Come along and join me on my foodie frolics! My recipes are very versatile and as well as some interesting experiments, I include substitutions and suggestions in the majority of my recipes to suit those looking for 5:2, Paleo, clean eating, calorie-counted and gluten free recipes, as well as many vegetarian and vegan recipes. Here is a magical place, where edible delights naughty and nice co-exist, living side by side, sometimes living together, and sometimes... as one and the same!
Yes, DUSTBIN soup! Which is delicious, unlike its name - so please don't be put off, and read on, read on!I did debate whether to call it by this name, which (...)
A really delicious and filling soup that's easy to make and great for the familyThis soup is amazingly tasty, given the simplicity of the ingredients - the (...)
5:2 fast day menu planner with vegetarian and gluten-free options
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A tasty selection of fully calorie-counted ideas and recipes for fast days - ideal meal inspiration for fasters old and new!Whether you're new to the 5:2 diet (...)
There's no question about this. Miso soup was one of the discoveries of last year for us. Something so simple, and yet so pleasurable. And versatile too. I'm (...)
I'm sorry, I couldn't resist...But who doesn't like a chocolate cornflake cake?Not those ones that are just solid bricks of cornflakes melded together with (...)
This tasty soup is so simple to make, it is quicker to rustle it up yourself than pop to your nearest takeaway and bring one back!Plus when you make it (...)
Who doesn't love a sticky spare rib from the BBQ, with tender, slightly charred meat that falls off the bone?Well, there's definitely a knack to it! I've not (...)
This tasty treat is known as Poland's national dish and possibly one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten made with cabbage in it!I first discovered (...)
Steak and ale pie with instant pot and pressure cooker methods
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In this house, steak and ale pie is the King of all pies...I've been making steak and ale pie for years - I often start off by braising beef this way, and (...)
Moist, smoky, tender, slow-cooked pork, brined overnight, and rubbed with the perfect blend of spices before cooking; then shredded and mixed with the tasty (...)
The perfect sous vide turkey and brine for juicy oven-baked turkey
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It's so unbelievably good, it's DEFINITELY not just for Christmas, or Easter, or Thanksgiving...Aside from a turkey afficionado's dream for cooking the perfect (...)
Korean beef kimchi jjigae in instant pot or slow cooker
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A deliciously spicy and comforting stew that's quite simple to make.Bored of your traditional beef stew or beef curries? Fancy trying something a bit different (...)
Theme of the day today, seems to be Spanish, so here's another delightful fish dish you might not have tried before. You don't have to use sea bass - hake, (...)
This is one of my absolute favourite Chinese dishes, and now I've converted it from a wholly stir-fried dish in the wok (using expensive cuts of steak) to a (...)
Zigni - spicy eritrean beef stew with instant pot and slow cooker
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Love spicy food? Fancy trying something new? Then why not have a go at this delicious Eritrean beef stew.In our house at the moment, shin of beef is currently (...)
This is so simple, it's barely a recipe at all - unless you make your own harissa paste!However, it was a part of an all in one dish which I posted - the rest (...)
Thai crab cakes with sweet chili sauce and pickled vegetables
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One of my favourite Thai dishes, and so versatile - a dinner, a starter, a snack, a buffet dish...Fish cakes are one of the iconic street food dishes of (...)
After marinating overnight, this tasty dish pretty much takes care of itself with a long slow roast...Named after the 'Klephts' - Greek bandits of the (...)
Sticky sichuan chilli chicken wings with instant pot
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Whether on the BBQ, or under the grill, you can't beat spicy, sticky chicken wings!With only four ingredients, and no chopping, these wings couldn't be (...)
Missing a decent Yorkshire pudding in your life?Eating gluten free can often mean missing out on your favourite treats, or putting up with second rate (...)
A delicious, simple-to-make braised Sri Lankan beef curry.I am going through a real phase of loving Sri Lankan food at the moment, and this beef curry, adapted (...)
Healthy canapés and lunchbox treats with thermomix
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Do you despair of party food being a sea of bloat-inducing pastry and breadcrumbed, bread-based foods, and yearn for delicious treats and nibbles that aren't (...)
Easy battered fish in lemon and parsley batter gluten free
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Delicious, crispy, battered fish, in a gluten free batter that packs a flavour punch! Once you've tasted this, you won't want to go back to 'normal' batter - (...)
Where else to start, but at the beginning?One of the first 'proper' Chinese dishes I made, I remember watching Ken Hom make beef in black bean sauce on the (...)
