Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts

My children love fruity snacks – I guess I’ve always given them quite a lot as they’re generally safe and fairly easy to find.

Tesco’s once again comes up trumps with an allergen free cocoa powder.

Brrr, it’s cold, damp and miserable today – we need a wholesome and warming lunch.

I’ve been fancying some passionfruit for a while – it seems to be the kind of ingredient I don’t have for ages and ages and then I just really feel like eating some.

This humble sandwich recipe is so very simple, but the end result is divine.

It may seem strange that I’m writing a review of a very well-known pizza chain – doesn’t pizza rely on cheese? However, we’ve eaten at a LOT of Pizza Express branches as a f…

I know I said I wouldn’t make any cake for a while, but these cupcakes were made for D’s birthday.

For D’s birthday I thought I’d make him something homemade among his presents.

I haven’t made shortbread for a while, but there’s something so delicate and moreish about a good shortbread, I have been feeling the need to make more.

I absolutely love tomatoes, but even so, a tasteless under-ripe specimen is a challenge to make into a delectable meal.

I find kale rather challenging, it can seem so ‘green’ and tough and although doubtless packed full of goodness, it is not usually what I really feel like eating.

This recipe is a bit of an amalgamation between Yotam Ottolenghi’s Green Couscous and my Guaranteed Fluffy Couscous Salad.

My excitement at getting to eat different shop bought lunches whilst at work has quickly faded.

Yesterday was a REALLY stressful day at work and I didn’t even have time for any lunch – I can tell you, I was a big mess by the end of the day! So, on the way home, in order to satisfy…

Lemon posset, a traditional English pudding, makes a perfect ending to a lovely meal; the lemon sharpness taking away the heaviness that you might associate with cream.

We used to often go to a fabulous vegetarian restaurant in Brixton, South London called Peter Peppers (sadly now closed) where they served gorgeous Mediterranean vegetarian food.