Earlier this year, I travelled as part of a press trip to Milan in Italy to visit Gallo, the Italian family business, established in 1856 and spanning 6 generations, to learn about rice and grains from the best in the business. This is one of the recipes I tried in Italy, using Gallo’s 3 Grain…
Family Food
Feed a Crowd: Chocolate Trifle {Eat the Week}
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…
{Instant Pot} Chicken Soup with Rice Noodles GF
A gluten-free chicken soup recipe with both stove-top and Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) instructions below. The Instant Pot was my best-buy gadget of 2016 (own purchase) and is a 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Cooker, Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Saute/Browning, Yoghurt Maker, Steamer and Warmer. It also has an automatic keep-warm function and replaces my slow…
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: Healthy Beef Ragù with Puy Lentils and Spinach
Goodness it’s cold here in the UK, we even had snow at the weekend. It’s so hard, I find, to keep up with any kind of January ‘healthy eating regime’ when all you want to do is curl up with a blanket and eat mounds of warm comfort food. So, I’ve devised a plan, which…
Recipe: Easter Chocolate Cake
There’s no other time of year when you can indulge in quite as much chocolate as Easter! If you’ve managed to give it up for lent, well done, you’ve got a great deal more will power than me. This is an Easter Chocolate Cake that I love making for my family and it makes the…
Lamb and Potato Moussaka
With less than two weeks to go until my third baby arrives, I’ve been in nesting mode – it’s amazing really how this instinct kicks in just when you think you have no energy left! For me, this has also meant batch cooking and madly bookmarking easy and healthy recipes to support being a new…
Farfalle with British Pancetta and Italian Artichokes
I have an Italian recipe for you today – using ‘farfalle,’ bow-tie or butterfly pasta and a tasty sauce flavoured with British pancetta, garlic, artichokes, fresh spinach, tomato and cream. This is a lovely supper for a chilly evening and one that reminds me of our wonderful trip to Northern Italy late last spring. A…
Recipe: Turkey and Leek Meatballs with Tomato Tagliatelle
Turkey and Leek Meatballs with Tomato Tagliatelle (Main Dishes | Italian): Quick to make, homemade meatballs with leeks and tomato sauce
Easy Macaroni Cheese with Baby Leeks
It’s Meat Free Monday again which means I have a really lovely, easy recipe to share. This one is great for a quick kids’ tea as it really should take less than twenty minutes from chopping to serving. We really love macaroni cheese, it is lovely and warming and cheese melting under the grill really makes…