For the first time ever, I spotted saganaki cheese in the supermarket! Yay! One of my very early memories from when Chris and I were first going out, was our trip to Rhodes in Greece. We hired a little suzuki jimny and drove around the island, taking in the sights. I remember seeing an old lady tending to her tomato plants, then plucking a few of the large juicy tomatoes out of her bucket and squeezing the juice into her mouth for a bit of refreshment on a sweltering day....

Have you ever seen such small, pudgy hands on a fully grown person? Well, I say “fully grown” but I must admit I’m rather vertically challenged. I like to say I’ve been standing in a hole since I was 7. 🙂 Having “Baby Hands” (which is what my friends call me!) is the bane of my life as a food blogger because I love doing “action shots”. I make a conscious effort to try to position my fingers to make them look more elongated in photos (I sort of stretch them out, and I try to get a flattering light on them), but sometimes I’m too flustered to remember....

“Quesadillas are great standby meals to have in the freezer because they thaw so quickly” There is an art to making quesadillas. Learn from my mistakes: Use 1 rather than 2 tortillas. Don’t sandwich your filling between 2 tortillas. I learnt this the hard way when I flipped a tortilla and most of the filling went flying. Use the “half moon” technique by putting the filling on one side then folding the tortilla over....

Juicy on the inside, and served with liquid gold pan juices loaded with flavour, this is THE Roast Chicken recipe you’ll make over and over again! The best Roast Chicken recipe is…. ….. juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside with golden skin that’s buttery and herby and garlicky with just a subtle perfume of lemon to remind you it’s there without overwhelming. It creates its own pan juices that’s used as the sauce for the chicken....

The cauliflower head comes out beautifully browned on the outside and tender on the inside. It was my dad who inspired me to make this recipe. Dad is a great cook, always happy to try new recipes. When he sent over this beautiful photo, I just had to try it too! I’m happy I tried it. It’s a great recipe and I’ve been making it regularly ever since I first tried it....

This recipe is the butterscotch version of everybody’s favourite Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding. Just as quick, just as easy, just as loved! Self Saucing Butterscotch Pudding There’s something childishly satisfying about self saucing puddings. I love the magic of it – one batter making a warm pudding plus a sauce. And I love the cosiness of puddings. Put a delicately crafted chocolate masterpiece next to a “rustic” bowl of apple crumble topped with a melted mess of ice cream, and I’d choose the crumble any day and twice on Sunday....

I cook them slowly for several hours, then baste them with the pan juices and briefly broil them to brown the fat. It’s so good, that I’ve been making it regularly ever since. Apart from being super tasty, these ribs are also very easy to make, and I love the fact that leftovers are REALLY good - almost better than the freshly cooked dish. At home, after some research, I developed the following recipe, which resulted in tender, succulent, and very flavorful ribs....

I love serving them over buttery mashed cauliflower, and the leftovers are wonderful too! I adore lamb. I realize that not everyone likes this bold-tasting meat, but I find it so intensely flavorful! The shanks are especially fun to eat. They’re like huge drumsticks - I feel like a cavewoman when I eat them. 😀 So I make this recipe quite often. It’s truly easy, and I always try to make extra, so that I have yummy leftovers....

A sweet potato side dish to impress! I actually don’t have that many sweet potato side dishes in my repertoire. I think it’s because when I think of potato side dishes, I tend to think crispy (like Duck Fat Potatoes) or creamy and cheesy (like Potato Dauphinoise). So sweet potatoes are never my natural choice. For one, cream + cheese + sweet potato sounds like an odd combination to me (perhaps someone can prove me wrong here)....

Ueno is a major rail station hub that you’ll likely be passing through at some point during your visit to Tokyo! It’s a bustling suburb with a large park famous for Cherry Blossom viewing, a brilliantly rustic street market, as well as a mountain of excellent eating and drinking options. If you’re wondering if Ueno is worth visiting in its own right, the answer is YES! While Ueno is an excellent stopover choice if you’re on your way elsewhere, we also find ourselves in Ueno just because we’re fond of the area – and especially the food, of course!...

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Really crunchy Baked Chicken Tenders There is no feel-good story behind these crunchy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders. Quite simply, I am yet to meet anything deep fried that I didn’t love, but a) my waistline can’t afford the real thing every time I feel like it; and b) I reserve deep frying for “special occasions”. Because… well, you know....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Welcome to Day 10 of the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, a series where I’m doing the polar opposite of the usual sugar-loaded baking countdowns out there: I’m bringing you a new salad recipe every day through to Christmas Eve! Today, it’s a salad that’s an ode to summer! Vietnamese Chicken Salad While this exact salad is not strictly authentic, the flavours, texture and spirit of the dish I drew heavily from traditional Vietnamese food....

A really quick Couscous Salad This is a 12 minute meal. It’s also a no cook meal. Which means no matter how hot, how tired and how hangry you are (no typo there), or even if you’ve been cooking non stop all day since 7 am, up to your elbows in batter and pasta sauces (🙋🏻‍♀️), you can still muster up the energy for a seriously tasty bowl of deliciousness that requires minimal effort....

Every year since I started RecipeTin Eats, I have shared a Christmas and Thanksgiving menu. And the 2016 Christmas Menu is finally here!! I’ve actually already shared all the recipes for the feast, so this post is bringing it all together and showing you how you can get ahead so there’s little to do on the actual day. So you can spend more time with family and friends / opening presents / sipping mulled wine and nibbling rather than bustling around in the kitchen, being a stressed out wreck....

There is no need to thaw the potato croquettes before you air fry them, as you can cook them directly from frozen. You can serve it as an appetizer or a side dish, my children love to eat it for dinner and we serve it with other mains we would serve with mashed potatoes like baked chicken, steak and many more. Air fryer croquettes are easy, simple, and fast, cleanup is minimal and it is healthier cooking in the air fryer than deep-frying it....

Bring on the crusty bread, pasta, soups, and more, you will not be disappointed with this creamy, garlicky goodness! Roasting garlic in the air fryer is quicker and less work than turning on the oven to roast a head of garlic. The small size of the air fryer makes it all worthwhile, allowing you to make a little amount or a big batch. More importantly, no pesky peeling! I love roasted garlic and there are so many different ways to utilize it that you’ll be amazed at how it can transform your dishes....

This Apple Salad is tossed with a simple vinaigrette – because with all the fabulous textures and flavours going on here, we don’t want the dressing to steal the show!! A SHOW-OFFY APPLE SALAD There’s 3 types of salads in my world: quick and easy salads for midweek meals; 2. giant meal salads; and 3. show-offy salads. In my world, the definition of “show-offy salads” are those that require a bit more effort, reserved for gatherings, lunch with friends, and for family dinners where I’m sulking because everybody else “bagsed” the “fun” courses – starters, main and dessert, leaving me with “just” salad....

They’re perfect on game day, or anytime you crave something crunchy on the keto diet. Many people complain that they miss crunchy snacks on the keto diet. I was one of them until I discovered that there are actually MANY options when it comes to crispy and crunchy keto snacks. These amazing chips are one of those snacks that help you stop feeling as though you’re missing out on something by being on a low-carb diet....

This is a quick and healthy dinner, delicious restaurant-quality meal served in the comfort of your home. Baked cod with tomatoes recipe Baked codfish is a good and healthy dinner option when you are after a low-carb meal, this recipe is naturally gluten-free and packed full of nutrients. Cod is a popular type of white fish (Atlantic cod or pacific cod), it mild flavor, fleshy, and highly nutritious. It is a good source of omega 3 acid, vitamin A and many more....

Sprouts coated with parmesan, then baked and topped with crispy bacon! Erm yes, I’ll have the whole tray please! Serving Suggestions Make your Christmas Dinner a special one with these recipes: The final speedy recipe in my series of four sprout side dishes (check out the others here – 3 cheese sprout gratin , honey balsamic sprouts with almonds and shaved sprout salad with honey mustard dressing). Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links – which means if you buy the product I get a small commission (at no extra cost to you)....