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Easy Baked Vegetarian Samosas with Carrots and Peas

Healthier baked samosas recipe, delicious as a snack on their own or as a light meal with some chutney and green salad on a side.

White Fish Fillets Baked with Lemon Slices, Dill & Butter

Quick and easy white fish fillets recipe.

Turkey Tacos with Corn & Avocado

Tacos, giant nacho chips filled with burrito mince.

Smokey Spaghetti Bolognese

Simple, spaghetti Bolognese recipe from scratch with addition of liquid smoke.

Quick and Easy Chicken Korma Curry From Scratch

How to make chicken korma from scratch – quick and easy recipe.

Turkey Moussaka in Individual Ramekin Dishes

Easy recipe for individual portions of turkey moussaka – perfect party food.

Turkey Meatloaf with Mixed Bell Peppers & Whole Grain Dijon Mustard

Very easy to make, juicy, delicious turkey meatloaf – family’s favourite.

Spinach, Leek, Mushroom and Potato Soup

Very quick and healthy and filling vegetarian soup with mushrooms, leek, spinach and thyme. Delicious served with home-made bread.

Oven Baked Turkey Meatballs for Kid’s Lunchboxes

Healthy, low in fat oven baked turkey meatballs for kid’s lunchboxes or as main served with pasta and tomato sauce.

Quick White Fish Stew with Caribbean Curry & Coconut Milk

Very quick but flavoursome fish stew with Caribbean curry, garlic, thyme and coconut milk.

Tandoori Masala & Tuna Couscous

Quick and easy couscous salad recipe with bell peppers, tuna and tandoori masala seasoning.

Quick Low Calorie Chestnut Mushroom Sauce

Easy, low calorie mushroom sauce for pasta, rice and many other dishes.

Creamy Garlic & Ginger Pearl Barley with Coriander

Healthier alternative to pasta – creamy barley with garlic and cilantro.

How Do You Like Your Tea & Coffee?

Almost all my adult life I was fooling myself, pretending that it is better to have unsweetened coffee or tea with a biscuit instead of sugar… I used to drink couple of coffees and teas a day with a biscuit (or two) on a side, but no sugar… to make it healthier! Couple of days […]

Simple Tomato & Mushroom Pearl Barley Stew

INGREDIENTS 250g pearl barley 12 cups of boiling water 2 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 6 vegetable cubes (10g each) sea salt to taste crème fraîche or double cream to taste 500-700g button mushrooms (sliced) 1 large onion (diced) a bit of butter or oil to fry fresh basil leaves (chopped) METHOD Place barley […]

Barley Stew with Smoked Garlic, Mushrooms & Lemon Thyme

Warming up, thick, creamy and very fragrant soup for cold and rainy days.

Pearl Barley Spinach Salad with Garlic and Chilli Flakes

Healthy, low calorie salad recipe with refreshing flavour of lemon.

Pink Beetroot & Green Avocado Picnic Dips

Pink and green, low in calories picnic dips that looks great and are healthy as well.

Bulgur Wheat Tabbouleh

INGREDIENTS 250g bulgur wheat / 1¼ cup 5 cups / 1¼ litre of boiling water 3 vegetable cubes (10g each) medium red onion (diced finely) 1 red & 1 yellow or orange bell pepper (diced finely) 3 garlic cloves (chopped or squeezed) handful of chopped mint / 15g handful of chopped flat leaf parsley /15g […]

Spicy Tuna, Corn & Red Kidney Bean Jacket Potatoes

Baked potatoes filled with spicy tuna, great also as sandwich filler or pasta topping.

NUME – Morrisons’ New Healthy Products Range

Couple of weeks ago I’ve been invited to L’atelier des Chefs in London for the launch of NuMe – new healthy products range from Morrisons. I shop in their supermarket on daily basis so I was very curious to find out more about the brand. We met Morrisons’ nutritionists, chefs, brand managers & experts who […]

Baked Cream Cheese Pancakes in Orange Sauce

Kids’ favourite pancake recipe – with sweet lemony cream cheese filling and orange sauce.

Roasted Peppers, Black Eyed Beans & Rice Salad

INGREDIENTS 500 black eyed beans (soaked overnight) 1½ cups easy cook rice 3-4 red, yellow and orange bell peppers salt Maggi sauce handful chopped parsley garlic powder to taste 4 tbs butter or olive oil EQUIPMENT tongs to turn peppers container with lid, plastic bag or bowl and a plate gas cooker pot with […]

The Village Bakery Rye Bread & “Try Rye” Challenge

The Village Bakery rye bread, from the left: Rye (Rossisky), Rye with Coriander (Borodinsky) and my favourite one Rye with Seeds (Seeded Rossisky). They are running at the moment “Try Rye” challenge when you can lose some kilograms while eating almost the same only replacing regular bread with the rye one. If you would like […]

Steamed Sprouting Broccoli & Radishes with Ultimate Cheddar Sauce

Purple broccoli and radishes in quick Cheddar sauce that is also perfect for other steamed veggies.

Sloppy Joe Sandwich with Turkey Chilli con Carne

True comfort food… fresh bread, spicy mince, cool cream, melted cheese and crunchy veggies.

Buraczki / Beets – Polish Way

Traditional Polish side dish, you will love it or hate it.

Bushy Carrots Roasted with Thyme

INGREDIENTS 1 bunch of bushy carrots (trimmed & washed) – about 750g 2 tbs olive oil or Carotino 1 tsp sea salt 1 tbs dried thyme or some fresh one EQUIPMENT large baking tray METHOD Toss carrots in olive oil and salt, sprinkle with thyme and bake in the oven preheated to 200°C (392°F) for about […]

Vegetarian Shepards Pie with Crab’s Eye Beans

INGREDIENTS for the topping 1½ kg potatoes ½ cup soured cream 1 tbs Vegeta or other vegetable stock granules or salt 4 tbs Parmesan or some other grated cheese black peppercorns for the filling 250g dry beans – I used crab’s eye beans (previously soaked overnight and cooked until soft), you can use 3 x […]

NHS Apple, Rhubarb & Ginger Crumble

Dessert inspired by meals served in one of the NHS hospitals.

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