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If you get out and about in town or by car you are likely to have spotted the abundance of Taco Bell adverts for their Crunchwrap Supreme. Curious and excited about the prospect of having crisps in a folded quesadilla (think the love child of a crisp sandwich and burrito!) I decided to give my…
If you grew up in the UK, you are more than likely to have had cheese and Branston Pickle sandwiches at some time or another. It was while I was eating a cheese and bean toastie (another throwback) that I came up with the idea of a cheese and pickle quiche using the one and only…
I have spent years trying to learn how to cook perfect rice and have had successes along the way which become failures when you a) get a new cooker b) change your pans c) the wind changes direction! (OK, so not really the last one! Bit if you’ve been trying to get it right for…
You may have noticed that I love my pressure cooker! It has saved me so much money and time since buying it, and I have even considered doing a tally this year of how much I have saved by not buying tins of ready cooked beans. Oh could go on and on about how much…
In an attempt to copy Pret a Manger’s new soup menu, I created a Curried Cauliflower and Sweet Potato soup recipe. I had roasted cauliflower soup when I visited Dublin’s Food Cooperative earlier this year and absolutely fell in love with it. Not only was it a superb soup, it came with fresh bread piled…
I love this time of year with all the gorgeous Autumnal colours and my Butternut Squash, Turmeric and Coconut soup doesn’t disappoint. Not only is it totally autumnal in colour, it is seasonal and packed with goodness from the veg and the medicinal Turmeric. As you’ll see, even my napkins have gone all rusty coloured…
There are some days when there are some veg left in the basket despite my best efforts, so having something like this vegan chunky lentil and vegetable stoup recipe is the perfect way to concoct them into something delicious and filling. You might very well be wondering what ‘stoup’ is and I wouldn’t blame you…
Sorry for the cheesy title of ‘easy cheesy veggie ham and onions scones’! I think the cooler weather and my slightly grumbly knee and sending me slightly more mad than usual. OK, maybe not, maybe it’s just me being punny! *groan* Anyway, there is something about being able to run up something handmade and delicious…
There’s nothing like a delicious bowl of pasta to settle you down for the evening, especially when it is a bowl of creamy chilli, tomato and aubergine pasta! When we were staying with my parents recently and I was cooking the meals I had a sudden realisation about how many dishes we have with chilli…
We were out at an event for the Manchester Science Festival last Friday, so I planned on making something nice and easy as we wouldn’t be eating until late. I decided on tagliatelle with lemon and spinach sauce as it is a total cheats meal as you use lemon yoghurt to create the sauce! (Perfect…
