Recipes
My recipes are the reason my blog started in the first place. My idea was to have them all in one place and available 24/7. I spent a lot of time retyping them and this was to save my fingers. All of my meals have been approved by my family and most are suitable for everyone. They can also be easily adapted for allergies. I started this blog as a Slimming Worlder so almost everything is diet friendly. You don't have to be a chef in order to cook any of these meals, I'm definitely not so I've tried to make them as simple as possible.
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Homemade Salsa
We love Mexican food in our house and one thing we always have to have is salsa. The shop bought stuff is nice but it’s nothing compared to a proper homemade salsa! This tastes unbelievably fresh and adds a really nice twist to tacos or fajitas. The first time I made this my daughter said she didn’t want to try it until the sauce was there. I think someone was a little too used to shop bought! She tried it though and that was it, she was hooked. I barely ever buy salsa now, this is cheaper and far tastier.
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Slow Cooker Herby Chicken
Slow Cooker Herby Chicken was a complete experiment that turned out to be one of those much loved recipes! I love my slow cooker and not just during the winter. I decided to have a look through my recipe books to create some new recipes to do in it. This is quite simple but really tasty and makes life so much easier on the days I have work. All I need to do is cook some pasta and serve it up. You could have it with anything though as it’s almost a casserole type dish.
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Black Forest Baked Oats
Baked Oats are an old favourite of mine. Mainly because you can play with the flavours of them so easily. Black Forest Baked oats are definitely in my top 3 favourites. It reminds me of being little, though it doesn’t quite beat a proper gateaux. I went off them for a long time because I ate them so often. I don’t tend to have the time to make them as often these days though. Which means they’re actually a treat. I use Gluten Free oats to make mine but what oats you use makes no difference (if you’re not gluten free). Just as long as it’s not Ready Brek! I…
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Curry Loaf
Curry Loaf is by far one of the best things I make! Even if I do say so myself. It’s so simple, only uses a few ingredients and it makes enough to last all week. I have mine with salad for lunch or just on its own as a snack when I’m feeling peckish. To make this gluten free you have to check the ingredients. It’s mainly always the rice that you need to check. I used to use the cheapest possible one I could find. Unfortunately, they contain wheat so do be careful.
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Greggs Style Sausage & Bean Bake
Greggs style Sausage & Bean Bake is a healthier version of a much loved classic! The dieting world has gone mad for “pasty’s” lately and they are bloody lovely so I can understand why!! The humble wrap has become a pastry replacement for slimmers across the country and while in town this morning, smelling the sausage rolls as I was walking past Greggs I wondered what other goodies I could try…. Of course! There’s no reason I can’t make a Greggs Style Sausage & Bean Bake! I have now gone gluten free so I now have even more reason to make things like this as I can’t eat Gregg’s. I…
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Cottage Pie
Cottage Pie is a proper British classic! You just can’t beat comfort food at this time of the year. There’s nothing better than snuggling up after a dinner full of carby, meaty, gravy covered goodness. Do you know the difference between your Shepherd’s and your Cottage though? So many people don’t, I was quite surprised. For those of your who don’t; It’s down to your meat. Shepherds look after sheep so that’s lamb mince…. Don’t ask me why Cottage is beef though! This dinner takes me back to being a child as it was one of my mum’s favourite, easy meals. My recipe is slightly different to my mum’s one…
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Chunky Vegetable Soup
The weather has turned, the days are shorter and it’s definitely feeling like winter already! That can only mean one thing, it’s soup season!!! There’s nothing better than a bowl of soup on a crappy day and my favourite has always been a tomato based, vegetable one so here’s my Chunky Vegetable Soup creation. You can use any vegetables you fancy really so just see what’s in the cupboard! Root vegetables tend to work best but it’s all about trial and error. I find the Chunky Vegetable Soup is really filling. It keeps me going for the whole afternoon and it’s super healthy too!
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Chicken and Chorizo Paella
Chicken and chorizo paella is such a tasty dish and because it’s all done in one pan it means less washing up! I feel like this is the perfect dish for any time of the year. It’s great in the summer as it just reminds me of Spain but it’s also warming in the winter. The cold leftovers also taste amazing! Not that there’s ever much left over in our house!
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Banana Bars
This isn’t my usual kind of recipe as Banana Bars is actually a baby led weaning one. Most of my recipes are child friendly and don’t contain any nasties but these literally contain 2 ingredients and are perfect for little fingers. I’ve made them for my friend’s children too and they’ve all really enjoyed them. Most adults are not a fan as they’re not sweet enough for them but little ones love them. The natural sugar from the banana is just enough for them and go down a treat. You can always add dried fruit too if you wanted to mix it up a little. Or if you are being…
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Chinese Noodle Salad
Chinese Noodle Salad is one of my favourite lunches as it doesn’t take much prep and tastes delicious. It’s great with loads of lettuce and will keep you full all afternoon. It can easily be taken out and about in a lunchbox so makes the perfect midweek lunch when you’re off to work. I make mine gluten free by using rice noodles and Tamari these days. It works just as well as it did with egg noodles pre-GF. Of course, you can make it with the normie ingredients if you don’t need it to be free from.
