And just like that Christmas was over! I hope you had a lovely time and are easing yourself gently back into the real world. If you've been reading this blog of mine for a while you will know that I don't do January diets or detoxes or resolutions. I always … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Goulash with Butter Beans
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Easy Vegetable Soup
It's that lovely time of the year, when all and sundry, mostly the kids, are coughing, sneezing and sniffling everywhere you go. It comes to us all at some stage, the dreaded lurgy, and we are no exception! It started with my daughter, then my husband and now … [Read more...] about Easy Vegetable Soup
Roasted Baby Potatoes with Sweet Peppers
Well, it's been scorching here in the UK this past week and every evening the air is filled with the smell of barbeques being lit. And we've been joining in on the bbq action, it's so good to have dinner in the garden every night you almost feel like you're … [Read more...] about Roasted Baby Potatoes with Sweet Peppers
Fish Cakes with Quick Lemon Tartare Sauce
I ran a little poll on my facebook page last week just to see if you guys would like more meat recipes on the blog or if you prefer just veggie recipes. The results are in and the spilt was almost 50/50 with veggie recipes slightly ahead. And that's cool. Even … [Read more...] about Fish Cakes with Quick Lemon Tartare Sauce
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables with Potatoes
When it comes to the end of the week and you only have bits and bobs of vegetables left in the fridge but don't have time to go to the supermarket what do you do? As you can imagine I cook a lot, but sometimes, when I've been cooking all week and my … [Read more...] about Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables with Potatoes
Potato Salad
Summer has finally arrived friends! And that means only one thing, salad days are here! Not just any old salads either, this means proper potato salad with homemade mayonnaise, spring onions and summer herbs. Perfect for al fresco dining, because that's all we … [Read more...] about Potato Salad
Spinach Frittata with Tomatoes and Goat’s Cheese
It's National Vegetarian Week here in the UK so I will be sharing a couple of veggie focused recipes with you this week. Kicking off with this spinach frittata with tomato and goat's cheese . This is a really quick meal to prepare, perfect for a tasty … [Read more...] about Spinach Frittata with Tomatoes and Goat’s Cheese
Meat Free Cottage Pie
Happy Winter Solstice, she is here, and I hope she will be kind to us, although by the looks of it a storm is heading this way soon so I have something for you today that may help. But first, you may remember at the beginning of this year we made a decision, … [Read more...] about Meat Free Cottage Pie
Jersey Royal Potato Salad with Rocket
Jersey Royals are in season right now, and these little gems are a little bit special, like asparagus they have a short season and are very worthy of a place on your plate. So what makes Jersey Royals so special? Well they have been grown on the island of … [Read more...] about Jersey Royal Potato Salad with Rocket
Spring Vegetable Frittata
Spring, my second favourite season, full of green shoots, bouncing lambs, furry little duckings and April showers! What's not to love? Well the showers I can do without but everything else is lovely, especially the vegetables. I can't get enough of Spring … [Read more...] about Spring Vegetable Frittata