Red Wine and Chorizo Risotto Recipe

A risotto is our fast food as it can be so flexible with its ingredients and cooked in 30 minutes. We add frozen veg to ours and we always have chorizo and leek in the fridge. While going through our cookbooks we came across a red wine risotto in Angela Hartnett’s book and thought we…

Healthy White Bean, Squash and Kale Soup Recipe

So another recipe including the lovely squashes that are right in season at the moment. This is my third variety and it is called a harlequin squash. This squash was really colourful which attracted me to it in the first place. I am really packing in the super foods into our diet at the moment…

Healthy Mexican Inspired Tuna Stuffed Avocado Recipe

I fancied a change from avocado in a salad so thought I would try them stuffed (I stuffed roast peppers a few days ago). I loosely followed a recipe but just used the ingredients I had knocking around the cupboard, fridge and freezer. It was actually really tasty and has the classic flavours you usually…

30 Minute Duck Leg Xacuti Curry Recipe

Curries are a firm favourite in our house. We have worked our way through a host of celebrity chef’s cook books like Rick Stein’s Asia and India, Anjum Anand Indian cookery and also Atul Kochhar’s Books plus a few more. We haven’t had a bad one yet and they vary with different spice blends and…

Skinny Creamy Broccoli and Cauliflower Soup Recipe

So the soup season is now upon us which I don’t really mind to be honest. I love a comforting creamy soup but not the calories. This is a perfect balance, I have kept the fat and carbs down by using skimmed milk and only one potato. The cauliflower is the star as it thickens…

Fish Friday – Thai Coconut Mussel Broth Recipe

If you want a very quick tasty dinner this is the answer. This dinner takes under 10 minutes including the prep time. I love how you get a hit of ginger, garlic and herbs in every other mouthful. The mussels were Cornish from our fishmonger and cost all of £4 and were so much plumper…

Raspberry and White Chocolate Loaf Recipe

With Raspberry and blackberry season finishing why not have one last treat. This cake is easy to make but has loads of flavour. We bought some yellow and red raspberries from our local farm shop and I wanted to do them justice. Raspberries can be quite tart sometimes so the white chocolate add a lovely…

15 Minute Red Massaman Pork Curry Recipe

We use to buy massaman curry paste in a jar from the supermarket and use to be a quick an easy dinner, but they stopped selling it so Paul thought he would like up how to make your own paste. Let’s put it this way we won’t be buying curry paste in a jar again….

Skate Wings Baked in a Lemon, Olive Oil and Caper Sauce Recipe

This is a great Meatless Monday Supper, particularly as it has been beautifully sunny in September so far. It’s not the prettiest dish but is simple, quick and tasty. You can add tomatoes and fresh herbs at the caper stage if you want more flavour. Skate is a lovely fish it is meaty and not…

Divine Condensed Milk Fudge Recipe – No Thermometer Needed

As I’m from Torquay in Devon fudge is very close to my heart along with cream teas! I know everyone who enjoys cooking and baking will have recipes they make and you ask yourself why on earth haven’t I made this before. This is one of those recipes and this fudge is stunning, me and…

Sockeye Salmon with a Lemon and Caper Sauce Recipe

Sockeye Salmon is so tasty you really can notice the difference and it’s red colour is beautiful. This is a simple recipe but full of flavour, perfect for the end of the week and fish friday. We get through lots of capers in our house, if you haven’t tried them yet and you like a…