, the British version is a wonderful cake to enjoy at any time of year. Even for novice bakers, it …Read more
Grain Free Granola is great for breakfast sprinkled over yogurt or porridge and fruit or even smoothies. Suitable for gluten-free diets, it’s packed with coconut, seeds and nuts, but without the added sugar of commercial varieties. Made in less than 30 minutes, it keeps in …Read more
Aubergine & Chickpea Curry, full of rich, spicy flavour, is so simple to make. Apart from the aubergine, most of the ingredients, including tinned chickpeas and tinned tomatoes, are fridge and kitchen cupboard staples. Which makes this tasty, nutritious curry perfect for a weeknight dinner. …Read more
Broad Bean Paté with Goats’ Cheese & Mint is a wonderful dish for Spring and Summer. With a combination of earthy broad beans, tangy goats’ cheese, refreshing mint and a hint of lemon, it’s light but satisfying. It’s fabulous spread thickly on toasted bread or …Read more
Pea Shoots are really easy to grow at home. All you need is a windowsill. So forget those bags of limp supermarket ones, cut days ago and trucked around the country. Grow your own and you’ll have super-fresh pea shoots whenever you want. If you’ve …Read more
Aubergine Fritters are one of those foods that are really simple but so satisfying: golden chickpea batter on the outside, soft and creamy inside. I think these could even convert those who don’t usually like aubergine, but the recipe works with courgette too. Paired with …Read more
Black Bean Chilli with Peppers & Corn is a tasty, easy dish. Combining convenient tinned black beans, tomatoes and sweetcorn with fresh peppers, coriander and a host of store cupboard spices, it’s perfect for a healthy, midweek meal. And forget boring old rice with your …Read more
Easy Seed Crackers are light, crispy and delicious. Grain-free, gluten-free, made with nothing but seeds, water and your chosen seasonings, they’re the perfect crunchy accompaniment to spreads, dips, soups or cheese. Add to lunch boxes or enjoy as a healthy nibble. If …Read more
Quinoa Salad with Peas & Broad Beans includes some of the best ingredients of Spring and Summer. But you don’t have to wait until the new season’s peas and broad beans are available to make it. That’s because frozen versions, available all year round, can …Read more
Microgreens, packed with nutrition and flavour, are incredibly easy to grow at home. In this post I show you how. While a huge proportion of our food these days is transported across (and, even worse, flown over) the world, what could be more local …Read more
Socca ia a north Mediterranean flatbread made with a batter of chickpea flour, water and salt, cooked in olive oil. Incredibly simple, you can fry it like a pancake or bake in the oven and make your Socca crispy or soft. Infinitely versatile, you can flavour …Read more
This Miso, Ginger & Sesame Vegetable Salad is a real favourite at our house. The sweet and tart, zingy dressing is made in about five minutes. All you need to do then is decide what crunchy veg you want in the salad. I love carrot, …Read more
Sriracha, Soy & Honey Glazed Salmon is one of those dishes I’ve been making for a good few years now. Full of spicy hot, sticky sweet and tangy flavours, who wouldn’t love it? This glazed salmon is really easy to put together and cooks so …Read more