Broccoli and Chicken Soup If there is one vegetable you should eat and get your kids to eat, it’s broccoli. It is so packed full of vitamins, minerals, and fibre, its health benefits are numerous. This broccoli and chicken soup is the perfect winter warming food to have for your lunch, to eat on the…
Healthier Katsu Chicken I bought some Katsu chicken off a food truck recently, which inspired me to make my own version. I particularly like this version because it is healthier than the more traditional recipe and suitable to eat as a family, my kids loved it. I haven’t eaten a lot of Japanese cuisine. The only…
Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup Butternut Squash can in fact make you feel happy. It contains something called ‘Betain’ which our brains use to form the natural anti depressant SAM-e. As strange as it might seem, I have only started using butternut squash in recent months. I had one in my cupboard that…
Happy Vegan Sweet Potato Curry To celebrate ‘Vegenary’ I decided to do a vegan dish, its great for the whole family, or just for yourself. There is plenty of flavour with the spices added, and it makes you feel really sated even without meat. Its perfect for the winter months, or added to a salad…
Sunny Lemon Curd My little boy was full of a cold recently, and so needed some time at home to rest and recover. My daughter loves to cook, and so what better way to spend our afternoon cooking and with some great ingredients I already have at home. The one thing I do have a…
When it gets cold, the one thing you want to reach for is a warming hot chocolate, or latte. But often these can be very calorific and if you are intolerant to dairy, or avoiding dairy, then you may want some alternatives. Here are some that I like to enjoy, and something you can easily…
Super Happy Tomato Soup I have grown so many tomatoes in my green house this year, I was wondering how I could use them up, but still have something I could freeze. This is a great recipe that I put together with a bunch of different varieties of tomatoes, and some added extras to make…
Healthy Chicken Pie I wanted to make a healthier pie, and wanted to experiment with a lighter pastry that wasn’t as calorific. I haven’t used filo pastry a lot, and I have cheated by not making my own. However, I wanted this dish to be easy and quick to make, which I think appeals to…
Honey Orange Chicken with pineapple and almond couscous This is a lovely summer dish where the chicken can be cooked on the barbeque and served with the sauce on the side. I think the pineapple works well with the sliced almonds, but I did not add coriander to the couscous which I will when I…
How To Make Cashew Nut Milk I chose to make Cashew Nut Milk instead of other nuts for this recipe because I like the creaminess the cashews add to this nut milk, and I do love cashew nuts. You could of course use almonds which would also work well. Many people are looking for alternatives to…