This is a super simple summer salad of Chickpeas roasted with Parmesan and garlic, then combined with creamy avocado and salty feta cheese… Summer salad season is in full swing, and I am in my element. There are so many delicious salad combinations, it would be so easy to have a different one every day. […] Read more…
This is such a filling salad, with the sweetness of roasted butternut squash, earthy lentils, peppery rocket and smooth, salty feta cheese…. During the summer I often eat salads for my main meal, and as such need to make sure they’re filling. Otherwise I’ll be heading for the snacks and ultimately undoing all my good work! […] Read more…
Sweet mango and creamy avocado salad dressed with zingy lime, also topped with delicately fragrant poached chicken. This is perfect sunshine food…. Despite the fact that summer seems to have deserted us and winter has returned, I take great pleasure in sharing this beautifully flavoursome mango and avocado salad with you! Seriously what is this weather […] Read more…
A salad of divinely salty Halloumi on a bed of peppery rocket with juicy pomegranate seeds, pistachios and the most amazing honey roasted almonds…. Halloumi is up there as being one of my favourite cheeses, but not one I have in salads very often as its best served cooked. There are days when the effort […] Read more…
These beautifully crispy, golden sweet potato rösti make a perfect ‘healthy carb’ accompaniment to any meal, or a delicious base for breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes… I’m not a big carb eater, except maybe for weekends when it seems to be no holds barred, but I do love a sweet potato. As well as tasting […] Read more…
A quick and easy warm salad full of fabulous Mediterranean flavours. A butterbean salad with sweet roasted red peppers, smoky chorizo, and peppery rocket, bringing so much flavour on one plate…. So this week winter has made an appearance again, which after so many lovely mild days has been a real shock to the system! I’ve […] Read more…
Creamy Macadamia nuts and tropical coconut flakes are combined to make this deliciously smooth nut butter, a great alternative if you want to mix things up… Natural nut butters seem to have reached ‘Rock Star’ status in the world of healthy eating, and I am a huge fan. While conscious of the fact that all […] Read more…
A delicious warm freekeh and quinoa salad full of beautifully contrasting flavours and textures, perfect on its own or as a side… Talking to my Dad this morning, I was telling him about this amazing freekeh salad I was making for lunch today, his reaction was “but it’s not summer yet”! I think it’s a […] Read more…
Stirred into freshly cooked pasta, lavishly spread onto fish and pizza, or simply used as a dip, this pesto is jam-packed full of delicious, fresh flavours… Pesto has so much flavour, and so many uses, its a weekly staple in our house. I like to use Sun blush tomatoes as they add an amazing depth […] Read more…
Mushrooms cooked with garlic and spinach, piled on top of a sourdough toast generously smothered with a beautiful avocado and feta mash…divine…. Before I made this I wasn’t sure it was possible to improve on avocado toast with a couple of poached eggs, I was wrong! Replacing the eggs with some garlicky mushrooms takes it […] Read more…