Meatless Meze Recipes – Spicy Chickpea Falafel’s

We have been having lovely weather in the UK at the moment, so if it’s sunny and over 20 degree’s Paulie and I hit the beach. Last time I used up some leftover turkey and made some delicious Picnic Perfect Left Over Turkey or Chicken, Pancetta, Mushroom and Leek Puff Pastry Parcels Recipe. I am…

Crunchy Roasted Garam Masala Chickpeas Recipe

I have been wanting to try and make these for ages and after reading mixed reviews on crunchiness and how to cook them I hadn’t got round to deciding which way I should go. Luckily another food bloggers recipe, which was a comparison to bake with or without oil had an outcome that it didn’t…

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…

Easy Homemade Whole Wheat Crackers Recipe

I always thought making my own crackers might be hard but I was so wrong it was so easy and they tasted amazing! I have wanted a Kenwood Chef mixer for ages and Paulie surprised me by coming home with one. I have been delighted so far, it makes baking so easy and I am…

Spiced Coconut Split Mung Bean Dal Recipe

Dal number 2 for meatless monday was a different process and had slightly differet ingredients. This one is milder than the lentil dal but really nice and creamy. I love the flavour and slight texture the curry and lime leaves give to the dal. This recipe is also wetter than the lentil dal so it…

Split Red Lentil Curry Spiced Dal with Saffron Recipe

Meatless Monday – So for our meatless monday I thought I would have a go at making a couple of dal’s. We have had lentils and mung beans in the cupboard for ages and Paulie cleared out his spice cupboard yesterday so I thought I would use it and put things back in the wrong…

Garlic and Lemon Roasted Red Cabbage with Halloumi Recipe

A whole red cabbage is always too much for just me and Paul and rather than have it raw twice, I wondered what it would be like baked as we recently had roasted broccoli in a salad which was a great success. The halloumi went really well with all of the flavours and the texture…

Healthier and Light Brown Sugar Farmhouse Sultana Loaf Cake Recipe

I’m not keen on using white sugar as I prefer to use the brown unrefined raw cane sugars. This cake was really yummy and is very light. It also tastes like a famous Mr beginning with K’s farmhouse cake but of course with no preservatives and healthier better quality ingredients. Delicious with a nice cup…

Extremely Easy DIY Dried Bay Leaves Recipe

So a couple of weekends ago I was tidying the garden and cutting back our bay tree. Paul mentioned about trying to dry our own as we had run out of them in the store cupboard. It was so easy and can be done it small batches at a time so your bay leaf will…