I have a cold. It seems to have been lingering or trying to come on for the last three weeks and now it has broken, I really do have a cold! So to make things better I treated myself us to a big bowl of health boosting lentil soup for our tea. Packed with protein […]
My friends over the pond are brilliant at grabbing recipes that I will love and my good friend Ady sent me this one from Dara over at Cookin’ Canuck for her Vegan Cream of Curry Mushroom Soup and I just had to try it! So into the meal plan it went and I got to cooking […]
Jit has come down with the lurgy that is flying around Manchester at the moment, so in a bid to help boost him up and give him a huge dose of vitamin C to help him fight it off, I decided to make him a fiery tomato, sweet pepper and chilli soup (and some fresh bread, […]
Sometimes you just end up with some odds and ends of vegetables at the end of the week – be it from having to buy a packet of veg rather than individually, because you forgot to add something or you just have more than you expected for some reason. Seeing as you are here, I […]
I love minestrone soup, but often find that it can be quite heavy and overpowering for during the summer months, so I decided to create a summer style version that you can easily chuck in any seasonal veg that you want to. This version is much lighter and fresher and goes perfectly with savoury spinach […]
You may notice, now, that I have skipped Sunday. This is because we went out for Mother’s Day and over indulged – I will be getting to my Sunday meal once I have caught up! Monday 11th, soup day. I like to start the week with soup as it is easy, filling and comforting to […]
This meal is from Saturday 9th March. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I like to include at least one more complicated or experimental meal to the week and Saturday is the perfect day to get into your groove! Grab your recipe books, a glass of wine perhaps, and get cooking. If you have […]
Looking at my meal plan this week, it seems that we are indulging in a Jamie Oliver recipe week – starting with my version of his 30 minute meals Jerk Chicken and ending with my version of his 15 minute meals recipe for a chicken pasta. To make his recipe vegan, swap the Stilton for […]
Where has this week gone? It seems that I am rather behind on sharing the meals – definitely need to review my strategy! Well, we managed to get to Monday lunch, so here is Monday’s evening meal. Roast Tomato Soup with Stilton Toast This is my take on Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals soup – […]