Hidden Veg Marinara Sauce

The most versatile and utterly delicious tomato sauce you’ll ever make! This Hidden Veggie Marinara Sauce Recipe can be used in so many things, from pasta, pizza and even in a cheese bake! Check my list below to find out all the thing I suggest using it for. It’s very rare that I’m ever without […]

Oven Roasted Cauliflower Cheese

This super simple oven roasted cauliflower cheese will transform your Christmas Dinner or Sunday Roast. With a subtle hint of nutmeg and cloves, this essential Sunday Roast Side Dish will keep you coming back for more! If you’re looking for other side dishes, why not try my Honey Orange Roast Carrots & Parsnips? The Biggest […]

Prosecco Pasta With Italian Sausage

prosecco pasta with Italian sausage on a plate garnished with parsley

The GOAT… do you agree 🤪⁣⁣Made it last night for friends coming over for dinner & decided to re-record in reel format to pin at the top of my page – I’m a sucker for things looking streamlined! ⁣⁣Italian sausages purchased from @celinosglasgow – I alternate between their rosemary or fennel flavours. If you can’t get these, just use a sausage of choice you like ☺️⁣⁣

Scottish Lentil Soup with Ham Hough

This hearty bowl of Scottish Lentil Soup with Ham Hough (or Hock, as the English would say) is packed full of red lentils, a variety of vegetables and salty ham hough (pork knuckle). It is the perfect batch cook recipe for autumn and winter time.  I have fond memories of being at my Gran and […]

Scottish Stewed Sausages Recipe (with Bisto)

This recipe sits firmly under the ‘comforting home cooked meals that you associate with childhood‘ category. As well as being extremely family friendly, this Scottish Stewed Sausages recipe as it’s so accessible to most palates (including toddlers!). Not at all difficult or even remotely complex in flavour; just a simple home cooked meal. Stewed sausages was […]

One Pan Prawn Alfredo

prawn alfredo

If you’re looking for an easy meal that delivers on quality for a quick mid-week dinner or date night, then this One Pan Prawn Alfredo is perfect! I originally created this recipe for Aldi in October 2022, as I was looking to create a budget-friendly meal that didn’t compromise on ingredients or flavour. I had […]

Beef Mince Spaghetti Bolognese

spaghetti bolognese

The richest, glossiest meat sauce you will ever make; this beef mince spaghetti bolognese using ground beef is so versatile and is one of my favourite family-friendly recipes. The famous Italian Ragu Alla Bolognese (occasionally misspelled Spaghetti Bolognaise) is a dish that few can truly perfect, but I’m going to give you some of my […]

South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken Curry

South Indian garlic chilli curry on plate with rice and naan

If you love garlic, chilli and curries then this South Indian Garlic Chilli Curry recipe is the one for you! It’s fragrant, layered and complex with just the perfect hint of spice. Takeaway At Home (Fakeaway!) You’ll find a lot of recipes online saying that you need a ‘base gravy’ for making curries. And that’s […]

Aubergine and Pepper Saksuka Turkish Meze (Aubergine Dip)

No meze platter is complete without Aubergine and Pepper Saksuka – a Turkish dip made by shallow frying some aubergine and peppers, coated in a warmly spiced tomato-based sauce. Not to be confused with the Middle Eastern Shakshuka, the Turkish dish Saksuka is a meze style dip made from aubergine (eggplant) and peppers cooked in […]

Spiced Onions (Indian Takeaway Style)

spiced onions recipe

These spiced onions are ready in 5 minutes and are the perfect combination of spicy and sweet. Served atop a crunchy poppadom, they are the perfect accompaniment to curry night. Spiced onions (or Spicy Onions) are a pillar of Glaswegian Indian restaurants and takeaways. Onions are one of my favourite vegetables. So serving them in […]

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