Category Archives: Dinner

Roast Chicken Breast with Bombay Potatoes

This is an ideal dish to prepare in advance, keep in the fridge and just pop in the oven half an hour before you want to eat.  It is also a very easy recipe to increase the ingredients to serve … Continue reading

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Homemade Sweet Potato Rosti served with Asparagus

I’ve always loved Rosti and there are loads of different ways to make it.  I remember years ago being advised to par-boil the potatoes first, before grating, as this gives a much nicer Rosti and to this day I have … Continue reading

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African Spiced Salmon on a bed of Ginger, Garlic and Sunflower Seed Spinach

Salmon is such a versatile fish and one of my husband’s favourites.  It can be served with so many different sides but the latest one I tried really tasted great. A huge bag of spinach can always be found in … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato, Beetroot and Goat’s Cheese Galette

I’ve always ‘roughly’ known what a galette was but when I decided to make this recipe I looked up the meaning just to satisfy myself. The term galette is used primarily to refer to rather rustic, free-form tarts-made with a single … Continue reading

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Spicy Beef with Broccoli (Slow Cooker)

My husband and I love the Korean Beef I make in the slow cooker,  but when I spotted my local butcher had an offer on rump steak, I decided to make a very similar dish with this but adding some … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato and Carrot Fritters

Adding a little chilli and cumin powder to these fritters gives a really nice ‘bite’ and flavour to them and the spices can be adjusted according to taste. The finished mix needs to be wet but not overly-so, so depending … Continue reading

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Goat’s Cheese and Parsley Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Sunday evening and nothing planned for dinner, I spotted some goat’s cheese in the fridge and half a pot of parsley growing on my kitchen windowsill. I always have chicken breasts in the freezer (they are so versatile) so I … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Tortillas

When I first saw this recipe, I didn’t realize it had originally been ‘blogged’ back in 2014 by Lori Lange at Recipegirl.com.    Lori had made these tortillas look so appetizing and I didn’t need any prompting to try out this … Continue reading

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Jambalaya

I hadn’t made Jambalaya for years and years – too many to remember!  Not sure what but something jogged my memory and I decided to make it as I knew my husband would love it with its mix of ingredients … Continue reading

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Lemon Sauce for Roast Chicken

The most odd thoughts pop into my mind sometimes when I go to bed and this was no exception, but I am so pleased it did as the result was superb. I had a fresh chicken in the fridge ready … Continue reading

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