Creamy Tarragon Chicken Stew

Tarragon is such an amazing herb that in my opinion is grossly under used. It’s something I don’t often cook with myself as I tend to forget about it, but every time I do I think why don’t I use tarragon more often?! Tarragon with chicken is such a classic pairing and when I decided…

Moroccan Spiced Lamb Shanks with Chickpeas

When I do a weekend shop and I haven’t quite decided what I want to cook sometimes I’ll go along to the supermarket, see what’s on sale or special offer and base my Sunday lunch around what I find. A great place to look for bargains is in the reduced section. A lot of meat…

​ Batch Cooking: Moroccan Chicken Stew

Recently life seems to be getting increasingly busier. I love to meal plan and I love to cook but sometimes it’s just impossible, impractical or I really don’t have the time. When The Boyfriend and I are on different schedules it can also be really difficult cooking for one without wasting ingredients or cooking too…

​ Mixed Potato Spanish Tortilla

​For many many years a proper Spanish tortilla has been one of my absolute favourite dishes. It’s the dish that got me to like eggs. In my early years I really vehemently hated eggs, even now I only like them in scrambled or omelette form, I can’t eat the whites and the yolks separately (I…

Leftover Lamb Stew

It’s always difficult to work out what to do with leftovers and so easy to get stuck in a rut of just cooking up some fresh potatoes and veg to go with the weekends leftover roast meat. I like to mix it up and try something a bit different. It’s surprisingly easy to turn the…

Cous Cous with Mozzarella & Mediterranean Veg Lunchbox

So if, like me, you’ve been getting a bit sick of my lunch boxes being salad after salad, here’s a delightfully refreshing change. Sometimes (particularly in this cold, wet, vile British weather) you just want something a bit more substantial for your lunch. I’ve found that cous cous can be a little bit of a…

Mussels in a Creamy Bacon & White Wine Sauce

Now I understand that this may not be everyone’s cup of tea. People can be funny about fish and seafood and if you’ve got a shellfish allergy then I guess this is definitely a no go. I used to be one of those people who gets squeamish about seafood but I’ve had a total turn…