Sweet potato falafel – no frying necessary

I had the girls coming round for a quick dinner before we went out for some wine, and this recipe, in Leon’s first recipe book was perfect. The girls all love sweet potato, and tend to live on a diet of sweet potato combined with lots of roasted vegetables (they also go to the gym [...]

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Homemade hummus – better than any pot

Ok, so this may seem like a controversial claim – I have spoken to many a cook who has failed to get it right, and I was fully expecting my homemade hummus to be a let-down as a result, but this recipe is seriously good. A bit about the recipe – we got it from [...]

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St Nicholas Market food hall review – Eat a Pitta (falafel)

EatAPitta

It was a sad day when Soup & Salad left St Nick’s market’s glass arcade However a very happy day when new stallholders Eat-a-pitta arrived! A family run business which has just gone full time after successfully running a falafel stand in Quakers Friars on Saturdays. If like me you are a lover of falafel [...]

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Asian Coleslaw – The tasty way to be smug and healthy!

Discovered via Pinterest, the most beautiful, creative and artistic way to waste time on the internet, this recipe gave me one those rare ‘Wow! I can’t believe I made that!’ moments. If you like your Eastern flavours, and you’d quite like to feel a bit virtuous with it, then this is the recipe for you. [...]

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Goats cheese, beetroot, asparagus and puy lentil salad

The salad tray of my fridge contained beetroot and asparagus, we had bought some awesome goats cheese from Ashton Court Farmer’s Market, I needed some more protien so added lentils – oh and my friend once cooked me something similar! The result is a delicious, seasonal salad that can be a great summer dinner, and [...]

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10 Salads To Get You Through Summer – Warm Tuna and Potato Salad with Pesto Dressing

This salad (originally from BBC GoodFood, but adapted slightly) is a bit of a staple in my house now, as it’s substantial enough to have for tea with some crusty bread, but the leftovers are also ideal for lunch. Add to this the fact that it’s super quick and easy, as well as dirt cheap and [...]

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10 Salads to get you through summer – Swedish potato and dill salad

Swedish food isn’t necessarily one of those cuisines that springs to mind when people think of world food, but trust me, it ain’t all hot dogs and meatballs á la Ikea (although an Ikea hot dog is one of my guilty pleasures, and their meatballs are a freezer standby for me!) This light potato salad [...]

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10 Salads to get you through summer – Spinach and baby corn salad (with the best avocado dressing ever!)

It may only be May but in the midst of all this sunshine and warm weather to really feels like summer is upon us – and summer means salads (along with ice cream, pimms, and other much less healthy foods) We’ll be uploading a recipe for our 10 favourite salads over the next few weeks [...]

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10 Salads to get you through summer – Japanese cucumber salad

Salad number two is a refreshing and zingy Japanese cucumber salad which goes brilliantly with Thai or Japanese food. I love the fragrance of Thai food in summer – a great match. Original recipe from Jamie Oliver, Happy days with the Naked Chef Ingredients: For the salad: 3 small cucumbers Fresh mint Fresh coriander For [...]

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Quick and easy summer greens

Super quick but amazingly tasty summer greens inspired from the recipe in Jamie’s 30 minute meals. Even my salad dodger boyfriend enjoyed this one – can be eaten hot or cold and goes really well with fish. Ingredients: Broccoli, Asparagus (I also threw in some mange tout which worked amazingly) Soy sauce (I used fish [...]

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