In partnership with Iceland #ad So, the after-school playdate/feeding a big family recipe for Sausages Baked with Squash hit the spot earlier this week (judging by a deluge of comments on social media) and now I’m back with pudding – a glorious Chocolate Trifle, made with fresh ingredients from Iceland and as seen on this week’s episode…
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Feed a Crowd: Sausages Baked with Squash {Eat the Week}
In partnership with Iceland #ad If you regularly cook for your family, you’ll probably find, as I do, that some of the biggest challenges you face in a typical week revolve around coming up with a constant stream of nutritious meals, whilst fitting things in around your family’s schedule and dietary requirements. This is when…
Vitamix feta and yoghurt dip {Great British Chefs}
In partnership with Vitamix and Great British Chefs Hooray, the sun is shining again! As mentioned, I’m working on some exciting new seasonal recipes with Vitamix using my new Vitamix S-Series, S30 – I’ve had some lush Frozen Peach and Rosemary Margaritas on the go already plus there’s a fuller review here. The S30 is perfect for whipping…
Vitamix Frozen Peach and Rosemary Margarita {Great British Chefs}
In partnership with Vitamix and Great British Chefs As a foodie you have to choose your kitchen gadgets carefully or you could end up with no space on your surfaces to actually cook! So I’m delighted to be working with power blender company Vitamix to create a series of recipes for them using their ultra…
Potting Out – Sow and Grow UK – Final Update
I’m working with innocent as a Sow & Grow UK Ambassador from February to April 2017. Follow the tag #sowandgrowUK for updates #sp Over the past few months, we’ve been taking part in the innocent and Grow-It-Yourself (GIY) Sow and Grow project at home, in tandem with lots of children doing the same in ¼ of…
A Sow and Grow UK Update and a Visit to innocent Fruit Towers
I’m working with innocent as a Sow & Grow UK Ambassador from February to April 2017. Follow the tag #SowandGrowUK for updates #sp The sun is shining and we’ve officially leaped into spring! It’s the perfect time to start planting seeds and bulbs and if you’ve been following my #SowandGrowUK blog posts and updates, you’ll see…
Seed Sowing – a growing update with innocent and GIY for Sow & Grow UK
I’m working with innocent as a Sow & Grow UK Ambassador from February to April 2017. Follow the tag #sowandgrowUK for updates #sp Almost a month ago, we began a fun little project at home, to grow, from seed, a selection of runner beans, baby carrots and cress. Innocent, together with the not-for-profit organisation Grow It Yourself…
Super Smoothie: The Goji Beetroot Blast
Recently, I was invited along to the Waitrose Test Kitchen to create my ultimate super smoothie recipe for the John Lewis website. Images courtesy of Charlie Richards. Smoothie styling by Cynthia Blackett. Recipe by Ren for John Lewis. Find out how I got on… Move over clean eating, the new kid on the block is…
Grow Your Own Food – Sow and Grow with innocent – Getting Started
I’m working with innocent as a Sow & Grow UK Ambassador from February to April 2017. Follow the tag #sowandgrowUK for updates #sp This week, the children have been on half term and since we’re always keen to take on a new challenge, we were delighted to be asked to take part in the Sow…
Home for Christmas and a Lemon, Rose & Poppy Seed Baked Cheesecake
Look out for my interview in Waitrose Weekend today (16th Dec) where I share my ideas for the perfect festive bash with a lemon, rose and poppy seed baked cheesecake, Polish-style open turkey sandwiches and festive vodka cocktails #HomeForChristmas Plus, new for 2017 – recipe videos! This year, I am most looking forward to staying…
Easy Christmas Cake with Crunchy Apple Frosting
A light and easy Christmas cake, infused with crunchy apple, sultanas, dates, cinnamon and brandy. Recipe commissioned by Emily Crisps. Cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods, apple snow…I think its beginning to smell a lot like Christmas. I know that things are going to be hectic for me, more so because we have a house move to…
Recipe: Cardamom, Ginger & Cinnamon Spiced Banana Bread
Recently, I wrote about trying out the Holy Lama Spice Drops® Collections – you can read my post here. This Banana Bread was one of my favourite recipes using the drops within the Baking Collection, which included cinnamon cardamon, ginger and rose. I had used the rose drops in a Gin Cocktail, and decided to…
Recipe: Veggie Tacos & The Tenderstem Food Personality Test
Ever taken a food personality test?! Find my Tenderstem® Veggie Tacos with Feta, Chilli and a Cashew Cream Sauce below! If you regularly devour food blogs it’s fair to say you might describe yourself as a bit of a foodie, but have you ever thought about what type of food personality you have? Tenderstem® have…
Recipe: Organic Red Miso Roast Chicken with Onions, Courgette and Potatoes
This month has been a whirlwind of organic loveliness. You may have noticed a bit more of an emphasis generally on organic food as part of Organic September. Earlier this month I also enjoyed a trip to the Bio Bazar in Warsaw – a whole area of organic markets within the city within a set…
Recipe: Welsh Lamb Steaks Wild Mushroom Sauce and Dill Mash
A comforting recipe for Eat Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef Hello September! My goodness, August just flew by. I’ve had a slightly longer break from the blog than I anticipated, though if you’ve been following my instagram feed you may have followed my adventures to North Wales, East Devon and then Warsaw, which in part explains my…
Pottery Love and The Balvenie Craftsmen’s Dinner
I’ve just come back from a wonderful week in North Wales, which is always a delight given that the place that we have stayed in since my childhood is incredibly quiet and peaceful. Life certainly has a much slower place to it there and when we visit the nearby towns and villages, we definitely feel…
Baby Kiwi and Burrata Salad
I’m always keen to be introduced to new things and in the case of these sweet little kiwiberries – berry fruits known as NERGI® or baby kiwis, I was right to be intrigued. It turns out that baby kiwis aren’t really a new thing at all. They have been cultivated in France since 2013 and they…
Recipe: Seattle-Style Cream Cheese Hot Dogs with a Quick Pickled Cabbage Salad
It’s been two years since my last visit to Seattle, which means two years since my first taste of a Seattle Dog – cream cheese adorned hot dogs sold by street vendors around Seattle. A little stand in Pioneer Square called ‘Dog in the Park’ sold me my best-ever Seattle Dog…in case you are ever…
Roasted Summer Vegetables with British Goat’s Cheese #TasteOfSummer
Roasted Summer Vegetables with British Goat’s Cheese Most of the time we associate roasted vegetables with autumn or winter, in that root vegetables roast so well and sweeten up in the process. But I find that certain summer vegetables get on very well with a drizzle of cold-pressed rapeseed oil in a roasting tin before…
A Polish-Inspired Beetroot Salad with Apples, Radish and Dill
A Polish-inspired beetroot summer salad with apples, radish and dill I was interested to read this week about the four distinct waves of Polish migration to the UK. I tend to only think of my parents’ generation, resettling to the UK after the Second World War and of course, of the most recent wave. In…
Homemade Banoffee Eclairs
Spring is here! This is a recipe from John Lewis COOK Edition… A short while ago in the food world, a prediction was made that éclairs would be the new cupcake and there are now all sorts of weird and wonderful flavours to try in the trendiest bakeries. I’m sure we’ve all had one from our local bakery…
Cod, Chorizo and Pea Puree Bites
It’s almost time to start thinking about Christmas food. I say almost, because traditionally, I don’t really start thinking about Christmas food until December. However, the folks at Lurpak have invited me to take part in their Lurpak Christmas Menu this year and I’ve been tasked with creating an ‘amuse bouche’ or a ‘one bite…
3 Quick Cheese Snacks for the Good Food Channel
Today is officially the last day of National Vegetarian Week 2014. In case you’ve taken the challenge and are in search of some simple and tasty recipes to round off the weekend, I thought I’d highlight three recent quick cheese snacks, created for the Good Food Channel. Really though, who needs an excuse to indulge…
Easy Easter Recipes – Good Food Channel
Just before I sign out for Easter and wish you all a very happy weekend, I have a few additional easy Easter recipes to share that I was invited to create for the Good Food Channel. I hope they inspire you to have a go at making or baking something yourself at home. Yes, the shops…