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Bacon and Sun Blushed Tomatoes on a Rocket, Parsley and Chive Salad

I am really enjoying chives in everything at the moment but particulary in salads. My other addidction this summer are sun blushed tomatoes, they are so delicious and juicy. A certain 4 lettered blue and yellow german supermarket sell the best ones in my opinion in their deli area. Air fryer bacon is also the…

Halloumi and Orzo Salad with Herby Air Fryer Courgettes

This is a really nice fresh summery salad. I love frying the courgettes in the air fryer as it is so easy. I hadn’t tried orzo in a salad before and it worked really well. As it is smaller pasta it was really easy to stir through the herbs. This had a really meddetarian vibe…

Mediterranean Summer Vegetable Sausage Casserole

Sometimes you fancy doing something different with a sausage in the summer other then a BBQ. I love sausage casserole in the winter. I decided to make a summer version with lovely summery vegetables. The main flavour I wanted was lovely smokey sweet paprika and it worked a treat. This was light fresh healthy and…

Leftover Chicken Taco Salad with a Lime and Coriander Dressing and Crispy Strips

I had a massive Mexican craving and as I am always looking at other food blogs I saw one that had done a deconstructed taco and it looked delicious so I had to have a go at re creating one. It was delicious zingy from all the limes, fragrant coriander and fresh corn! I have…

Crustless Courgette, Cheese and Herb Quiche

I love making crustless quiches (its also a secret way to get eggs in my hubby!). You don’t need pastry and can literally chuck in anything you have knocking about. I used manouri cheese as that’s what I had but any cheese with work, feta, cheddar or even grated halloumi. I think it does need…

Air fryer Roasted Vegetable and Chorizo Moroccan Couscous

I love my air fryer, it is so versatile. It is also so healthy and I just chucked in the courgettes and peppers left them alone and they came out lovely and charred. Fruit with savoury food can sometimes be a bit like marmite, you either like it or hate it. This would make a…

Cod En Papillote with New Potatoes and Tomatoes

When I first started cooking en papillote was one the first fish dishes I tried as I felt comfortable with it as it was in a bag and cooked itself in the oven. It is so tasty and you can anything under the fish, fennel, vegetables rice etc. I am so glad I did it…

Skinny Baked Courgette Mac n Cheese

So I am getting creative using up my courgettes as they are bang in season. I then had a faint memory or a mac n cheese that was in one of my magazines so thought id give it a bash. It was delicious! The courgettes adds a bit of freshness. It also takes it to…

Hot Smoked Trout and Fennel Salad with a Dill, Chive and Lemon Dressing topped with Crispy Capers

This salad was really special and such a treat. It has everything, crunchy aniseedy fennel, soft Smokey trout, a fresh and zingy dressing, then finished off with crispy salty capers. I love frying capers as they open up and look like flowers. They are so crispy, I could eat a whole bowl of them. It…

Herby Pork Mince and Gnocchi in a Tomato Broth

I really appreciate a really quick dinner that is also a one pot and this is one of those. I’m really lucky as I go on holiday twice a year I manage to get all my herbs from the med. these ones are from Greece and are all wild in the hills and mountains. To…

Healthy Ham and Herby Potato Salad

This was a really nice change from the usual mayonnaise dressing used in a potato salad. The potatoes tasted fresh and zingy. I think the key to this is making sure you use good quality olive oil. It is summer in a bowl. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

Miso and Tamarind Slow Roasted Aubergine

I think slow roasting an aubergine is the best way to cook them as it makes the flesh so juicy and tender. They can also take on flavours really well so and spices really whether it’s Middle Eastern, Indian. Mediterranean etc. I went Asia this time with tangy miso and tamarind all sweetened up with…

Caesar Style Chicken Salad

So I have gone through a retro salad phase and this was a Caesar salad kind of day. I decided to keep it light and not add the croutons. It was really yummy. I’m lucky I live near a smokery and they smoke their own chicken breasts. This added a really nice depth of flavour….

Barnsley Lamb Chops in a Paprika and Sour Cream Sauce

I always feel Barnsley chops are a bit of a treat dinner. I don’t have them very often, but when I do I like to make a really nice sauce with them. This sauce is loosely based on stroganoff. I have a slight addiction to paprika and pepper so you may want to half the…

Coriander Prawns, Kimchi and Edamame Salad Bowl with Gochujang Dressing

I’m trying to get into eating more fermented foods as they are so good for your gut. I really like the flavours of kimchi. As it’s Korean I wanted to stick to that theme and I love a Buddha bowl. The dressing worked perfectly, the gochujang dressing adds a kick and really uplifts the salad….