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One-Pot Lamb with Orzo (Yiouvetsi)

One-Pot Lamb with Orzo (Yiouvetsi)

A Cypriot-inspired dish known as Yiouvetsi or lamb with orzo casserole. Perfect for feeding a big family, or a crowd. One…

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5 Nourishing Cold-Weather Recipes

5 Nourishing Cold-Weather Recipes

First of all a belated Happy New Year to you all! I’m currently working on a super-positive, goal inspired post…

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The New Jamie Oliver Cookery School at Westfield, London

The New Jamie Oliver Cookery School at Westfield, London

Hello, Happy Bank Holiday Monday! It’s hard to believe that five years have flown by since I last took a…

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Pizza Pasta Soup

Pizza Pasta Soup

Think of this as a hearty soup, suitable for stretching a little leftover bolognese. You could also use a jar…

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Wholewheat Fettuccine with Kale by Amy Chaplin

Wholewheat Fettuccine with Kale by Amy Chaplin

Yesterday I shared a book review of At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, a new recipe book by New…

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Clearspring Gluten Free Brown Rice Noodles with Spinach and Tomato

Clearspring Gluten Free Brown Rice Noodles with Spinach and Tomato

It’s always nice to find ways of making our favourite recipes a little healthier and this is especially true of…

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Healthy Pasta Dishes | Guest Blog Event: Pasta Please January 2015

Healthy Pasta Dishes | Guest Blog Event: Pasta Please January 2015

It’s January, which means we’ll all be bombarded with great ideas for eating healthily, dieting and losing weight. Personally, I’ve…

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Asparagus, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Pasta

Asparagus, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Pasta

 British asparagus season is in full swing! I’ve been craving the combination of smoked salmon and cream cheese in every…

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Farfalle with British Pancetta and Italian Artichokes

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…

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Recipe:Turkey Stroganoff with Soured Cream

Recipe:Turkey Stroganoff with Soured Cream

It’s time to think smart when it comes to making the most out of the food we buy and using…

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Recipe: Turkey and Leek Meatballs with Tomato Tagliatelle

Recipe: Turkey and Leek Meatballs with Tomato Tagliatelle

We love meatballs! If you make your own at home, you know exactly what’s gone into them and you can…

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Fish is the Dish: Whole Wheat Penne with Prawns

Fish is the Dish: Whole Wheat Penne with Prawns

It’s always a treat when staying near, or on the coast, to pop into a local fishmonger to pick up…

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Family Spaghetti Carbonara (ASK Italian Cook Book)

Family Spaghetti Carbonara (ASK Italian Cook Book)

Today marks the official publication of The ASK Italian Cookbook, in support of GOSH – Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s…

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Family Friendly Fridays: February Round Up and Winner

Family Friendly Fridays: February Round Up and Winner

Another lovely month of family friendly recipes here. Thank you so much to everyone who linked up. There were a…

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Ultimate Comfort Food: Quick Tuna Fish Pasta – to make us all better!

Ultimate Comfort Food: Quick Tuna Fish Pasta – to make us all better!

Well, we’ve gone from a great week to a not-so-great week. Half-term was brilliant, with exciting trips to our friends…

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Family Friendly Fridays: January Round Up and Winner

Family Friendly Fridays: January Round Up and Winner

Welcome to the first round-up of Family Friendly Fridays! There was a fairly even amount of entries between Simple and…

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Fish is the Dish: Scottish Mussels with Linguine, Garlic and Dill

Fish is the Dish: Scottish Mussels with Linguine, Garlic and Dill

Keeping up with our aim of eating more fish this year, I am very pleased to be part of the Fish…

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Tomato and Garlic Pasta

Tomato and Garlic Pasta

Last week I posted an interview with Vanessa Kimbell and hosted a competition to win a copy of her new book,…

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Fresh Pasta with Asparagus, Goat’s Cheese and Lemon

I was challenged by the lovely Giulia of Juls’ Kitchen to make fresh pasta for this month’s Monthly Mingle. This was such an…

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Pink Pasta – Linguine with Salmon, Prawns and Dill

This recipe is inspired by a baked salmon dish that my sister very often makes. We call her Mrs Pink, since…

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Easy Macaroni Cheese with Baby Leeks

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…

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Homemade Polish ‘poured’ noodles

Homemade Polish ‘poured’ noodles

It’s Monday again, and I’ve been experimenting once more in the kitchen with a meat-free recipe for Polish noodles or…

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