This Fully Loaded Special Fried Rice is a colourful dish that is perfect for rustling up at the last minute with most items coming from the freezer. Here’s my latest recipe for the #PowerOfFrozen campaign from Iceland. In this edition, I was…
Marinated Broad Beans
These Marinated Broad Beans are my idea of summer in a jar! Bursting with flavour, they’ll be the highlight of any buffet, Ploughmans or lunch box. This week I had the surreal experience of opening a magazine and seeing my…
Beef in Guinness with Wild Garlic Dumplings
This Beef in Guinness with Wild Garlic Dumplings is the mother of all stews. It’s rich, comforting and full of delicious flavours. The gravy in this Beef in Guinness stew is just divine. The beef itself falls apart due…
5 Top Tips to Perfect Camping Coffee
I’m bringing you these 5 Top Tips to Perfect Camping Coffee because being off-grid doesn’t mean you should miss out on well prepared, great tasting coffee! I am kinda new to the coffee scene, at least this time around. Way back in the…
Mackerel Sashimi Salad
This article shows you how to safely prepare freshly caught Mackerel Sashimi. And then, how to turn it into a beautiful light, Asian inspired salad with plenty of gorgeous flavours. What is Sashimi? Sashimi is a Japanese word that means…
Pineapple and Dark Rum Instant Sorbet
This Pineapple and Dark Rum Instant Sorbet take minutes to make in a high power blender. It’s light, full of flavour and a delight to share at the end of a meal or on a warm summer evening. …
King Prawn Kebabs
These King Prawn Kebabs make the perfect quick and easy campfire or BBQ meal! We recently took our dusty old canoe out for a paddle. As the tide was going out, we moored on the river bank and Jonny…
Dairy Free Hot Cross Buns
These Dairy Free Hot Cross Buns are traditional in every way, except they won’t make you poorly if you’re lactose intolerant too. This Easter I decided to pimp the original hot cross bun and create a truly traditional flavoured version….
Pressed Picnic Sandwich
This pressed picnic sandwich is brilliant to make ahead of time and delight your family with on a picnic. It’s so easy to make and beyond tasty. The weather finally seems to be warming up and eating out of doors is…
Gluten Free Camping Breakfast Recipes
These gluten free camping breakfast recipes are the perfect answer to high energy, low hassle gluten free breakfast that the whole family can dive into and not feel they’re missing out. As many regular readers will know I am intolerant…
Chilli Beef Pies
These Chilli Beef Pies are a brilliant way to use up leftover chilli, or tasty enough to warrant making a fresh batch from scratch! Happy British Pie Week!!! If ever there was a cause for celebration in the foodie calendar,…
Smirnoff Marmalade Collins Cocktail Recipe
This Smirnoff Marmalade Collins cocktail recipe is ridiculously easy to throw together and perfect for serving at a party or gathering, whatever the weather! So we go camping every Easter, to a great big outdoorsy bushcrafty event in 100 acres…
Chicken Loaded Sweet Potato Skins
These Chicken Loaded Sweet Potato Skins are double oven baked before being piled high with a yummy leftover chicken mayo filling. They are sublime hot or cold. Mm Mmmmmm. I have eaten this meal for three days in a row…
Fruit Crumble Pots
These individual crumble pots are baked in jam jars which make them perfect for taking on picnics or in a packed lunch. Build them around any fruit you have to hand or hiding in the freezer for a perfect fruity…
Wild Garlic Egg Mayo
This easy peasy Wild Garlic Egg Mayo is a simple way to get these fresh and vibrant greens into your diet without any effort or pre-planning. Yay! Our hedges have started sprouting with wild garlic flowers, which must mean spring…
Oeuf en Cocotte with Spicy Salsa
Oeuf en Cocotte is a French dish where eggs are baked in little ramekins in the oven. Traditionally they are made rich with cream, but I’ve lightened them up by cracking them onto a little bed of spiced tomato &…
Sushi Bowl
This sushi bowl is put together in just 10 minutes giving you all the flavour of a good sushi trip, with none of the hassle or expense. I suggest all sushi purists leave right now. I have done the blasphemous…
Piri Piri Beef Salad
This Piri Piri Beef Salad is the ultimate way to use up leftovers from your Sunday lunch that packs a punch of flavour. I love beef. In fact I think it is my favourite meat, but sadly it’s the one…
Raspberry and Almond Cake
Here’s a recipe for the Raspberry and Almond Cake I baked for Jonny the day he welded up the holes in my new (old) VW van. I think of it as my ‘Thank you & I love you Cake’ ;)…
Leek and Butternut Squash Soup
Who fancies a big, hot bowl of this Leek and Butternut Squash Soup? Velvety smooth and deeply nourishing, it’s a lovely recipe that will serve you well in the years to come. For those that follow me on Instagram, you…
Egg Fried (Cauliflower) Rice
If you’re Whole30’ing, Paleo’ing or Low Carbing, this Egg Fried (Cauliflower) Rice is going to liven up your weekday menu a treat :) I am in love with this Egg Fried (Cauliflower) Rice. It’s on the table just minutes after getting…
Cardamom Scented Shortbread
These melt in the mouth Cardamom Shortbread biscuits are just heavenly. They’re a doddle to bake and make a delicious homemade gift. Homemade Shortbread Admittedly it’s hard to improve on perfection however, I thought I’d give…
Cheese and Red Onion Muffins – an easy and frugal snack!
Cheap and cheerful, yet ridiculously tasty! These Cheese and Red Onion Muffins are a great stand by for lunch boxes, morning coffee or after school snacks. This post was last updated in April 2022 How to make Cheese and Red…
Cranberry Cashew Muffins
These Cranberry Cashew Muffins are a tasty treat and are perfect for festive lunch boxes and picnics. They aren’t overly sweet and are just enough to hold hunger at bay. Muffins are a staple in my kitchen….
Mushroom and Hazelnut with Wild Rice
This Mushroom and Hazelnut Speedy Starter is a brilliant recipe to have up your sleeve for when you want to spend less time in the kitchen, and more time sat enjoying good food and conversation. I first tasted a twist on…
Leftover Turkey Pesto Pizza
This leftover Turkey Pesto Pizza is a fun (and super tasty!) way to use up those festive roast turkey leftovers. Ahhh, are you feeling festive yet? Christmas seems to be exploding around me this year and I am lapping it…
Festive Meringue Wreath
This Festive Meringue Wreath is a showstopping festive dessert, and much lighter than the traditional Christmas puddings, cakes and pies. Welcome to my favourite bake of the entire year, a stunning Festive Meringue Wreath! Things are certainly looking festive around…
Cinnamon Freezer Cookies
These Cinnamon Freezer Cookies are a brilliant stand-by to pull out of the ice box at a moments notice anytime you fancy a fresh batch of deliciously scented cookies. Dang, my kitchen smells good right now! This dough is fantastic,…
Leek and Sweet Potato Soup
A simple twist on a classic, this Leek and Sweet Potato Soup retains the frugal and comforting kick of the original but with an extra level of earthy sweetness from using sweet potatoes over regular ones. Oh ‘eck! Go pimp your…
Harissa Roast Salmon
This Harissa Roast Salmon is a cheeky little number that will elevate a piece of fresh salmon far above the ordinary. Why not double the recipe up and have the leftovers in your packed lunch the following day? My homegrown…