Lentil & Nut Loaf! Hello again! I know I often say this, but time really is flying along! I’ve had such a busy week, and if you have children, no doubt you’ve had a week of seasonal Halloween and firework activities and are trying to get a bit of normality back this week before all the chaos starts again in…
Warming foods! This week has been all about soups, slow cooker meals and hot comforting food! I am still loving my vegetable box delivery and this week, when I saw loads of red peppers and several aubergines, I knew I had to make a new dolma recipe. I decided to have a little experiment (when do I not) and see…
Autumn is truly here! Come on. Tell me. Have you succumbed and put your heating on yet?! I always try to wait until November, stretching out the last of the warmth… or braving out the start of the cold! However, since the weekend, I have been convinced there is an open window I’ve missed! The jumpers have come out, the…
Soup! I know it is supposed to be sunny and warm and summery, but when the rain comes, soup can be the perfect easy meal. This soup is my go to when I’m in need of a boost! For headaches, for fatigue, for wanting to feel healthy after eating too much cake, this soup really is for the soul! This…
Soup. If you are a regular reader, you may have wondered why I have not posted at my regular time! I have spent most of the day in bed today – nursing my poorly tooth and trying to sleep! Soup, so it seems, is one of the only things I can manage to eat! I had this soup made for…
Soup Weather, perfect for Veganuary For those of us in the UK, the weather is definitely cold enough to be classed as soup weather! I already have several soup recipes on here, but this recipe is a new one I have recently created and taken a liking to! The Soup Recipe This recipe has a base of carrots and red…
Slow Cooker Chilli It’s that time of year when slow cookers are a fantastic addition to the kitchen. I love that you can just throw everything in, leave it and get a delicious meal with no effort. This really is simple at its very best! The chilli recipe This chilli is made with a base of split red lentils, with…
This lentil dish is spicy, warming, nutritious, protein packed and a fantastic budget meal for when you need to stretch your money a bit further! 😀 Where do I get lentils? More and more supermarkets are now stocking a wider range of lentils so you can easily add these to your weekly shop. I have used Yellow Mung Dal in…
I used to think that I could only have Indian style food from a take-away! I thought it was much too difficult and time consuming to make my own dals! Okay, so you do need a bit of time, but you can easily make a dal without too much effort – once you know how! If you’re not au fait…
