Curry, on chilly days there is nothing like it to warm your bones. This is a mild, family friendly version that my kids loved. We have a jar of chilli that sits on our table so the adults can zing it up if they want to. Being half Sri-Lankan, curry has to feature in our […]
Butternut, Bacon and Carrot Pasta.
It’s autumn and I’m falling in love with the change of season. Warming meals, seasonal veg and a move away from salads to stews. In season right now are squashes, sweetcorn, marrow, beetroot, carrots and leeks. Cooking with the seasons can lead to tastier produce and means your food can travel less miles so it’s […]
Porridge Fingers: perfect for baby led weaning breakfasts.
It’s a fact. I love weaning, especially baby led weaning. It’s such a delight to watch a baby learn how to handle food and watch them try new tastes and textures. However it is one messy process! I tend to take the attitude that it is all one big learning process and a little mess […]
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 […]
5 reasons why I prefer baby led weaning
Weaning. As soon as you have conquered bottle/breast feeding and are vaguely in the swing of things it comes to time for food. I love the fun of weaning. Letting babies explore tastes and textures with their hands and mouths. My first baby had to be weaned at 17 weeks so was on purée but […]
Peanut and prawn 10 minute Noodles
We love noodles in our house. I lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years as a child and the food there was amazing. It has definitely influenced my cooking. These could also be seen as a total cheats way to make Pad Thai, which I love. These noodles are a super quick meal […]
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” […]
Yoghurt Coated Frozen Fruit
So Simple and So Good! I used to love yoghurt coated raisins, until I found out they really aren’t as healthy for you as you may originally think… with it being so hot over the last few days and having a small girl who loves to snack I’ve been getting inventive with snacks. It’s fair […]
Baby Led Weaning at 8 months.
It’s been just over 2 months since the baby started on food, he has completely taken to it. I’m taking quite a relaxed approach to weaning him, just offering him 3 meals and a snack if he asks for one or grabs a bit of mine. So far I don’t think we’ve come across anything […]
Homemade Mackerel and Sweetcorn Pate
Oily fish is something that I’m trying to get my family to eat more of. So I was almost too excited when I came across a huge range of tinned fish in our local Polish delicatassen. To be fair I can’t read Polish but it’s quite easy to work out words like Mackerel and Sardines! […]