Paprika pork and chorizo goulash
In January 2019, I started volunteering as a cook at a local homeless shelter. In the beginning this meant cooking for around 8 people, and as it was mid winter, big batch cooking of casseroles […]
Mushrooms
Take-to-work vegan pasta salad
A mix of sautéed and fresh veg with pasta made a light, flavourful and filling lunch. What to use 60g dried pasta 3 chestnut mushrooms, quartered a third of a pepper, chopped to bite size […]
Mushroom and spinach frittata – Atkins-friendly
Pasta and rice have been cooked a lot in my house lately, which has completely undone all the work from last year and lost pounds have been piled back on. Well done me. So pasta, […]
Tarallini all’ olio Tartufata
Inspired by the amazing food I had during a visit to Rome a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to post a few Italian dishes I’ve made this weekend. These tarallini were wafted under my nose in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chilli and tomato frittata
Another attempt to bring chilli in to recipes without blowing my own head off. I still needed an emergency drink to hand, but the flakes are a mediumish heat which I can just about cope […]
Veggie sausage casserole, cumin sweet potato mash, nutty greens
Sausages. It is rare to find a person who doesn’t love a good sausage. A friend of mine gives them as Valentine’s gifts. Many nationalities have their own version. They can be meaty, veggie, vegan, pescatarian. Made […]
