Since having baby Darryl, now 5 and a 1/2 weeks old, I have been keen to get back into the kitchen. Mainly because I missed having some time to myself to be creative or to unwind; I love my days with Darryl more than anything but these first few weeks are so intense – day … Continue reading
When you have a crowd to feed I always find it best to make something that isn’t going to keep you in the kitchen for long and can be made in advance. I had 9 big and little mouths to feed in a short space of time so I decided to make lasagna, thus meaning … Continue reading
I’ve had a lot going on in my life already this year and I have found myself yet again in a place where I haven’t got a good routine going! After a few weeks of grabbing food at lunchtime from various shops I got fed up and knew I had to start being more organised … Continue reading
Halloween has always been an event in the UK but it is definitely becoming more of the big celebration it is in America. When I was younger me and all my friends, accompanied by my friends dad, used to go out trick or treating down our road. Neighbours would have been pre warned (not that … Continue reading
As some of you may know (especially if you follow me on facebook!) I’ve been super busy over the last few weeks moving house! The weekend we set aside to move got taken over by a horrible case of the flu which resulted in us cancelling all our plans including our wedding anniversary and taking … Continue reading
It’s been two years since I stopped eating meat and also since I started blogging! The two sort of happened at the same time because I initially wanted to use my blog as a way to learn how to cook vegetarian foods and record any recipes I came up with. I didn’t want to use … Continue reading
A little while ago I won a giveaway run by Vegan Obsession blog and the prize was a huge parcel full of gluten-free goodies including Bob’s Red Mill Rolled Oats, Oat Bran, porridge Oats and All purpose Flour, three types of Explore Asian Bean Pastas and some Veneziane pasta made using cornflour. I was literally … Continue reading
Back in February we went to Brighton and I bought some Spinach Powder from ‘The Spice Shop’. I’ve been thinking of simple ways to incorporate it into my cooking and I decided to use it in a polenta coating for tofu first. I didn’t find that it has an over powering taste of spinach but … Continue reading
I love a good simple pasta dish, my favourite weekend lunches include quick, easy and veggie packed stir fries, noodle salads or pasta. It would be a lie to say I don’t buy jars of sauces for convenience every now and then but I do prefer the fresh flavours of a home made dish like … Continue reading
I actually bought this product a long time before considering going gluten free because I wanted to find something for Scott’s lunches so that he could still have pasta but a healthier version. This brand is called Rizopia, they make all different types of pastas such as spaghetti, fusilli, wild rice pasta, lasagna sheets etc … Continue reading
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