Who doesn’t like pasta? And when it’s got a melting spinach and ricotta filling and a chunky tomato sauce on top AND it’s easy to make it seems even more lovely. The recipe can easily be altered but i…
Vegetable Cottage Pie
This cottage pie was a bit of a medley of all the leftover vegetables in the fridge after Christmas, and was surprisingly savoury, considering its a completely vegetarian meal. Ingredients (serves 4) Rapeseed oil for frying 1 red onion, diced…
Creamy Paprika Mushroom Stroganoff
A mixed pack of wild mushrooms was the inspiration for this delicious, slightly spicy, creamy mushroom stroganoff. Served with tagliatelle it made a super comforting dinner for a chilly evening. Ingredients (serves 2) 200g mixed wild mushrooms, cut into bite…
Spiced squash, chickpea & halloumi burgers
This recipe originated from the Healthy Food Guide website but I’ve altered it slightly. 200g jar of roasted peppers, drained 1/2 a red chilli, deseeded Juice 1 lemon ½ small butternut squash, quartered 400g tin chickpeas in water, drained 1…
Sunblush tomato & shallot tarte tatin
Things like tarte tatin generally require an oven proof skillet but don’t panic if you don’t have one, all is not lost, you can still make a very decent tarte tatin by using a well lined cake tin. This…
Gnocchi with Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables & Mushrooms
This was a bit of a Waste Not Want Not recipe for me – a Tuesday evening and a fridge full of leftovers from the weekend. What to do with a cold baked potato, some roasted veg and half…
Fabulous Frittata
These mini frittata are very easy to make and superb for picnics or lunch boxes. Best served at room temperature to enjoy the full flavour, these are a fabulously healthy bite too. They’re also a great waste not want…
Tandoori Aubergine with Tomato & Coriander Rice
I originally found this recipe on the Hello Fresh website but as it isn’t there any more I’m going to share it with a you as it was just too darned tasty to keep to myself. It was…
Roasted Vegetable & Cannellini Bean Burgers
These tasty burgers are one of my Waste Not Want Not meals, designed to use up all the odds and ends of vegetables kicking around in the fridge. They were quick and easy to make and held together…
Three Bean Chilli
A superb vegetarian supper that works well served with rice, in wraps or tortillas or on top of a baked potato. Ingredients: 1 carrot, diced 2 stalks of celery, chopped 1 red onion, diced 1 red chilli, deseeded and…
Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Pizza is a wonderful thing but sometimes there’s just a little bit too much bread in one for me and I end up leaving half the crusts. Not so with this little beauty, as the crust is made from the…
Eat Yourself Happy
We all know how the food you eat affects your body physically but have you ever considered the fact that it can affect your emotions too? I’m talking Happy Food here. Not that emergency bag of chocolate buttons or…