Chorizo & Green Bean Ragù – a delicious sauce served on a bed of spaghetti! A quick and tasty midweek meal the family will love! You may or may not be following my social media but if you do you will have seen my various fruit and vegetable bargains which I have been enjoying by…
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Cajun Chicken Fajitas with Schwartz Perfect Shake
Cajun Chicken Fajitas – a classic Tex-Mex dish that your family will love! Marinated chicken breast strips with bell peppers, onion, cajun seasoning, served with sour cream and lime wedges in tortilla! We love spicy food in our family so when Schwartz sent me some of their products recently I made a bee line for…
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 weeknight. I came up with this…
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,…
24 Cracking Egg Recipes
With Easter just around the corner I’ve been thinking a lot about eggs (and maybe the odd chocolate one) as not only do they signify new life but they are one of my favourite versatile foods. With this in mind I thought I’d ask some fellow food bloggers for their “eggcellent ” creations to come…
Mutton Kofta Curry with Chickpeas
In association with Local Food Britain Today I’m thrilled to be sharing my recipe for Mutton Kofta Curry with Chickpeas! When was the last time you ate mutton? Chances are you’ve never eaten it as its popularity waned when Britain started importing lamb from New Zealand many decades ago. Local Food Britain is trying to…
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…
Courgette Soup
A frugal Courgette Soup flavoured with garlic, basil and Parmesan cheese – perfect as a starter or light lunch. I was recently asked if I had a Courgette Soup (aka zucchini) recipe on Twitter so after flicking through some old recipes of my mother’s I came up with this recipe. Back in the 70’s my…
Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables – as a main or side dish!
I have been making Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables for years and especially when I just don’t really feel like cooking but still want the family to have something healthy to eat. It’s not an exact recipe set in stone but an idea to use up whatever vegetables you have lurking in your fridge! I’ve been known…