Braised beef and aubergine curry

There’s only one dish to make when it’s Friday and England are on the telly…..Curry!!! This is a gorgeous fragrant not too spicy slow cooked curry, really hands off so let the oven do its magic! The gorgeous aubergine #gifted by @lovemysalad just melts to create a beautiful sauce. Perfect with fluffy naans and all…

Bombay chicken + spiced veg traybake

This is a new version of a family favourite chicken traybake called ‘mucky tea’ (named by the boys as it involves eating the chicken with your fingers which is rather messy!). The dish involves using good quality tikka paste, zero fat Greek yogurt  chicken thighs and drumsticks and gorgeous in-season Jersey royal potatoes (any new…

Slow cooked Beef, green pepper + mushroom curry

This is a real hit with our boys and us alike. It is quite mild, but so tasty and a bit of a treat. I’ve been making this for over 14 years and is adapted from an Annabel Karmel recipe. It’s become our Christmas Eve tradition curry and I hope to be making it for…

spinach, chickpea + lentil curry

As a family we are trying to eat more meat-free meals, replacing the meat with alternative proteins such as pulses and tofu.  This simple curry is full of nutritious pulses, whilst being super cheap to make and full of lovely fragrant flavour.  The troops lapped it up with rice and naans and have requested it…

roasted aubergine & cauliflower curry

Boost those winter lurgies into orbit with this easy roasted aubergine and cauliflower curry! After the decadence of the festive period, a hearty veggie dish wins through in January. We are all currently suffering from some type of lurgy and aren’t feeling at our best, especially me who is immunosupressed. This dish contains warming garam masala…