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Roasted Beetroot and Goats Cheese Salad with a Honey and Thyme Dressing

So as spring is upon us I thought I’d make the most of the winter salads. Roasting beetroot is my favourite way of eating it, piercing the skin means the garlic and thyme flavours really penetrate the flesh. As the beetroot is so earthy the creamy goats cheese and the sweet dressing work so well…

Roasted Squash and Fennel Salad with Blue Cheese and an Almond and Lemon Dressing

I love roasting squash and fennel as it really brings out their sweet notes. I leave the skin on my butternut squash to add in extra fibre and nutrients. The blue cheese adds a nice acidity and goes well with the sweet squash flesh. The dressing is nice and creamy, the preserved lemon really packs…

Crispy Saganaki on a Bed of Roasted Vegetable Whole Wheat Couscous Recipe

Happy new year everyone, I hope you had a great festive season. So I’m at that stage where I fancy food that isn’t too rich. Couscous is always a nice light lunch and saganaki isn’t a rich cheese either it’s the greek version of halloumi. I like to roast vegetables like peppers and the sweet…

Pomegranate Poussin on a Roasted Vegetable and Preserved Lemon Couscous with a Cumin and Pomegranate Dressing Recipe

I’m loving pomegranate molasses at the moment and it works so well as a marinade. It adds a sweet tangy flavour and makes the skin go lovely and crispy with loads of flavour. I ate the legs with my hands and the caramelised outside and chilli was so tasty and the meat was so juicy…

Roasted Beetroot Hummus with Peanut Dukkah Recipe

Beetroot is amazing this time of year and you can d so many more things that just grating into a salad. You can pickle it, steam it or one of my favourites is roasting it. I bought a bunch from our local farm shop eggs to apples. I didn’t want to waste electricity so I…

Roasted Squash and Swede Soup with Bacon Bit’s and Parmesan Crouton’s Recipe

This time of year is great for soups and I love roasting off vegetables to make them sweeter and deepen their flavour. Roasting the squash and swede together adds a really nice sweetness to the soup. You get a nice smokiness from the pancetta. I loved the crispy bacon bits and the crispy croutons to…

Roasted Verbena Harissa Brussel Sprout Salad with Feta, Caper Berries and Toasted Pecans Recipes

I haven’t posted for a while due to various things, but what a great recipe to get back into it. I went to my greengrocer and was so excited when I saw the first British brussel sprouts on display. Roasting them add such a depth of flavour and some delicious caramelised crispy bits. I used…

Blue Cheese and Roasted Tomato Lentil Salad Recipe

For some reason soft blue cheese goes really well with earthy lentils and sweet tomatoes. When you have a mouthful it really gives you a burst of flavours. I roasted the tomatoes to make them even juicier and sweet and it worked a treat. The creaminess of the cheese makes this salad taste really comforting….

Smokey Roasted Aubergine Dip Recipe

If you saw my previous post I had made the middle eastern bread. All it needed now was some dips to go with it. I love the flavour of roasted aubergine, I have tried baba ganoush before, this dip is a bit more simple in flavour but it goes so well with freshly baked light…

Feta, Roasted Fennel and Tomato Salad with a Balsamic Vinegar and Basil Dressing Recipe

So it is feeling a lot like spring here in the UK so I thought a nice fresh salad would work a treat and it did! Fennel and Tomatoes are so delicious roasted, it makes them release their natural sweetness and really enhances their flavour. You get texture for the walnut’s and crisp lettuce and…

Pork Chops with Honey Roasted Parsnips and Endives with a Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Pork chops are a staple in our house for a tasty simple supper. I think pork and mushrooms go so well together. We had some endives and parsnips in the fridge left over from our veg shopping earlier in the week. The honey works so well as endives can be slightly bitter. We also used…

Baked Rosemary and Cheese Squash with a Side Salad Recipe

Thankfully our green grocer still has local squashes so we really are making the most of them as they wont be around much longer. As it has been cold I fancied a nice warm lunch and this hit the spot. We had some left over gruyere cheese so I thought I would try it on…

Sticky and Tender Chinese Char Siu Style Ribs Recipe

One of my treat dinner’s is ribs and chips. These ribs were amazing and I always think they come out more tender and juicy if you slow braise them first then crisp them up at the end. Char siu pork is one of our favourite’s from the chinese so we thought we would try those…

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…