I love almond butter, it’s like peanut butter went to finishing school and got all fancy and refined. Sadly it got finishing school expensive too so it’s not ideal for AB&J sandwiches or Joey style peanut butter fingers. It’s great to use as an ingredient, particularly for people who can’t eat peanuts, but before serving… Read More »
This quick and easy vegetarian pasta dish can be on the table in the time it takes to boil the pasta, and you can make it vegan simply by leaving out the last minute feta sprinkle. It was born of necessity. After Christmas there’s so many half packets of things about the place that need… Read More »
Fast Healthy Family Pasta Meal This broccoli salmon pasta recipe is a favorite on days when we’re both going to be late home and just want something that can be on the table in the time it takes to enjoy a sherry. It takes as long to make as the pasta takes to cook, so… Read More »
This fast spinach and mushroom pasta dish can be on the table in the time it takes to boil pasta. That makes it a favorite in our house, particularly through the fall when mushrooms are at their best. I use reduced fat garlic and herb flavor cream cheese as this saves a garlic crushing step,… Read More »
Easy Linguine This Spanish-style linguine recipe is really easy to make, and as you only add the shrimp just as you serve it you can easily make the dish for vegetarians, either stopping before the shrimp completely, or just for the people who don’t eat seafood. Most of the action takes place in one pot,… Read More »
Super Fast and Easy Vegetarian Recipe This super easy vegetarian pasta recipe can be ready in the time it takes to boil up some pasta. Zucchini feta pasta is a great standby when you have plenty of zucchini or courgettes coming through from the garden and are looking for new ways to serve your lovingly… Read More »
Versatile Anchovy Meal This is a great “after work” option as it only takes as long to make as it takes for the water to boil up and cook the pasta. It can be on the table in 20 minutes. I like making it this way with fresh tomatoes, fresh anchovies and garlic, but we… Read More »
During the summertime I’d love to think that my garden could provide me with a steady flow of delicious fruits and veggies to feed us a healthy and appetising selection of meals from June through to October. It sort of does, except not so much with the steady. It’s all “Hey, you like gooseberries, here’s… Read More »
This fast, easy squid pasta recipe looks and tastes fabulous, but takes only 20 minutes from start to finish, including pasta water boiling time. It’s low in fat, high in protein and has plenty of fresh vitamin C. Preparing squid to eat is much easier than you might imagine if you’ve never done it before.… Read More »
Today’s veggie pasta sauce is largely butternut squash and beetroot with some yellow courgette and onion. Unfortunately the beetroot added a lot more colour than I was prepared for, it was glow in the dark fuchsia. After zapping it in the blender, I added some V8 and tomato puree to calm it down a bit,… Read More »