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…
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Roasted Maple Glazed Acorn Squash and Carrot Salad with Halloumi and Mustard Dressing Recipe
This salad is so Autumnal. It is comforting, sweet, savoury and fulfilling with a lovely tangy dressing. I served ours for lunch warm and would also serve it for dinner, it would also be just as nice served cold or in your lunch box. I love all the different types of squashes that are available…
Meatless Meze Recipes – Smokey White Bean and Roasted Aubergine Dip
So my 2nd recipe for our picnic is this divine dip. This was so tasty and the flavour from the eggplant really added a smoky depth to the sweet cannellini beans. Everything is then uplifted from the herbs and lemon juice. If you fancy a change from hummus please give this dip a go. We…
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…
Homemade Sweet and Spicy Piccalilli with Fennel, Cauliflower, Broccoli and French Beans Recipe
Piccalilli is one of those condiments you can add to ham, cheese, pork pies, sandwiches and many more. I love the sweet spicy hit of flavour and the crunch of the vegetables. You can also taylor it by choosing vegetables to your own taste. This recipe was based on Jamie Oliver’s and I just adjusted…
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…
Crushed Broad Bean, Feta and Mint Dip Recipe
We have a lovely local pub called the coach and horses near danehill, it has a beautiful garden and really good food. Opposite the pub car park there is a cottage that sells their excess flowers, eggs and vegetables in a little hut. I get so excited to see what they have in the past…
Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe
I have been a bit of a wimp when it comes to making my own bread but Paulie found this artisan Wessex mill flour when he went shopping at the butchers so I thought I would give it a go as I saw on a programme there are up to 14 ingredients in some of…
Halloumi, Roasted Beetroot and Rocket with a Lemon and Thyme Vinaigrette Recipe
One Friday evening I had dinner and stayed over at my friend’s, Jess. She has the most amazing eye for design detail inside and outside in her garden, its looks like a magazine without the coldness as it still feels welcoming and homely. Lucky for me she sent me on my way in the morning…
Lemon and Coriander Hummus with Easy Wholemeal Flatbreads Recipe
When I first made my own hummus I couldn’t believe how easy it was, so now I am going to try different flavour combinations like this one. I have always wanted to have a go at making my own flat breads, I kept reading how easy they are to make and it was! I saw…
Baked Basil and Feta Stuffed Aubergine/Eggplant Recipe
We love feta and aubergine as a combination and a few weeks ago I made a feta and aubergine salad which was delicious. While I was searching for the salad recipe I came across another recipe similar to this one and I have been wanting to try it for ages. This was so yum in…
Baked Spicy Cauliflower and Pea Samosa’s with a Yoghurt Mint Dip Recipe
I was a little scared about trying to make my own samosa’s as they look so complicated and I still believe there is an art in the folding and how much filling to use. I was really proud of how mine turned out, not perfect but still a triangle shape, nice and crispy on the…
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