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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thai Carrot and Coconut Soup

Adding some fragrant red curry paste and thai-inspired flavours to the humble carrot and coconut soup results in the flavour-packed hug-in-a-bowl that is Thai Carrot and Coconut Soup. This recipe was created because I had some leftover red Thai curry paste that I had languishing in the fridge. I wanted to use it for something […]

One Pan Italian Sausage & Broccoli Orzo

This family friendly one pan Italian Sausage and Broccoli Orzo is quick, easy and the perfect mid-week meal that can be ready in 30 minutes with minimal effort! There is something about orzo specifically that I love – the textural, chewy bite of tiny pasta that rice doesn’t quite match up to. If I was […]

Lasagne with Marinara Sauce

lasagne with marinara sauce

Lasagne with Marinara Sauce Is there anything better than hot, bubbling lasagne with marinara sauce fresh out of the oven? Especially with plenty of extra cheese melted on top for that drool-worthy cheese pull… heavenly! This is my Lasagne 2.0. The first lasagne recipe I ever shared online used Dolmio white sauce (don’t kill me […]

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