This vegetarian curry-style dish (a welcome change from Easter offerings) combines roasted apples and pears with sweet potato, spices, baby spinach and canned mixed beans in a chilli sauce (so convenient!). It’s served with cauliflower rice for extra health benefits and for those with larger appetites. You can of course now buy ready-prepared fresh and[Read More]
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Mid-Week Family Traybake
Traybakes are my winter survival meal kits for mid-week eating. Ten minutes in terms of preparation and about 50 minutes in the oven means you can have a meal on the table in an hour. These, along with my slow-cooker, are much used solutions for our family meals. This one has tender chicken thighs[Read More]
Loaded Taco Bean Sweet Potatoes – Super Simple Recipe 10
I think we all need a recipe in our files or ‘arsenal’ as I often call it for mid-week, but especially Monday evening eating. Something that you can have on the table in under 30 minutes and uses what you have in the refrigerator, larder and store cupboard – so no special trip to[Read More]
A Cold Weather Curry
I haven’t quite given up on spring as yet but I sure am still making the cold weather type food that warms the soul! Soups, casseroles, stews, hot pots, pies and other cold-comfort dishes have all seen a return to my recipe repertoire this last week or two – and here’s the latest addition. An[Read More]
Solo Dining
A simple mid-week (or even weekend meal), a baked sweet potato provides a great source of slow release energy. Topped with light and creamy ricotta, crunchy vegetables and seeds, this is a most healthy and satisfying meal for one. A great solution to solo dining especially when the cold winds do blow (and we might[Read More]