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My kids have been getting on quite well lately. Mostly this has been a welcome blessing. But occasionally, it simply means that they are being thick as thieves and are up to something they shouldn’t be. The other day, my husband and I were pleasantly surprised when not only did our two young children not…
Anybody else just given up on roast chicken? I’ve got some lovely recipes I make again and again with chicken, but roast chicken just doesn’t cut it for me anymore. Sometimes I stick a chicken (or two) in the slow cooker at the weekend and use the pulled chicken meat for lunches throughout the week,…
I’ve been trying to get better at batch cooking and freezer cooking. It saves me so much in time, money and energy that I know it is worth it. But it does take some forward thinking and I’m often slow to plan it. When I do though, it is a lifesaver. I can batch cook…
Oh, how true. Springtime in the UK is a somewhat unpredictable season. One week it’s snowing, the next it is gloriously sunny and 28ºC, then suddenly it’s cold and raining again. I love spring vegetables and the mix of soups and salads we end up eating depending on how the weather is feeling that day….
Anybody else kind of bored of chicken? I find it such an easy meat to get wrong – it can be dry, bland and dull in many dishes. But it is cheap, easy to prepare, and quick to cook. So it nearly always winds up in our meat box anyway. The thing is, the more…
I love the springtime for many reasons – more sun, warmer days, fresher air, birds singing, lambs jumping and all the other usual cliches. But, as a passionate foodie, the season of spring always brings something far far more exciting for me: spring vegetables. Broad beans (fava beans), peas, asparagus, spring onions (scallions), purple sprouting…