Minty Coleslaw with a Kick

Coleslaw is a bit of a controversial subject in my house. I hated coleslaw a child. I knew nothing other than the standard supermarket tubs and it just looked like weird creamy slop that I didn’t want to eat. It wasn’t until later in life when I tried slightly less unappetising looking coleslaw that I…

Jerk Lamb Kebabs with Caribbean Chilli Greens & Sweet Potato Hash

Caribbean Food Week is still going strong and whilst the weather outside may be far from Caribbean don’t let that stop you from cooking up some of my tasty Caribbean inspired dishes! Put your sunglasses on and just pretend it’s not raining outside…. For my second dish this week I used the Dunn’s River Jerk…

Breaded Jerk Prawns with Mango Salsa & Hot Sauce

For those of you who don’t have it in your calendar, you may be unaware that this week is Caribbean food week! To celebrate, the lovely people over at Grace Foods sent me a hamper of five Caribbean ingredients and challenged me to come up with some tasty and exciting recipes to get you all in the carnival…

Simple Olive & Garlic Courgetti

Courgetti, zoodles… whatever you want to call them… if you haven’t heard of these yet I can only assume you’ve been marooned on a desert island for the past few years. Courgetti is what you get when you spiralise a courgette (zucchini) using either a fancy spiraliser or a julienne peeler. This method of prepping…

Spinach Stuffed Romano Peppers

As much as I love my meat and I really love a hearty stew or a pie, or some other proper British grub, sometimes I just fancy something a bit lighter. I’m a huge fan of throwing a vegetarian meal or two into the weekly meal plan just to break things up a bit. When…

Falafel

For those of you unfamiliar with falafel, it’s a Middle-Eastern snack made predominantly from chickpeas. Think of it as sort of a vegetarian meatball. Loaded with herbs and spices its a bit of a taste sensation popular with many a meat lover as well as vegetarians. There are so many different variations of this tasty…

Smoky Chicken with Spicy Ratatouille and Giant Croutons

One of the greatest things I have learned from Jamie Oliver is that bashing chicken out flat with a rolling pin is great. It’s a technique he uses frequently in both his 30 Minute Meals and 15 Minute Meals books. Not only is it really fun and quite therapeutic, it also means that by increasing…

Roast Pepper, Crab & Prawn Rainbow Pasta

I’ve been indulging my pasta obsession again and have finally come up with a great recipe to use my rainbow striped pappardelle. These colourful pasta ribbons were the humble beginnings of what is now a fairly moderately sized colourful and unusual pasta collection. I don’t like to hoard them and let it all gather dust…

Spicy Roast Pepper & Feta Dip

At a barbecue while everyone’s arriving and the coals are being lit I always like to have a few dips and nibbles on the go to whet peoples’ appetites. I have a failsafe catalogue of dips I’ve made time and again, such as this staple tzatziki recipe, so when entertaining friends last weekend I decided to give…

Chilli Squid & King Prawn Black Spaghetti

I was really excited about cooking this dish, mainly because I LOVE pasta with a passion. I have a little collection of interesting pastas including some rainbow striped pappardelle and a selection of multicoloured farfalle. I also picked up some black squid ink spaghetti at a food market a little while back and have been…