Blog – Page 6 – Delicious and Real

Batch-cooking

My top 3 batch cook recipes to make your kitchen life even simpler 💙 Batch cooking can help you save money on your food shop: buying in bulk is cheaper than buying small amounts and it gives you the gift of time in your busy schedule and ensures that you always have access to healthy home-cooked dinners. Many of my recipes are suitable for batch-cooking and making double of something doesn’t double the time or the effort. Home-cooking is a more nutritious and healthier way to enjoy meals, but sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day! I am …

Fabulous Fritters

Fritters – one of those super easy dishes to make that works well for breakfast, brunch. lunch or dinner! Every fritter follows the same formula: you just need to choose from the four categories and create your own fabulous fritters. I like mine topped with a poached egg as in this recipe but you can also simply serve them with a chutney or yogurt dip; or with some fried halloumi or bacon or some grilled tomatoes. The options are endless – so get creative and let me know what you come up with!

Christmas made easy!

Download my recipe booklet here! Christmas dinner can be one of the most stressful meals of the year to prepare, but it doesn’t have to be! By starting the process now, you can get ahead and make sure that your Christmas day is filled with bucks fizz and silly board games instead of peeling, boiling and stirring! As well as preparing your sides, you can also pre-make and freeze your mince pies using your very own mincemeat (it’s much easier than you think just click on the links and follow my super simple recipes!) So, apart from mince pies, what …

My family and I are officially Reducetarians!

This is a new term for me, but it simply means that we are trying to reduce our meat consumption. And while I am not ready to ditch animal products completely, I am definitely onboard with reducing how much we eat. It started off as meat-free Mondays and now I’ve managed to slip in another meat-free dinner most weeks. And my reasons behind this change? For me there are three: health, the environment and money. 1- The world’s longest living communities are primarily plant-based. This type of diet, with the addition of lots of healthy fats, is good for …

My top 5 back to school snacks

With the start of term just around the corner, your thoughts may be turning to school snacks (I must admit, I always have snacks running through my mind!!) So, to help you out, I have unlocked 5 of my favourites for everyone to enjoy – make sure you read to the end as I have definitely saved the best ’til last!! And what’s fab about these recipes (apart from how they taste of course!) is that they are simple enough for children – and in my case husbands – to make! Breakfast muffins – these are definitely not just for …