A delicious Caramelised Courgette Soup, perfect for using up a glut of courgettes. Having the children at home for the holidays means more mouths to feed than usual and with all the bargains I’ve been finding in Tesco lately (see my Facebook page) I’ve been making lots of spur of the moment soups for lunch….
Vegan
Mushroom, Spinach & Chickpea Curry
Super tasty and fuss free, this Mushroom, Spinach and Chickpea Curry is a vegan dish that will please the whole family! I love curry as does my family and it really doesn’t have to be a long drawn out affair when you just want a quick and nutritious meal on a week night. I came…
Gooseberry & Apple Jam & my feature in The Sun
Gooseberry & Apple Jam has a beautifully delicate flavour and is delicious served with scones or your favourite teatime treat! Today I’m sharing my Gooseberry & Apple Jam! It’s been an exciting old time lately, first I was short listed in the MAD Blog Awards for Best Food Blog. Then last week I was featured…
Green Soup with Sea Spaghetti & my 1p bargains!
Green Soup with Sea Spaghetti is made with cabbage, greens, leek, celery, courgette, spinach and kale which is finished off with a garnish of fried sea spaghetti seaweed! Healthy, vegan & delicious! Last Sunday I popped out for some sugar to make some Gooseberry Jam as my dad, ever the fruit magnet, had been invited…
Simple Fat Free Spinach Soup (vegan)
Simple Fat Free Spinach Soup does what it says on the tin! Super healthy, easy to make and delicious – what’s not to love? Sometimes you know you have been over indulging in the wrong types of food and you just want to put the brakes on and treat your body to something really nutritious,…
Spiced Almonds
Spiced Almonds – roasted with chilli, cayenne pepper, Tamari and a little sugar for a hint of sweetness. Seriously addictive and perfect for entertaining. Do you have a bucket list of dishes that you’ve never made and keep meaning to get round to? I do and one such dish (or should I say snack) was…
Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup
Sponsored by Go Compare Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup is a healthy, family friendly soup packed full of nutrients. As a mum I am always trying to make sure my family gets their 5-a-day of fruit and vegetables and hopefully more. As adults we have no problem eating most fruits and vegetables (ok…
Vegan Banana Cake – a healthy treat!
Vegan Banana Cake – a moist and delicious cake made with spelt flour, walnuts, raisins, spelt flour, oats and maple syrup. Today I’m sharing Vegan Banana Cake After seeing a drawer full of over-ripe frozen bananas in the freezer the other day I decided that it was high time that I put them to use….
10 Healthy Recipes to get you motivated!
After the excesses of Christmas there is always much talk of diets, detox and New Year’s resolutions. I’m not really a fan of any of these things especially the term diet. To me diets were invented to sell books, classes etc and the problem with them is that as soon as people come off these…
Banana & Chocolate Quesadilla
Quick and easy, Banana & Chocolate Quesadilla is like a cheat’s version of a French crepe and tastes out of this world! A great way to use up tortilla wraps, Nutella and ripe bananas! I hadn’t intended to do any recipe posts until the New Year but like all things in life when you aren’t…