Soy Sesame and Ginger Chicken Salad

One of the first food blogs I ever followed was Like Mam Used to Bake by Rosanne Hewitt Cromwell. Sadly, this blog is no more but one of my favourite ever recipes was for her Soy Garlic Chicken which I think was inspired by a Crackbird dish. This recipe was where I learned about spatchcocking […]

Korean Stir-Fried Beef Bulgogi

I make some form of a stir-fry about once a week such as this Beef and Orange Stir-Fry. I’m always looking for ways to vary them and try new flavours. I had never even heard of Beef Bulgogi until himself came home one day and told me about a Korean food stand near where he […]

Veggie Rice Paper Rolls

If anyone saw my last Instagram post of a cream-heavy meal then you understand why I was in desperate need of a light fresh meal. Enter these Veggie Rice Paper Rolls. This is exactly the type of food I love to eat, particularly in the Summer months. They are full of flavour while being a […]

Spring Vegetable Pasta Salad

This post starts with an apology. My site was down today due a few behind the scene changes. Thanks to the wonderful folk at Blacknight it is up and running again. However, my last two posts for this and my Chocolate Truffle Cake and all the comments etc. disappeared. So I have recovered them and am […]

Thai Fried Rice

My first post of 2017! I hope you all had a lovely time over the Christmas holidays. I know I did. Plenty of time to unwind, switch off and eat and drink far too much. I was a little unwell for a few days – nothing to do with overindulgence – and that’s where this […]

Beef and Orange Stir-fry

I’m all about fast meals these days that can be made in no time but still have a big punch of flavour from them. A stir-fry is perfect for this type of meal. It can be on the table in under 20 minutes.

Malaysian Lentil and Squash Curry

This curry is adapted from Jasmine & Melissa Hemsley’s The Art of Eating Well. Yes, they are the ladies leading the health craze and responsible for making ‘spiralizer‘ and ‘bone broth’ the buzz words of 2015.

DIY Pot Noodles

I have come across this recipe a few times on various blogs and boards but when The Guardian recently put this article on Pinterest I thought I’d give it a go myself. I swore I would bring my lunch to work more often and I think I could count on one hand the amount of […]