I have a notebook that I’ve used as a handwritten recipe book since I moved away from home at 18. I asked my Mum for our favourite recipes and copied them from her cookbook collection, making adaptations as I went along as my Mum never makes anything exactly as the recipe states. In this book …
Sometimes you have to take a cold hard look in the fridge and realise that this week you shopped for no recipes. You picked up the usual weekly stuff (bread, crisps, salad, hummus) and the odd impulsive item (chocolate soya milk, raspberries, agave syrup) but during the week you go through the kitchen to realise …
As part of Bread Week (it’s basically GBBO in here) we made pizza! I had plain flour in the cupboard and wanted a simple recipe without any faff so of course I turned to ‘A Girl Called Jack’ by Jack Monroe. If you haven’t got this book in your kitchen, buy it now. It’s budget store …
Classic September mood. It doesn’t seem to matter how long it’s been since you were at school, September still feels like the start of a new year and the time to learn something. Last night I finished a yoga class (I know, I’m a stereotype but don’t worry, I can’t even touch my toes yet …
Tom called this meal ‘hipster sausages, chips and beans’ which made me eye roll at myself for being such a stereotype. To be fair, the sausages were veggie ones from a packet and it was all so so easy but the meal did resemble something likely to be served in tiny enamel buckets in a …
I make this recipe at least once a week. I’m not even sure if it counts as a recipe because it changes every time but the basic concept stays the same. We started calling it ‘Quickie Pasta’ as it’s our go to for evenings when I really can’t be bothered to make an effort and …
This risotto recipe is surprisingly doable on a weekday. Last night we painted the bathroom and worked up an appetite in a paint-fumey haze. We downed tools at eight and I got straight on to chopping onions. We had finished eating by nine. This recipe doesn’t require any oil, butter or wine so it’s vegan …
There are lots of recipes for roasted chickpeas online and I’d like to take a minute to sing their praises. Last night I was ravenous as a busy day had caused me to skip lunch (I had a milkshake and a chocolate bar to keep me going…) I opened a tin of chickpeas, seasoned them …
This dish is not pretty, which is why it’s pictured here in my most distracting bowl on my lovely kitchen floor – but it does taste good and it’s easy to make super cheaply. Chances are you’ll have most of this stuff in your cupboard anyway which is exactly why I made this dish …
I am very good at putting off going food shopping. This has forced me to develop the ability to whip up meals for two from the contents of the ever dwindling cupboard. The previous night I had made Jack Monroe’s goulash (a stock cupboard lovers dream – try it) so I made these falafel to …
