The viral Christmas Tree Mince Pies have landed here on my page, and boy are they worth making! They’re perfect for the festive season, and equally delicious as my more traditional mince pies. Makes 12 Ingredients Method Merry Christmas everyone!
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Radicchio and Burrata Salad
I had a very similar salad in a restaurant recently for a friend’s birthday. I thought I could recreate it, with a slight nutritional twist whereby each serving provides you with an actual portion of salad! It’s just as delicious as the restaurant, but knowing it’s providing that little bit of extra nutrition makes me forgive the fact that I’m …
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Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies
People talk about the 4 C’s when it comes to diamonds, but I’m talking about the 4 C’s when it comes to cookies! These are delicious, super soft whilst still chewy, yet completely gluten-free thanks to the use of chickpea flower, otherwise known as gram flour. I also have to give credit to my then 6-year-old nephew, who, after I …
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Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Lentil Soup
Rather than growing a carving pumpkin, I prefer to grow squash as they’re a bit more tasty than standard carving pumpkins. I’m also all about the guts, so in this recipe I’m using the whole of the edible pumpkins, with just the inedible stalk and pumpkin bum, aka the blossom end, left for the compost bin. I keep the skin …
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Burrella and Kale Pesto Pasta
It’s World Pasta Day and here’s my vegan version of burrata and pesto pasta – you could of course make it vegetarian if you aren’t 100% plant-based. Serves 5 Ingredients Method Per serving: 678kcal/ 33g fat/ 4.0g saturated fat/ 71g carbohydrates/ 9g fibre/ 19g protein
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Caramelised Onion, Fig and Roquefort Pizza
As fig season comes to an end, here’s an extremely delicious way of celebrating their seasonality in a savoury form. You’ll also be pleased to know that each serving (half a pizza) counts as 2 of your 5-a-day and provides over 20% of your daily fibre goals! I use half Roquefort and half buffalo mozzarella in this recipe, as Roquefort …
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Tomato and Goats Cheese Galette
This recipe is for anyone who is clinging to these last few warm days of summer. It’s the end of my tomato growing season, my courgette plants are on the brink of shutting down, and the nights are slowly drawing in. So here’s a comforting summer-style galette making the most of those wonderful tomatoes. Other veg that would work well …
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One Pan Boursin Pasta Bake
When you’re short on time but still want something freshly cooked without the hassle or the mess left after? Here’s my easy One Pan Boursin Pasta Bake which takes 5 minutes of prep and only makes 1 pan dirty! I’m using seasonal courgettes and tomatoes to provide 2 of your 5-a-day in this dish, but if you don’t have these, …
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BNF’s Health Eating Week Summer Quinoa Salad
It’s the British Nutrition Foundation’s Healthy Eating Week and there are a few key health messages set out for this week: Here’s my super easy Summer Quinoa Salad recipe which incorporates all of these concepts in one dish. Serves 4 as a main Ingredients Method Per serving: 530kcal/ 29g fat/ 4.4g saturated fat/ 44g carbohydrates/ 11g fibre/16g protein
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Asparagus and Tomato Pasta Salad
It’s British Tomato Fortnight as well as being halfway through the British Asparagus season, so I’m combining the two to make a delicious pasta salad that is perfect either hot or cold. Remember, allowing your pasta to cool helps create resistant starch which is fibre fuel for your gut microbes! Serves 3 Ingredients Method