Normally in the morning I crave a sweet breakfast. Occasionally I find myself wanting savoury dishes. Recently I’ve been trying to cook with red lentils. Lentils are packed with protein and fibre. They can make a very tasty meal that …
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Oven Baked Chunky Beef Spaghetti Bolognese
Recently I made this dish and I cooked the beef in the sauce. Nowadays I have a very fussy eater on my hands and he isn’t the biggest fan of my tomato sauce. Instead of cooking the beef stewing steak …
Chocolate and Prune Lentil Smoothie – Video Version
Recently I have been watching a brilliant vegan nutritionist who makes the most delicious food on her YouTube shorts. I’m not sure of her name but she keeps popping up. To be honest, when she said she was putting red …
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Roasted Beef and Onions with Homemade Hummus
Beef has become a staple in our house. Recently I’ve been cooking a lot more beef stewing steak. I’ve always thought about it being cooked in soups and steak. I had never thought it could be eaten with hummus. Therefore …
Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake – Easter Edition
Recently I’ve had a chickpea craving and I’ve been searching the internet looking for inspiration. Chickpeas can be a very versatile food so when I saw a channel on YouTube making a cheesecake from a tin of chickpeas it didn’t …
Bone Broth Hot Chocolate – Easter Edition
Easter isn’t Easter without chocolate! Therefore I decided to share my version of a healthier hot chocolate this year. Chocolate is packed with nutrients. Then add bone broth to it and it becomes a powerhouse of goodness. Bone broth not …
Chocolate Spaghetti Bolognaise – Easter Edition
Normally Easter is all about the chocolate eggs but this year I felt it was time for a savoury chocolate dish or two. In the past I have made this meal in the slow cooker. I thought it was time …
Chocolate Bean Chili – Easter Edition
Savoury dishes and chocolate aren’t two foods I would have ever put together. A few years ago I made a chocolate bolognaise, chili and stew. They were so tasty that I decided to add cacao powder to a vegetable chili …
Turkey Mince Chili with Sweet Potato Mash – (Video Version)
My son Ted, who is now 11, is not a great fan of tomato sauces. Ted has only just started to enjoy ketchup. Nowadays I try to make meals without tomatoes. It’s not always possible but I do find mealtimes …
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Roast Chili Chickpeas
Nowadays a buzz word seems to be protein. Social media platforms seems to be advertising protein in very article, video or short. Until recently I hadn’t considered that chickpeas were a brilliant source of protein. They have 21 gram per …