Until recently I would never have thought to put pineapple in a salad. Since reading Hugh Fernley Whittingstall’s book called Vegetables I’ve been inspired to make my salads more interesting. Pineapple and mint are a brilliant flavour combination. In the …
Category: family meals
Green Bean Salad – Video Version
A few months I read a book called Veg by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. It was a very interesting book and it has inspired me to make more salads. My husband Howard calls me a rabbit as I eat a lot of …
Southern Spice Chicken Bake
Roast chicken is a huge favourite in our house. My husband Howard, son Ted and I love a roast dinner. As the weather gets warmer I do not want to be spending all my time in the kitchen cooking a …
Southern Spice Quinoa Salad with Breaded Chicken – Video Version
Thankfully Summer is on the way and I’m looking forward to cooler foods like salads. I love a salad especially when I add quinoa. It makes it so much more tasty. Recently I’ve been experimenting with spice. Southern spice has …
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Southern Spice Burgers
My husband Howard, son Ted and I are huge burger fans. In recent years I have made a variety of burgers. It’s hard to pick a favourite but I think this one is up there. The other night Howard wanted …
Sausage Bake – Video Version
My husband Howard, son Ted and I love sausages. I don’t know why but I often forget about this food. That is until Howard and Ted remind me we haven’t had sausages in a while. When they reminded me this …
Chickpea Tomato and Vegetable Pasta
Firstly I started by calling this a chickpea spaghetti bolognaise. The other day I made a chicken spaghetti bolognaise and I was told off by a viewer of the video on my YouTube channel. The Italians consider a spaghetti bolognaise …
Oven Baked Beef and Black Bean Stew – Video Version
When I was cooking this meal my husband and son were playing football in the back garden. I opened the door to ask my husband a question and his first comment was the kitchen smelt like a Chinese takeaway. Then …
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Southern Spice Quinoa Salad with Breaded Chicken
Thankfully Summer is on the way and I’m looking forward to cooler foods like salads. I love a salad especially when I add quinoa. It makes it so much more tasty. Recently I’ve been experimenting with spice. Southern spice has …
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Southern Spice Pork Stir Fry
My husband Howard had a craving for southern fry chips the other day. (No Howard is not pregnant!) His suggestion gave me an idea for this dish. I love stir fries as they are always quick and easy. It makes …
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