One of my all-time favourite end-of-the-week meals is quiche. Quick to prepare and deliciously satisfying, for me, a quiche's most redeeming quality is its ability to help cut down on food wastage. Come Friday, we often have a spattering of green veg lying about our...
Usually, I gravitate to porridge or pancakes for breakfast, but every now and then I wake up fancying something a little more savoury. Eggy crumpets with halloumi fits the bill just nicely, providing a salty, buttery, yolky dish that satisfies all my savorous...
Fact of the day - I used to be an Irish dancer. Yep, the sparkly dress-wearing, curly wig-donning, hard shoe-tapping kind of dancer. It made my heart so happy to learn the steps to a new jig or reel, gliding across the room as I shuffled my feet in time to the music....
Come winter, a steamy bowl of soup or stew feels necessary for getting through the long, cold nights. Unfortunately, most store-bought stocks listed as an ingredient in these wonderfully nourishing dishes, are laden with high salicylate ingredients. Not one to let a...
So, you know how leftover pasta always tastes so darn good? Like noticeably better than the night before good? Science says this has to do with chemical reactions continueing to occur long after the initial cook has ceased. Alternatively, the joy of postday reheats...
I'm not sure why, it's not as though I've ever attended a Thanksgiving meal, but for me, pumpkins tend to conjure up images of families in orange-clad fields, searching for the perfect carver, before heading home to make a pie for their annual holiday spread. Blame it...
You know those posts where people wax lyrical about their most beloved childhood meals, filled with nostalgia about a treasured family recipe? Well, my folks, this is not one of those posts. When I was a child, one of our regular meals was a horrid casserole-type...
On a Wednesday night, when the business of the weekend has settled, but the Monday-Friday routine is in full swing, a dinner that always makes its way to our table is pasta. In particular, this veggie-laden, mincemeat concoction is our go-to as it’s super simple to...
I just adore mini versions of things. Could it be to do with the fact that I just scrape in at 5 feet tall? Perhaps. Most likely. Aside from this apparent bias, mini quiches in particular, often make me think of sweet celebrations, served as appetisers at hens dos or...