I’ve decided to try out some new slow cooker recipes, so this week I’m going a bit experimental with our dinners. I’m expecting a few meals which aren’t that great and hoping for a few which will be little gems that we discover. I get a lot of my inspiration from Pinterest, so I hopped […]
Salmon Parcels: a simple supper that cooks itself.
I love cooking, but there are days when I just need something I can throw in the oven and leave it to cook itself. Days when I really don’t have the energy to cook but know it’s even more important that I have a healthy dinner at that point. Know what I mean? This recipe […]
Health in a loaf: Nut and Seed Bread.
I’ve been properly wheat free for about 5 years now and in all that time I’ve yet to fully master the art of a decent bread. I’ll be honest it isn’t something I’ve spent much time on, but I probably should! Ask me to bake crumpets or pitta wheat free and I’ll rustle them up… […]
Sticky and Sweet Greengage Flapjacks
We are lucky enough to have a large plum and a large greengage tree in our garden. Cue lots and lots of yummy fruit which cannot be wasted. With the immense flapjack love I have and the glut of greengages this one was a no brainer – it worked REALLY well. These are healthier as […]
Redcurrant Cassis
We’ve just returned from a wonderful holiday in France. Imagine staying in a beautiful farmhouse, being cooked amazing food daily, rural runs and enjoying wine, cheese and good company for a week. Sound perfect? It was. Our friends run “New Community La Vay” in Maisoncelles la Jourdan, Vire. A tiny village I had been to […]
Pizza Pinwheels
My family love pizza and so I usually make extra and we have leftovers for lunches. However being picnic weather I don’t always find cold pizza transports well. So this weekend I played around with making pizza pinwheels which have promptly been names pizza rolls by Miss K. Her initial comment was “Mummy what’s this” […]
Fish Kebabs with cumin scented rice and avocado salsa.
So I may have surpassed myself. This was AMAZING. We went to a BBQ on Sunday and these are what I had planned to make and then I ran out of time. The idea had been pinging around in my head for a few days, today it unravelled turning into a salsa and tasty rice […]
Spicy Salmon with Roasted Veg
I’m on my quest to find ways to get oily fish into the family. Today I had a play around with making a rub for the fish, which myself and the hubby loved, the children found it a little spicy… which just meant the rub got scraped off their plates onto ours. Win Win. Next […]
Orange, Cinnamon and Raisin Pancakes
Last night I switched on the TV to see the Antiques Roadshow was on. It instantly transported me back to a family tradition we had when I was growing up of Sunday tea in front of the television watching the Antiques Roadshow and Last of the Summers Wine. It was something we only did when […]
Slow Cooker Roast Chicken.
We aren’t a traditional family especially when it comes to food. My Sri Lankan roots and time spent living abroad in Asia means my cooking often has a little twist to it. One British my my family does love is a traditional roast. However I hate all the cleaning up afterwards. That was until I […]