Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans
Today I have another quick recipe to share with you, that's great for mid-week meals. A 'tuscan sauce' includes cream, garlic, Parmesan, and the all important ingredients - sun dried tomatoes. A classic is to serve it with chicken, but
Summer Salad: Black Beans, Red Peppers, Avocado & Pineapple
It was too hot today. Nobody felt like cooking. A quick but filling salad to throw together is just what we needed. This one is bursting full of summer flavours, and was a big hit with all the family. Serves
Spiced Cauliflower Burgers
Yesterday, I picked up a cauliflower for next to nothing in the reduced food section of our local supermarket. I fancied trying something new with it, so we experimented with some cauliflower burgers. My 9 yr old was quite enthusiastic
Roasted Vegetable Tray Bake with Tzatziki
I am lucky to have two children that love vegetables, even if one of them does prefer many of them raw), so these big plates of roasted potatoes with vegetables always go down a treat (with some adjustments for the
Hot Cross Bun Bread-and-Butter Pudding (GF)
I love a good hot cross bun for Easter. But what I love even more, is bread-and-butter pudding made with hot cross buns. It takes a little bit of time (allow 1.5 hrs), but it's very simple to make. Ingredients 6
Raspberry & Coconut Cake
After all the recent soup recipes, how about some baking for a change before the last of the raspberries disappear from the shops. This yummy cake takes its sweetness from coconut and honey, and is both gluten and diary free.
Speedy Pea & Spinach Soup
Today was miserable. I'm all for "there's no bad weather, just the wrong clothing", but it's been raining non stop for about a week now and today I arrived at work so soaked through, it took until after lunch to
Ground Elder Soup
If you can't beat it, eat it! Ground elder is the bane of many a gardener's life as it's incredibly invasive and notoriously difficult to remove. But it used to be cultivated as a vegetable, and was introduced to Britain
Quick & Easy Pancakes
Vegetarian, Gluten free, Lactose free, Dairy free, Nut free Happy Pancake Day! As I was browsing through my past recipes here on the blog, in preparation for today, I realised that I've shared quite a few pancake variations - including coconut,
Vegetable Scraps Soup
One of the best things we did last year was to invest in a small chest freezer, and ever since then we've been able to save a lot more on food wastage. Fruit and vegetables about to go off? Prep
Apple & Cinnamon Cake
Gluten free, Vegetarian We've foraged a lot for apples this year, and before apple season comes to an end, I wanted to share this delicious apple & cinnamon cake recipe with you. Of course, you can also make this with apples