Crab and Broad Bean Risotto

The Committed Carnivore was away today and I had ordered some crab with my weekly Food Assembly order.  I was planning on making Crab Linguine however when we had some broad beans in our weekly veg box this dish immediately came to mind.  The recipe serves one and...

Oat and Goji Berry Cookies

It’s difficult enough to look after a newborn without all the guests that come along too, and when my brother and his wife recently had a baby and didn’t manage to get breakfast until 2pm I made up this recipe for some energy boosting cookies to help them keep their...

A year of shopping locally

In May 2017 I set myself a 90 day challenge to buy all my food (eating in and out) from local independent retailers, at the end of the 90 days it had made such an impact on me that I committed to continuing supporting my local suppliers indefinitely.  A year later I’m...

Cauliflower with Capers and Vinegar

Cauliflowers available in the UK all year round and I love finding different ways to cook them.  The humble cauliflower is often overlooked and I think the reason most people are a bit uninspired by them are because they’ve only ever eaten them overboiled and a bit...

Soya Bean and Chorizo

The inspiration for this dish came from Omar Allibhoy recipe in Spanish Made Simple.  His recipe used fresh broad beans, but this was created on the fly one evening and these are the ingredients that I always have in the house, if you have fresh broad beans they would...

Granola Bars

These are a very sticky and soft rather than a crunchy Granola Bar, they are vegan and filled with lots of super ingredients like goji berries and chia seeds.  I will put a few in the fridge, however I wrap most of mine individually and store in the freezer, just...