They make a pretty, easy, and delicious side dish, and leftovers are great too, whether heated up or enjoyed cold as antipasti. Whenever I can make a meal with just one side dish instead of the traditional protein + starch + veggie, I’m happy. Easy is good! Yes, I cook for a living, but I’m a lazy cook. This is why I love oven-roasted vegetables and make them often, especially in the winter (in the summer I like to make grilled vegetable kabobs)....

I make two versions of these tasty pancakes - one with whole-wheat flour and one with coconut flour. Both are excellent! Pannenkoeken (literally translates to pancakes) are Dutch pancakes. They are very similar to French crepes, but they are thicker and sturdier and usually served rolled up, with just a sprinkling of sugar. Unlike “Dutch Babies”, they are truly Dutch. One of my fondest childhood memories is of my Dutch-born dad standing in the kitchen, making us big, thick pannenkoeken sprinkled with lots of sugar....

I promise you right now, there is no better use for peanut butter than this recipe! Something magical happens when you mix the peanut butter, lime and chilli to turn this into a lip smackingly great sauce. I love anything Thai, but for once you don’t need all the fish sauce, shrimp paste, tamarind, garlic etc. to get that amazing taste. This recipe was made as part of our 20 minute Tuesday series on YouTube which includes super tasty recipes like my Pan Fried Salmon with Spaghetti, One of Chis’s favourites Crispy Chilli Chicken, awesome Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps and many more quick and easy meals....

It’s one of my favorite weeknight dinners because it’s so easy to make, and the leftovers are great too! Dinner doesn’t get any easier than this recipe! Quickly mix a homemade bbq sauce (or use a store-bought one), pour it over the pork, set, and forget. Eight hours later, come home to a tender, flavorful, perfectly cooked dinner! Pulled pork is such a classic comfort food, and making it in the slow cooker is a foolproof way to achieve truly tender, succulent meat that mixes perfectly with the sweet-tangy sauce....

Ah, isn’t it pretty? Normally I’m not great at making desserts look pretty, but fortunately for me, the decoration on this plum tart is fool proof! Piles of juicy ripe plums are layered on top of soft almond frangipane and encased with buttery-sweet pastry. Just pass the cream right now. Forget dessert, I want this for breakfast!! Don’t be put off with the homemade pastry. I’m usually the first to applaude the ready-made stuff you can buy in the shops, but this one is extra easy and beautifully crumbly....

It’s ready in about 15 minutes, making it the perfect answer for those occasions when you crave something sweet! I adore mug cakes! They are fast and easy, and they give you wonderful built-in portion control. No temptation lurking in the fridge after you’ve had a serving! I’m especially enjoying this pumpkin mug cake. It’s the perfect fall dessert (or breakfast!). Made with coconut flour and sweetened with a sugar-free sweetener, this cake is keto and gluten-free....

They are delightful! They’re crisp and flavorful and make a wonderful addition to any entree. I really enjoy making homemade pickles. They are so wonderfully crispy and flavorful, and it’s fun to change things up and use different vegetables, vinegars, and seasonings. I almost always have a jar of these refrigerator pickles in the fridge. I especially enjoy them with various cold leftover meats for my lunch. Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make these quick pickles....

Serve this roast leg of lamb with cubed potatoes, mash, mint sauce, vegetables and gravy made from the lamb dripping for your Sunday roast dinners or Easter. Easter came early for us this year and I just have to share my simple roasted leg of lamb recipe with you all. Roasting huge meat like this can be daunting, it is actually simple although it requires some TLC this recipe is mostly hands-off....

The result is wonderfully juicy and delicious, and even the leftovers are good, so I often make two of these at a time. I’ve been making a couple of pork tenderloin recipes often lately. One of them is this one. The other is a variation where I wrap the pork in bacon. Both are excellent and - just as important - very easy to make. Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this roasted pork tenderloin recipe....

The most important thing about this recipe is deciding whether you want to cut it into 36 cute little bite-size squares, or 9 hefty chunks of soul-satisfying biscuity sweetness. Please tell me you’re with me on the hefty chunks?Yes, it is a little on the large size, yes it’s a bit eye-watering on the calories, yes, you might have to open the top button on your pants after you’re done (or wear stretchy ones)....

I came up with this pie as an easy way to cook dinner without having to worry about side dishes. The addition of the carrots and potatoes means it’s filling enough to serve up a complete dinner. Now I’ll be the first to admit, I usually describe a pie as something with a pastry top and base. However, I’m giving myself some slack because I am still using two whole rolls of pastry....

Ready in just 20 minutes, this easy weeknight side dish pairs well with most meat, poultry, and fish dishes. Kale can be challenging. Unlike tender spinach leaves, which can taste great - almost sweet - kale has a coarse texture and a slightly bitter flavor. It really does need a little help to make it more palatable. This recipe is most definitely an excellent way to do that! The kale is cooked in garlic-infused butter until just tender, then seasoned with salt, pepper, and a splash of lemon juice....

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

Loving this curry! It’s got all the flavour of a classic Thai green curry, but it’s healthier and lighter whilst still being satisfying. Because there’s so much flavour packed into the homemade Thai Curry Paste, you don’t need to add garlic, ginger, fish sauce, lime etc to the curry. It’s all in the paste already! We had this for a quick after-school dinner last week and the whole family loved it....

Make this using whatever veggies you have, switch up the chicken with prawns/shrimp, pork, beef or even fish. This is a winner! I know my local supermarkets pretty well. I know exactly where to go for most items (except cling wrap, which, for some reason, I always forget which aisle it’s in and Woolies people tell me it’s the single most asked question) and I know the aisles pretty well....

Shibuya is famous for being the playground for the young and hip in Tokyo, but caters to people from all walks of life when it comes to entertainment! It has it all: Great night life, trendy places to dine, as well as seemingly endless shopping options. Shibuya is a great place to stay if you want to experience the Tokyo night life. And we have loads of recommendations for places to eat here – it’s one of our favourite areas!...

Here’s why this recipe makes Truly Crunchy Roast Potatoes: 1) par boiling the potatoes and roughing up the potatoes creates more “suction” for the surface to absorb fat which is how you make potatoes crunchy and creates the extra thick crust; 2) the potatoes are lightly coated with semolina which creates extra crunch; 3) the potatoes are poured into a pan preheated with hot oil; and 4) the oil used is a high smoke point oil (peanut, safflower, rice bran, sunflower oil)- the hotter the oil when the potatoes go in, the better the crust....

Vegetable Beef Soup So many beef soups are watery and dull. Not this one!!! The thing that sets this beef soup recipe apart from the rest is the broth. It’s slightly thickened so it’s more like a thinnish gravy. It’s infused with herb flavour and also gets an extra depth of flavour from the secret ingredient: red wine. Or beer or stout. (They’re all good) It’s not about boozing up our soup!...

Happy New Year!! I’m finally back in the kitchen (remodel almost complete!) and cooking/photographing at home once again! There’re still quite a few bits to finish, and we’re waiting for some furniture to arrive (still no dining table!), but I think the kitchen will be done by the end of Jan, and the adjoining office will hopefully be done by mid Feb. I CAN’T WAIT to show you guys....

This post was created in collaboration with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. Salads just don’t do it for me in the winter months. I want stick-to-your-ribs comfort food! But after a while I start to turn sloth-like, and slow right down until all I want to do is nap on the sofa! Not good considering November and December is our busiest time with work and then of course, there’s Christmas!...