We love cauliflower cheese here in the uk and you can really pimp it up with bacon, different types of cheeses, mushrooms, black pudding or any green vegetables like spinach. My husband was told by the dr he needs abit more fiber in his diet so I used spring greens as a they are high…
Category: dips and sides
Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
This dip just oozes sunshine in colour and taste. It’s Smokey, sweet and nutty. Roasting the peppers makes such a difference if you’re serving it with your bbq, just chuck the peppers on it to char them off. This is great as a side, alongside veg sticks or chips, meze or simple with a salad…
Cauliflower Cheese with Black Pudding and a Chestnut and Sage topping
This is my go to comfort dinner, I love cauliflower cheese and treat as a meal on its own tho I do like a gammon steak with it sometimes to. I pimped it up by adding some black pudding and some chestnuts and sage to the breadcrumbs. Its just so tasty! If you don’t like…
Aussie Inspired Aromatic Dukkah
This is so easy to make and elevates anything you add it to. I had never heard of it before until hubby brought it back from his trip to oz. I was mind blown as it is a seasoning bomb. I looked up the origins and I settled on Egyptian routes as the word means…
Homemade Easy Tikka Paste
Omg I could spread this on toast and eat it! I wish I had made this years ago, it is delicious and has such a different depth of flavour and of course no preservatives like you get in a jar. I learnt a tip from a famous chef regarding ginger, he explained that there is…
Tomato Salsa with Wild Garlic Pesto and Capers
I went foraging for wild garlic and made a big batch of pesto. So I am using it in everything at the moment this was really tasty as garlic and tomatoes go so well together. I stayed on the Mediterranean theme by adding the capers and red wine vinegar. It did need a crunch so…
Cheesy Indian Beans on Toast
I love baked beans (by that brand) and I love curry sauce. I decided to mix the 2 together it was so delicious. To make it even sexier I added on cheese and grilled it. This had everything in one bite. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions
Asian Salt and Vinegar Kale Crisps (Miso and Rice Wine Vinegar)
I love Kale chips or crisps. I chuck mine in the air fryer so they are quick and simple. Apart from ready salted, salt and vinegar is my favourite flavour. I was adding these to an Asian salad so decided to do Asian salt and vinegar. I used the miso for my salt and the…
Celeriac Remoulade with Horseradish
This is such a good autumn and winter side dish I use instead of coleslaw this time of year. I had with my venison burgers not that long ago. You can use it as a side with most things and it’s great in tacos. Ingredients Directions
Stuffed Baby Red Peppers with Walnuts, Herbs and Spices
So these peppers are bang in season at the moment and I saw a version of this recipe in my local supermarket magazine. They looked so good I had to try them myself. I cooked them as part of a tapas selection. Gosh they were sooo good, sweet, savoury, nutty and herby. This is going…
Easy Beetroot and Potato Mash
The colour of this mash is so vibrant and gorgeous. The mash tastes really yummy too. I had mine with sausages and gravy but you can have this with anything really. It’s also a great was to get some veg into kids as it is a bit fun and quirky and the nutrients in beetroot…
Homemade Tomato Salsa
I didn’t realise how making my own salsa would taste so much better than the shop bought varieties and of course there isn’t any nasty preservatives or funky named substitutes in a homemade salsa. It is also so versatile you can add anything you want regarding the herbs and spices. This is perfect as a…
Very Simple Pea and Mint Dip
What else screams british summer apart from Pimms? Peas and mint! I made some black pudding Bon Bon’s (recipe to follow) and needed a really light dip to go with them. I didn’t have much in the kitchen but I did have peas in the freezer and mint in the garden. This was so easy…
Roasted Beetroot and Feta Pate
So I have made whipped feta before and I know beetroot and feta are a good flavour combination so I decided to blend the two together. It is more of a pate texture and tastes delicious. I love baked beetroot it adds extra earthiness and keeps all the nutrients in. I had it on toast…
Whipped Marmite Butter
I’m This is the best thing ever if you like marmite. I tried this in a restaurant and had to recreate it. Because it’s whipped it is so light and fluffy with the added bonus of marmite. Ingredients 50g lightly salted butter 1 tbsp marmite Directions Let the butter get to room temperature so it’s…
