Serves 4 Turkeys are not just brought at Christmas in our house. We eat a lot of turkey all year round and we rarely eat it at Christmas. I find turkey mince make a fantastic alternative to chicken. As turkey …
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Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Love is in the air and nothing says I love you more than a sweet treat. This year for Valentine’s day I found a Waitrose recipe card for a chocolate cheesecake. Most of the Waitrose recipes I find I can’t …
Baked Chocolate Custard – Valentine’s Week
Many years ago chocolate would have been used as an aphrodisiac. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that chocolate will get you in the mood. Although there is evidence to suggest that it does have a strong placebo effect. …
Spices Prawn Risotto – Valentine’s Week
Serves 4 One of the first meals I ever made my husband Howard was swordfish with rice and salsa. I discovered in the first few months of our relationship, he is not a great fish lover. Although he did enjoy …
Pinto Bean Chili Bowl – Valentine’s Week
Chili is a great way to warm up on a cold winter’s day. It’s also a delicious meal to make a loved one on Valentine’s day. Occasionally I don’t always want to eat a beef chili. As I’m getting older …
Chocolate and Rose Baked Protein Porridge Valentine’s Week
Many years ago rose would have been used for medicinal purposes. For women in their peri or menopause stage of life it probably would have been the mum’s anti depressant, anxiety or sleeping medicine we have today. Personally I would …
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Blender Gingernuts Valentines Week
My husband Howard loves gingernuts. As it’s almost Valentine’s day I have decided to bake him a batch. We don’t really celebrate Valentines day but this year I thought it would be nice to bake him a favourite sweet treat. …
Chocolate and Lime Baked Protein Porridge (Video version)
Winter mornings can be hard to come to terms with especially in January. I find this month quite bleak at times. I think the best way to help us through is to make it more exciting. It doesn’t have to …
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Mint and Tropical Fruit Soup
Even in winter I love to eat summer fruits. We always buy bags of frozen fruit from our local supermarket. When we buy the frozen tropical fruit it always reminds me that summer is on the way. Yay! In winter …