Greek chicken pie
I’ve had a fair few chicken pies in my day, all of them having quite big chunks of chicken in a creamy sauce, usually encased in a shortcut pie or topped with a buttery puff pastry lid. Some have carrots…
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Healthy turkey koftas
In my quest for healthy eating this week, I purchased some turkey mince for a wee change. I was then slightly stumped as to what to do with it. I toyed with the idea of burgers or meatballs then at…
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Jamie Oliver’s Chicken Tikka Masala
Last night I was craving a really good curry, having not had one in absolutely ages. Usually in this situation I head to the supermarket and grab a jar or pre-made curry paste to get me started or if I’m…
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Moroccan chicken tagine
Way back at the start of the year I signed up to a cooking class at a nearby college. Running over 10 weeks, it was a global flavours class featuring a traditional recipe from a different country each week. One…
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Thai butternut shrimp soup
The soup below is just fabulous. It packs in lots of lovely, vibrant flavours – a creamy coconut base, rich butternut squash and warming Thai spices and is topped off with punchy lime and crunchy peanuts for texture. Throwing in some…
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Chorizo and pearl barley risotto
Long gone are the days when pearl barley was a food resigned to the soup or broth pot, languishing at the back of your granny’s cupboard along with the dried prunes and lentils. And hooray for that! Pearl barley, if…
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Snickers cheesecake
This is easily the most decadent cheesecake I’ve ever eaten, and believe me, I’ve had my fair share of cheesecakes in my day. Theres no point trying to beat about the bush pretending that this is a slightly healthy pudding…
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Roasted cauliflower soup
This is a fabulous soup to warm you up as the winter weather starts to set in. The roasted cauliflower gives a great depth of rich flavour that conjures up the smokiness of an open fire and the addition of…
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Goats cheese, pesto and tomato tart
It’s been forever and a day since I lasted posted a recipe. It’s been a busy few months and time just seems to have slipped away in the blink of an eye. I’ve packed up and sold my wee flat…
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Sunshine soup
I called this ‘sunshine’ soup with the keenest sense of irony. You see, its the tail end of July – the absolute peak of summer. I should be frolicking around in my bare feet and sundress in a park or…
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Individual breakfast frittatas
Breakfast is the one meal of the day that I absolutely hate cooking. You see, I’m really not a morning person – never have been, never will be. The fact that I manage to drag myself out of bed in…
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Bacon, mushroom and sweetcorn chowder
I’d love to take full credit for this delightful soup, but I have to admit it was heavily inspired by a recipe I stumbled across on Damn Delicious (click here for original recipe). The minute I saw it I just…
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Chicken Marsala pasta
This stuff is crazy good and will have you hooked from the first bite. It’s the crack of the pasta world. The sauce is comfortingly creamy and rich, yet somehow quite light. Nope, doesn’t make any logical sense to me…
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Bacon, mushroom and blue cheese burger
Here’s another great burger recipe from the ol’ kitchen. I’m not normally the biggest fan of burgers, but recently, I think because of summer, I’ve definitely taken a wee notion for them. Problem is, I’m just a little bit fussy….
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