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…
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Mexican Pumpkin Patch Halloween Rolls with Chicken & Wasabi Mayonnaise
A chicken burger with a Halloween twist – Mexican Pumpkin Patch Halloween Rolls with Chicken and Wasabi Mayonnaise will put a smile on everyone’s faces this Halloween! Did you know that pumpkins originate from North America and the oldest recorded seeds date back to between 7000 and 5500 BC which were found in Mexico? Well…
Mid-Autumn Festival Feast with Amoy
Mid-Autumn Festival or Chinese Moon Festival is the second most important festival after the Spring Festival to Chinese people. It is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually in the period early September to early October and this year falls on 8th September. When the festival comes, people go…
Chicken Casserole & Cheesy Herb Dumplings
Chicken Casserole & Cheesy Herb Dumplings is a delicious and frugal family meal which is cooked in the slow cooker. What an inspiration Twitter is! I do love this form of social media as I have made some wonderful friends from it and have also engaged with some wonderful brands through it too! The other…
Chicken Curry – a slow cooker winner!
This Chicken Curry is a delicious slow cooked, pulled chicken thigh curry which is low in fat and high on taste! I have recently become a huge fan of chicken thighs as the price of chicken breast seems to be sky rocketing lately. Plus as well as being far cheaper they are actually tastier and…
Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad
Warm Chicken, Bacon and Tarragon Salad with an olive oil and lemon dressing that tastes sublime! My mum seems to be a never ending resource of recipes and one will just pop into my head from time to time and a quick phone call later I have the bones of one of her old dishes…
Turkey, Bacon & Leek Pie
Turkey, Bacon & Leek Pie with a tarragon sauce, perfect for using up leftover turkey! Did you know it’s British Pie Week between 4 – 10 March so in its honour I’ve made a Turkey, Bacon & Leek Pie. When I worked in caterers/deli briefly many moons ago, we made pies most days but they…
Yogurt & Parmesan Chicken Breasts
Yogurt & Parmesan Chicken Breasts Those of you who read my blog will know that I came into a lot of Greek Yogurt recently and had to drum up all sorts of ways of using it apart from just eating it! Some of my trials have been a bit hit and miss or need tweaking…
Thai Green Chicken Curry
Thai Green Chicken Curry is fresh and fragrant, spicy and lemony, due to my homemade Thai green curry paste. Eating experiences don’t get much better than this! My favourite shop bought soup is a Thai Green Chicken Soup, so today I decided I wanted to recreate the flavour and ingredients in the form of a…
Chicken and Leek Pasta Bake
Chicken and Leek Pasta Bake is enrobed in a delicious cheesy roux sauce and topped with more grated Cheddar and breadcrumbs. A quick and easy family friendly midweek meal! This easy mid-week meal is perfect for children and adults alike. Make sure you use a good extra mature cheddar as this makes all the difference….