Rambla, Soho

If there’s one type of cuisine I’m guaranteed to always get excited about, it’s tapas. A childhood of sunny Spanish holidays seems to have ingrained it in my blood and if there’s a new tapas popping up somewhere, it’ll shoot straight to the top of my (ever expanding) list of places to try. Such was…

My Leftover Challenge

If you follow me on Instagram you’ll be aware that last week I set myself a bit of a challenge. Normally I’m the one that travels for work, but this time The Boyfriend was away, so finding myself rattling around at home on my own I decided to set myself a foodie challenge. When he…

The Saucepot’s Lunchbox: Mediterranean Veggie Grains with Ham & Blue Cheese

If you’ve read my recent grilled tuna recipe, you’ll know that I’ve recently become quite a big fan of alternative grains. For years and years rice has been the only one on our radar, with the occasional bit of cous cous. I’m still a big fan of rice, risotto being one of my staple midweek dinners,…

Tortilla Pizzas

Do you ever get a bit bored of sandwiches and soup for lunch options? I do. On a rainy Sunday recently I had an array of wraps and rolls that could do with using up, a variety of salad and sandwich fillings and just really didn’t fancy another same old sarnie. It was a bit…

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…

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…

Roasted Red Pepper, Mixed Bean & Halloumi Salad Lunchbox

This was a really yummy lunch which sort of came about accidentally when I wanted to make a classic tuna and bean salad… but then realised I had no tuna left in the cupboard. I then thought I’d adapt it into a chorizo and bean salad… but then I realised the chorizo I’d left in…

Chorizo & Chilli Pepper Ravioli with Torn Chicken & Char-grilled Tenderstem Broccoli

A friend of mine has just recently returned from travelling the world for the eight last months and so when we finally managed to get together for a catch up Emma insisted that I cooked her a home coming dinner. Ordinarily I would make her my famous chicken pie as it is one of our…

Mushroom, Pepper and Blue Cheese Tart with Walnut Pastry

This week for Sunday Bakes I decided to go down a slightly different route and do something savoury. I was getting a bit bored of all the cakes and biscuits, plus I still have some of last week’s lemon drizzle left so I thought it would be a good idea to go for a savoury…

Vegetable Risotto

Here’s another great vegetarian recipe I made while Alex was visiting. To be honest, this one I probably wouldn’t put any meat in anyway… except for maybe a few bacon lardons if I was in the mood. I’m a huge huge fan of risotto, there’s something deliciously indulgent about it and since it was Christmas…