This one pot vegetarian main is inspired by the Dhals of India but with the flavours of Thailand. It’s spiced with garlic, ginger, red chilli along with Thai red curry paste and of course coconut milk. Feel free to add a tin of drained chickpeas when adding the coconut milk […]
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This is a fantastic little recipe to have up your sleeve. If you are like me you usually have sheets of puff pastry in the freezer and an apple or two in the fruit bowl. It’s perfect to whip up quickly if you invite friends to stay for dinner or […]
Just as the title says this is a quick and easy way to turn a tin of beans (or your own stove top cooked beans) into a tasty Mexican style bean side. You can use the beans in any of your favourite Mexican or TexMex dishes, tacos, burrito bowls, nachos […]
I know cooking your own beans can seem too much trouble or annoying, ie. all that remembering to soak the beans overnight! But this recipe is just as easy as opening a can of beans and they are so much better. Beans cooked from scratch have so much extra flavour, […]
Well, it’s that time of year again, zucchini time! If you, like me, have a huge glut of zucchinis this is a great recipe to try out. It is based on a Julia Child recipe from Volume II of Mastering The Art of French Cooking but has been adapted by […]
This hummus recipe is super smooth and delicious. Feel free to alter the quantities of lemon, garlic and tahini to suit you, I like it with just a hint of garlic but heavy on the lemon. It is great with pita or bread and will keep in the fridge for […]
A little vegetarian chilli option for your meat free Monday and it is even vegan if you don’t top with the sour cream or cheese. It’s super easy, really tasty and best of all really healthy, which is just what’s needed after the Christmas, New Year holidays. Recipe comes from […]
My little food blog turns 2 this month so I thought it was the perfect time to post a recipe for a birthday cake. I love the story behind the development of this recipe. It is from the Bon Appetit “basically” website and was developed by Chris Morocco. He tells […]
Meatballs of any kind are a favourite in our household. These ones pack a little surprise as they look Italian but taste Mexican. You can serve them with rice, potatoes or our favourite way in tortillas with all the usual toppings. Chipotle chillies in adobo sauce are best when found […]
Happy New Year! This recipe actually uses pancetta but I have substituted it with ham because there are only so many breakfasts of ham on toast I can have after Christmas. But if you don’t have leftover Christmas ham use an equal quantity of pancetta or even bacon. It also […]