Pesto pasta is a regular 5pm meal fix in our house. Especially when we get home at 4.30, after football, ballet or an afternoon at the park. I usually grate a bowlful of cheese on the side and add a bowl of pitted green olives. This week I found a bumper stock of reducedContinue reading “Superfood makes Superheroes, Quick Fix Pasta & Home made Pesto”
Category Archives: Dips
Is it a Salsa? Is it Ketchup? Yes! And it’s Magic Tomata Passata with Hidden Veg
This is a magic sauce, it goes in anything and everything, it keeps in the fridge for around 5 days, or freezes really well. It’s also possible to hide masses of veg in it that the kids wouldn’t normally eat… Neither of mine are keen on red peppers or beetroot, but hiding it in thisContinue reading “Is it a Salsa? Is it Ketchup? Yes! And it’s Magic Tomata Passata with Hidden Veg”
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Holy Guacamole…! The Recipe for immortality…
I have the recipe for immortality. This is it, and its scientifically proven in that so far I am immortal. Things could change of course, but I’m going to be kind and share it with you, just to give you all a chance. And, if the immortality thing turns out well, we’ll all be inContinue reading “Holy Guacamole…! The Recipe for immortality…”
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Roasted Sage, Squash & Cannellini Bean Dip
Halloween party preparations have begun in our house, and this one’s a beauty! It’s Peanut Squash… no? Perhaps you know it as Delicata Squash… ok… Sweet Potato Squash? No, I hadn’t heard of it either but it’s one of those, that when it’s roasted is velvety. It’s got that softly sweet squash flavour and aContinue reading “Roasted Sage, Squash & Cannellini Bean Dip”
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Cheap as Chips with Bestival Sauce
This is a great side or snack… The kids love it and I love picking on it when they have it! Using olive oil, and cutting out any dehydrated potato or additional starch or flavour that can be found in commercial potato products, these take 25 minutes in the oven. As quick as most frozenContinue reading “Cheap as Chips with Bestival Sauce”
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Sun Dried Tomato and Black Olive Houmous
A few years ago we had a major financial melt down. Two small children, one income and a monthly deficit of around £1000… It’s when I started really looking at what we spent on food. Houmous was always a staple in our weekly shop, and the kids love it, but when I realised I couldContinue reading “Sun Dried Tomato and Black Olive Houmous”
