Prawn, smoked trout and avocado salad
I read an article this morning about a recipe that featured in the Bell Jar – a crab salad. Made me want a seafood salad for lunch. You don’t need anyone to tell you how to […]
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Roast carrot, goats cheese and chick pea salad
I found this recipe on the BBC Good Food site (SAVE THE BBC RECIPES!) and just tweaked it a bit. It’s bright and summery and healthy. This served six for a starter with slices of […]
Stuffed mushrooms
Shirley Conran said life was too short to stuff a mushroom. Poppycock. These were worth every one of the very few minutes they took to make. What to use – served 6 as a side […]
Garlic, lemon and herb breadcrumbed chicken
This week I had some left over breadcrumbs in the fridge and decided to try creating a breadcrumb coating to – I was going to say liven up but that doesn’t sound right – to […]
10-Minute Nathan Outlaw Verjus seafood pasta
As the Nathan Outlaw Verjus website says, “the word ‘Verjus’ derives from the Middle French ‘vert jus’ meaning green juice. It is made from pressed unripe (or green) grapes. Verjus was used widely by medieval […]
Prawn and wine orzo pasta
I encountered Nigella Lawson at a party maybe 10 years ago. I say encountered, I was walking past her as she was in an exchange about some lost jewellery. The point is, she was as […]
Chorizo rice bowl
This was going to be a vegetarian rice bowl but then I found chorizo in the fridge and… now it’s not. An unusual combination of flavours here – Spanish and Asian. But it worked. What to […]
Veggie / Turkey mediterranean cottage pie
How to make winter comfort food, without red meat, white potatoes, pasta etc etc blah? Answer – quorn or turkey mince, tomatoes, sweet potatoes. (Interestingly, to me, quorn has as many calories per 100g as 5% […]
Cauliflower base pizza
I’m jumping on the cauliflower base bandwagon. I loved making this because I love pizza, but as I currently eat in a low-carb way, it’s a food that no longer makes it onto the list. I also […]
Carrot and butternut squash soup
I know. Soup isn’t real food. However, it’s healthy and low calorie and I am eating it daily at the moment. I made this at the weekend. Dead easy and took just 45 minutes. What to […]
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