Chicken chasseur puff pie

Wintry Sunday dinner heaven right here ❄️ The ultimate comfort food dished up with mash & veg. The chasseur filling makes a lush change to the usual creamy chicken filling 💫 Recipe, serves 6 Ingredients: Serves 6 8 chicken thighs, bone in and skinless, and seasoned2 chicken breasts1 small onion, chopped1 leek, trimmed and chopped2…

Pork steak, squash & apple casserole

I adore Autumn, and Autumn vibes are starting to creep in here in the peaks. The temps are dropping, the leaves are turning and the sun is starting to look more golden and muted. Beautiful 🥰 One thing I’m not a fan of though is losing the light for food pics 😝 This dish uses…

Harissa spiced lamb hotpot

A cheeky little riff on the humble Lancashire hotpot. This one has all the elements of it’s northern cousin but with a fragrant spicy kick and a lowered meat content, making this a delicious, healthy and budget friendly dinner. Don’t be out off by the ingredients list – it’s really easy to throw together! This…

Beef brisket cottage pie with oak smoked cheddar & jalapeño mash

🌟Cottage pie glow up!🌟 Soft and melting beef brisket, a luscious umami packed gravy and a tongue tingler of mash top using oak smoked cheddar with jalapeños, this was the ultimate belly warmer for saying hello to Autumn! Perfect fodder after a lovely long walk! The slow cooker does the bulk of the work, or…

Summer roast chicken + herb aioli

We’ve not had a roast for yonks and I still can’t bring myself to make yorkies in this heat, much to the boys disgust obvs 😆 so cue this lovely hands off herby lemony roast chicken that ooooozes summer vibes. Perfect served al fresco with roast potatoes, greens and an ice cold glass of white….

Peri peri fillet of beef with broccoli slaw

My summer Sunday dinner of dreams…peri peri seasoned fillet hauled on the coals, and served with chimichurri and a cooling crunchy nutritious broccoli slaw 🌿 No chance of any kind of roast in this heat, even the Yorkshire puddings can do one ☝️ I did do some cheeky little crunchy seasoned roasties though which were…

Sticky Persian leg of lamb

The ultimate of summer roasts (even though it’s been monsooning on and off all day ☔️! ) Sticky, unctious and melt in the mouth, this ticked all the summer Sunday boxes, served with some glorious golden roasties and a beautiful chopped salad á la @melizcooks . I could eat this on repeat…really easy too….checkout the…

Summer pot roast chicken pie

Oh I do love an ingredient challenge or invention test so when @lovecelery kindly sent me their #themirepoixchallenge I jumped at the opportunity to create something tasty for my gang and you guys If you’re wondering what ‘mirepoix’ is it’s a mixture of chopped onion, carrot and celery used in a 2:1:1 ratio and forms…

Sichuan braised brisket with aubergine & shitake

Part 2 of a delicious fakeaway feast featuring @typhoonhousewares This dish is perfect for Mother’s days celebrations, a special dinner the whole family will give the thumbs up to. Cooked and served in this beautiful but robust ‘World foods range’ casserole dish along with rice/bao buns and a pile of steamed greens or Pak Choi….

Lighter lentil moussaka

A big mumma win tonight with this veggie delight! Lots of veggies, blitzed or chopped finely so they almost melt into the lentil sauce, with layers of potatoes and a delish low fat feta topping! Perfect for fooling the troops! Did it work? You bet!! clean plates all round! Recipe Serves 4-6, 7 smartpoints per…

Beef & beer slice

👀Nothing to see here Gregg’s bakery nothing to see 👀… except that my steak bake is bigger than yours!! My boys love a cheeky steak bake so thought I’d treat to them this mahoosive beef and beer slice version! It literally filled the entire baking tray! Made with simple ready made puff pastry and 3.5hr…

Spring chicken + wild garlic pesto

I’ve had my eye on the copious amounts of bright green freshly sprouting wild garlic for a week or so now, so I seized the opportunity today to forage some for dinner tonight. Paring it with basil, parmesan, and lemon makes a wonderfully fragrant pesto, the perfect partner for chicken. Here I’ve used chicken legs…