Category: Healthy Eating – For any Day

This is where all my recipes that can be eaten any day are stored. Very little baking in this category

Mains, Recipes

Marinated Beef with Satay Sauce, Cucumber Relish……and a little mouse

Turn away if you are mouse squeamish but I just have to share my Horrific weekend experience. I have been intending for months to get out into the garden to get it summer ready (eternal optimist) and finally got out there this weekend. Feverishly working away pulling over-grown weeds and raking dead leaves out of flower beds, finally making my way to my little raised … Continue reading Marinated Beef with Satay Sauce, Cucumber Relish……and a little mouse

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Fish, Recipes, Veggies and Salads

Monkfish, Crispy Sweet Potatoes & Warm Green Bean Salad

Sometimes there is just no point in looking for attention (or conversation!) Last weekend was one of those – Golf and Rugby, forget about any decent chat apart from the odd grunt so I just got cooking. The sweet potatoes crisped with the spices are a really nice alternative to the usual steamed version and the green bean and lardons are delicious just warm as … Continue reading Monkfish, Crispy Sweet Potatoes & Warm Green Bean Salad

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Mains, Recipes

Slow (Slow) Roast Leg of Lamb and a Strawberry Tart

St Patrick’s Day fell really nicely this year resulting in a long weekend with a Bank Holiday Monday. With my (big) family invited over for lunch it was important not to waste too much time in the kitchen cooking so I settled for an easy slow roast leg of lamb. Actually it was 1 and a 1/2 legs of lamb as it was a big … Continue reading Slow (Slow) Roast Leg of Lamb and a Strawberry Tart

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Healthy Eating - For any Day, Recipes

Spatchcock Chicken with Tricolour Slaw and Warm brownie pudding with Baileys

Spatchcock Chicken with Tricolour Slaw and the most amazing delicious warm brownie pudding Sunday was another lazy day and this was perfect food, chicken is just so easy and tasty when cooked right and chocolate for dessert – I’m not sure there is anything better!… This recipe of a simple spatchcock chicken covered in a delicious mix of garlic, paprika, cumin, oregano, lemon zest and … Continue reading Spatchcock Chicken with Tricolour Slaw and Warm brownie pudding with Baileys

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Healthy Eating - For any Day, Recipes

Griddled Lemon Chicken, Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo and Crunchy Rosemary Potatoes

Sunday lunch of Griddled Lemon Chicken, Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo and Crunchy Rosemary Potatoes was perfect for the day that was in it, easy to prepare so we could all watch the rugby 😦 , very tasty and full of goodness, I marinated the chicken before we headed off to take Eva to the acquazone (it was too cold for the waterpark while … Continue reading Griddled Lemon Chicken, Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo and Crunchy Rosemary Potatoes

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