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Summer Vegetable Paella is summer-holidays on a plate. A lazy summers day finished off with a wonderful dish of seasonal vegetable paella is heavenly. It has everything you want – in one dish. So great for washing up! Summer Vegetable Paella is easy to make and takes less than 40 minutes (including standing time). You […]

I adore Vietnamese Summer Rolls. They are one of my favourite summer dinners. One summer I think we ate them several times a week all summer and still did not get fed-up with them. They are the ultimate summer weekend lunch or dinner. I love to bring the filling to the table with the wrappers […]

Mushroom Risotto with Grilled Mushrooms and Tarragon is the ultimate comfort food. Tasting of earthy, warm flavours, fresh with the slight aniseed tang of tarragon and with a wonderful silky texture but with a bite. I love this dish. It makes the world alright again. Fresh, seasonal mushrooms can get lost in a risotto. By […]

Sesame Noodles with Shitake Mushrooms and Pak Choi is a great dinner when you want something quick, easy, super tasty, hot and filling. It is ready in less than 30 minutes and super delicious. Sesame Noodles with Shitake Mushrooms and Pak Choi is easy to medium and very quick to make from scratch. You can […]

Chard, Courgette and Pea Tart is the epitome of summer: peas, courgette, dill and chard. No bacon or eggs in sight. This tart is fabulous picnic food. It is robust enough to handle being ferried around in a cool bag with a bottle of wine. Chard, Courgette and Pea Tart is of medium difficultly – […]

It’s the height of summer, you want something that tastes delicious, is light, healthy and nutritious and that something is Beetroot and Millet Mega-Salad. Beetroot is such an amazing ingredient: raw beetroot tastes as good, if not better, than cooked however, both are amazing; I love the colour and the way it stains everything; I […]

The trick to a good, super quick, easy and delicous Ratatouille is the order you add the vegetables and not to overcook the dish. My Ratatouille recipe produces perfect results every time. Promise!

You know when you are craving that Chinese take-away you used to eat before you had to stop eating gluten/ egg/ etc. and you just wish you could eat take-away food again? Do not panic! You can. Well sort of. You can make it at home in way less than 30 minutes and, it is […]