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In the summer, I add enough water to turn this thick sauce into a deliciously refreshing chilled soup. It’s difficult to believe that such simple ingredients - yogurt, olive oil, grated cucumbers, garlic, and dill - combine to create such a wonderful sauce. Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this creamy tzatziki sauce. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here’s an overview of what you’ll need: You can make a big batch and refrigerate it....

It’s obvious that I love cooking (and eating). When I’m not cooking, I’m probably watching a cooking show, talking about food, arguing about food, reading a cookbook or planning my next meal. Taking a wild guess, I think I might be a foodie…☺️ But as food obsessed as I am, even I don’t have the energy or time to spend hours in the kitchen for midweek meals. And while I have a keen interest in cooking, I am actually fundamentally lazy at heart …....

Dear Australians and New Zealanders disappointed to be missing out, skip down to my Letter to you. ❤️ Why am I offering this free gift? This is a thank you gift for those who have preordered a copy of Dinner which will be delivered to your doorstep in February 2023. Patience is not my greatest virtue, so it is a gesture of appreciation for your patience!! What is the gift?...

I can’t deny it, stuffing pasta shells is a bit of a messy job, but it’s so worth it for this garlicky spinach and cheese combo. I like to tell the kids that I’ve magically made regular pasta shells bigger with a little help from my wooden spoon wand. I’m pretty sure they don’t believe me, but it is fun when the kids think you have a few superpowers. My mum used to hide sweet around the house and then say a ‘magic word’ that would make them appear....

Dull leftovers? Never around here! Leftover Turkey Pot Pie Got leftover turkey?* Bits of bread lying around? Some scraps of veggies? Milk, butter and flour? Then you can MAKE THIS Turkey Pot Pie! Because everything else is optional 🙂 OK, so a melty cheese topping precariously straddles the border of “optional” in my book, but having said that nobody every complains whenever normal cheese-less garlic bread makes an appearance so I doubt anyone would complain here either…....

This recipe is so good that you can cheat with store bought marinara or spaghetti sauce. I like making my tomato sauce from scratch but hey, no judgement here. I also used store bought gnocchi because it is convenient. My easy gnocchi with tomato sauce is a hybrid of this gnocchi Bolognese without the ground beef and cheese. Serve it with cauliflower steak, homemade garlic bread or air fryer garlic bread....

A healthy vegetable soup made extra tasty. Do you know about the zero Weight Watchers Points cabbage soup? Essentially, all you do is put all the vegetables, broth/stock and a dollop of tomato paste into a pot, bring it to a boil then that’s it. I don’t even need to try it to know that it would be rather bland. I just couldn’t bring myself to make it. So I made up my own version....

Learn how to make chicken thighs recipe in your instant pot pressure cooker. This instant pot chicken thighs recipe is not only quick to make thanks to the electric pressure cooker. You are guaranteed moist, delicious and tender chicken at all times. This recipe comes with tips on how to make the best perfectly moist boneless or bone-in chicken thighs. The chicken thighs are my go-to chicken parts, it is the juiciest and I love its versatility as well as you can easily swap it for a recipe that calls for chicken breast....

Right, let’s get straight to it with my step by step guide. True confession… boiling eggs is one of my kitchen nightmares and I am not afraid to say I have had many kitchens fail. I don’t know or should I say never been patient to peel eggs properly and smoothly. At least 2 out of 6 eggs comes out wonky, comes off with the shell or broken sometimes with undercooked egg yolks....

This tender and juicy classic meatloaf recipe is made using ground beef and ground pork, spices, breadcrumbs, eggs and sweet sticky topping (glaze). It is quick, thanks to the pressure cooker. Instant pot meatloaf recipe I used to think I make the best meatloaf the conventional way until I tried making it in my instant pot. My oh my, I was blown away at how moist and tender the meatloaf came out and the texture was perfect....

I’m going to start by letting you know that this isn’t a slimming world recipe! I am still on the post-Summer diet, but I made these lovely flatbreads during the summer - when I was allowed to gorge on bread and creamy things. This is one of the recipes that I created for my friend Lucy’s blog - Craftberry Bush. She kindly let’s me repost them to my blog to I can make sure you don’t miss out!...

I like to top these burgers with sauteed onions and smoked gouda, but you can use your own favorite toppings. The secret to these super delicious burgers? They have a wonderful smoky flavor thanks to a generous sprinkling of smoked paprika and a topping of melted smoked gouda. The combination of the well-seasoned beef and the melted cheese is phenomenal. I like to use the broiler to cook hamburgers because it’s so easy....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Pork rub This recipe is one of those that I think of as a “life essential” because it’s an instant, no-brainer way to add bags of flavour to pan-fried pork. But I always hesitate to share it, thinking, “Meh! It’s too easy!” I mean, the recipe directions would be: “Mix. Use.” 😂 I’m joking. Well, sort of!...

While they require a few steps and take some time to be ready, they are actually quite easy to make, and they last for several days in the fridge. If you like the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, you’re in for a very special treat! These keto peanut butter bars are amazing. They are so chocolatey and decadent. They combine two of my favorite foods: creamy peanut butter and extra-dark chocolate....

Ready in about 45 minutes, it’s one of those delightful treats that will ensure you never feel deprived on your low-carb diet. This is by far one of my favorite desserts! I love layer cakes of any kind (this keto birthday cake is another big favorite), and in this case, the combination of flavors and textures is simply amazing. 🍰 I would concede that it’s not the easiest recipe to make....

The chicken is marinated in the 7 spice blend and then baked in the oven to perfection. The result is a succulent and flavourful chicken that is melt-in-your-mouth delicious with a crispy skin. Baked Lebanese Chicken recipe What makes this dish so special is the combination of spices that are used to marinate the chicken. These spices include cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. The combination of these spices creates a unique and authentic Middle eastern flavor that is sure to please any palate....

Also see 15 Day Quarantine Menu Plan including complete grocery list, plus how to sanitise food. What food to stock up on for Coronavirus quarantine Whether you agree with food stocking or not, it’s hard to avoid thinking about it in these uncertain times. And after sending a somewhat lengthy email to several friends and readers with some recommendations for what food to stock up on in the event of a Coronavirus quarantine (whether mandatory or voluntary), I thought it was time I shared it with all my readers....

I’m apologising for sharing these for a number of reasons. I’m sorry to all those trying to be healthy. (Me, me!) I’m sorry to everyone trying to cut down of their carb intake. (Me, me!) I’m sorry to everyone who makes these once and are harassed to make them again and again….. I actually wasn’t sure if I would ever share this. I had quite an astonishing number of messages here and on Facebook asking if the No Knead Dinner Rolls could be used to make cinnamon rolls....

Plus, there’s a load of veggies mixed through so this One Pot Chinese Chicken and Rice is a complete meal! CHINESE CHICKEN AND RICE – A ONE POT WONDER! Hands up everyone who would make fried rice more often but you never seem to have day old cooked rice when the craving hits? If you’ve got your hand raised high – then this one is for YOU!! The rice in this recipe tastes like fried rice but it’s made from scratch using uncooked rice....

If you are looking for a quick gnocchi recipe that promises huge and delicious flavour, this is it. Serve this dish with this homemade garlic bread. Pan fried gnocchi recipe Some days you want a quick recipe when you can’t be bothered to make some certain things from scratch, I know you are not alone. This is why I forgive myself with these store-bought premade gnocchi in packets. I love how they are affordable, although, I still think making yours from scratch is the best....