Half Term Pizza

Half term is the perfect time to get the kiddos involved in my kitchen antics and to give them the freedom to choose what they are eating… Well, to a degree. For certain meals. After rolling out the packet of …

Grazing Plates and Salads

Thinking forward to quick and tasty lunches in the sunshine, casual weekend entertaining, and accommodating lot of tastes, ages and preferences, I like to prepare a selection of grazing plates with fresh baguettes and bowls of salads in a vauge …

Spaghetti Cake

Twisting a classic quick and easy pasta dish makes meat-free-Monday a total breeze when cooking for the family.  As soon as my 5 year old heard me say the words ‘spaghetti cake’ she was all over it and couldn’t wait …

Tagliatelle with Pesto

Over the Easter weekend we had both the time and the inclination to make our own pasta.  What with it being an instant hit with both our 4 year old and our 1 year old, in any form it seems, …

Lamb Kofta Stuffed Wholewheat Pitas

Prepare… You need both hands for these beauties! Lunch times, suppers, packed lunches, picnics, whenever, a crispy pita stuffed full of bold flavours, textures, colours and goodness is bound to be a success.  The star of the pita, the lamb kofta, …

Spiced Cod Loin with Coconut Spinach and Courgette

I think as parents we are always looking for new ways to get our children to enjoy eating fish.   High in protein, low in bad fats.  In fact, we should all be eating fish two to three times a …

Crispy Beef Pizza Pinwheels

I have to admit, I was geekishly excited about trying this little idea out with my four year old chica as my sous chef!  I was searching online for a little supper/snacktime/packed lunch inspiration and came across puff pastry cheese …

Fish Pie Friday

This classic, mashed potato topped, fish pie sooths the soul, even if it is not in fact Friday as the title suggests.  Hey ho, this supper recipe is equally good on any day of the week!  Both my one year …

Baked Sweet Potato with Pulled Pork

Once you have made the pulled pork from the recipe I posted yesterday, found here, there are really so many things you can do with any leftovers… serve with tubes of rigatoni… a big spoon of brown nutty rice… stuffed inside …

Parmesan Chicken with Leeks and Mushrooms

Supper this eve was quick, flavourful and one the whole family enjoyed together.   Parmesan Chicken with Leeks and Mushrooms Serves 4 and 1 babe 2 chicken supremes, skin on Olive oil Salt and pepper 4 garlic cloves, whole 1 …