Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
Easter is over, so it’s definitely time to move away from the chocolate and towards fresh spring flavours.
This is just the thing when your tomatoes are not quite ripe, or even a little past their best but you really fancy a delicious tomato salad.
I’m not sure about you, but my children struggle with composed salads – they’re fine with lettuce, cucumber etc.
I think most people have childhood memories of tomato soup – probably Heinz – and its comforting qualities.
I’ve been noticing a trend towards flavoured coleslaws in the shops – anything from coronation ‘slaw, jalapeño ‘slaw, barbecue ‘slaw.
The weather has been glorious (never a given in the UK, even in the summer!) – perfect for picnics and barbecues.
I’m not sure where the idea came from but I figured why not make a salad out of gnocchi.
If you grow vegetables or know anyone who does, then you might well be facing a glut of certain varieties right now (well in the Northern hemisphere anyway).
3 or 4,5,6 – whatever number of bean varieties you like! In my opinion bean salads benefit from either simplicity or variety and this version wins on the variety front.
What do you think of chickpeas (are they called garbanzo beans in the USA)? I’m a bit unsure – they’re great whizzed up, but so often I find them dry and pasty.
I guess you could say this is a combination of a salade Nicoise and a Greek salad – featuring the punchy flavours of olives, roasted peppers and basil mixed with the fresh vibrancy of …
I think there is a perception that Mexican food is on the whole quite humble and not refined.
It’s time to get the roots out! The first frost has been and gone and it’s time to indulge in some serious warming food.
Why buy a ready-made salad pot when this one tastes far better, can be whipped up in moments and you have the satisfaction of homemade food? Beetroot can certainly divide opinion – when I was…
Soup is perfect January fare – after all the Christmas indulgence, we turn to healthy food which suits the fresh start of the New Year and soup feels like protection from the cold, dark days.
Whenever I buy a beautiful red cabbage I always end up with a good portion hanging around in the fridge looking forlorn and unwanted.
The sun is shining and it’s starting to feel a little warmer – yippee! After the long dark, cold months there suddenly light and colour, oh what joy! I was intending on cooking another …
Sometimes some purse friendly, super cheap food is what you need – this is the perfect recipe for that week before payday when you’re trying to use up the contents of the cupboard rathe…