Winter Salad in a Jar (or bowl)

During the summer months I eat a lot of ‘salad in a jar’ in various forms, but in the summer my lunches often end up being soups, spuds or just warmed up leftovers, but if you prefer a cold lunch then this is for you.  It still uses seasonal ingredients, and is nice,...

Beetroot Boost Juice

For all of us that try to eat the rainbow beetroot is a great vegetable.  It is even better when juiced, add to that apples for sweetness and ginger for zing and you have the perfect wake-me-up juice. This juice is particularly good for pregnancy, beetroot is a good...

Porcini and Chestnut Soup

If you are anything like me you buy chestnuts every year, and then come January realise you still have half a bag (or all of them sometimes) and have no idea what to do with them.  This recipe is perfect for using them up, I always have some dried porcini mushrooms...

Hayley’s Banana Bread

This is a great recipe to cook over the holiday period, if you are anything like me you will always have a few dodgy bananas lurking around.  It’s super moist and keeps well for a few days in an airtight container, so it’s perfect for those surpise guests....

Slow cooker Chilli and Fennel Pork

I recently bought a half a pig from the farm, so I’ve been trying out lots of new pork recipes and this was a massive hit in our house.  We had pork and kraut sandwiches on the first day, and inspired by American diners I served a bowl of the juices to dip the bread...

Mung Bean Dal

This recipe is really good for you with lots of warming and immune boosting ingredients like onions garlic and turmeric.  It makes a massive pot full which you can chill in the fridge, or freeze in individual portions.  I like it simply on it’s own for a healthy...