Homemade Pot Noodle

As a kid there was nothing I loved more than a pot noodle. Now I’m an adult I have taken to making my own. It’s healthier and cheaper to do! Makes one Ingredients  Dried noodles 1 spring onion Handful of bean sprouts Handful of Asian stir fry veg Tofu or cooked chicken 1 tsp miso…

Chocolate Orange Pots – Recipe

I’m not in a relationship so this Valentine’s Day I’ve made it my favourite dessert for my mates instead! The presentation isn’t great I’m afraid as I was in a rush, but it tastes sooooo damn good! Calories – no idea, best not to know! Make 3 stupidly big ones. Or 6 smaller ones. Make…

Fennel & Bacon Pasta – Recipe

I love aniseed, and so fennel is one of my favourite herbs. I adapted this a little from a Good Food recipe I saw today, using things in my store cupboard. Most of the pasta I cook is quick, easy and mostly boring. This was anything but boring! It was ready in around 30 minutes. …

Not so traditional Spag Bol – Recipe

This is a massive bastardisation of the traditional Spaghetti Bolognese. I love italian food but I also love adding loads of stuff to traditional recipes and seeing what happens.  I used to make this loads, and have always had a good reaction to it so it can’t be too bad! I cooked this for my…

Blueberry, Banana & Cinnamon muffins – Recipe

These ace muffins are a great breakfast snack. The recipe comes from the Hairy Dieters and they are only 256 calories each!  Makes 8 large or 12 medium Ingredients  250g/9oz plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus ½ tsp extra for the topping pinch of salt 2 ripe bananas, mashed 150g/5oz…

Matcha cake Mix – Review

Matcha cake is a traditional Japanese cake. I had never heard of it, and when the guys at Hope Makes It Easy asked me to try and recreate this with their cake mix, I jumped at the chance.  Nozomi, (Japanese for Hope) the founder of Hope makes it easy, loves Matcha cake. Born and raised in…

Peanut butter cookies – Recipe

My dad LOVES peanut butter cookies, so I thought I would surprise him with these tasty treats at the weekend. They work better with crunchy peanut butter, but you can use smooth if you wish.  Makes around 20 Ingredients  2 eggs 400g peanut butter 350g caster sugar 1 tsp salt Peanuts for decoration Method Pre-heat…

Fajitas – Recipe

I love fajitas, and wanted to share my version of this amazing dish.  There’s four parts to this: the ingredients that go into making that actual meal, the spice mix I use to flavour the chicken, the guacamole I make and also the salsa.  You can find the spice mix Here You can find my guacamole…

Salsa – Recipe

I love this salsa and it goes great with Mexican food, or as a dip for crisps! Ingredients 12 – 15 baby plum tomatoes 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed Juice of 1/2 lime 1/2 deseeded red chilli (to taste) Handful coriander, finely chopped Method Finely chop tomatoes, coriander, chilli and onion. Crush…

Guacamole – Recipe

Guacamole is great. It goes perfectly with Mexican food, or is a great healthy snack. Ingredients 2 avocado 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 deseeded red chilli Handful coriander Juice of half a lime 4-6 baby plum tomatoes 1/2 onion, finely chopped Method Halve and de-stone the avocado, spoon out flesh in to a bowl. Mash…

My fajita mix – Recipe

I love fajitas. They are a great quick weekday dinner and this spice recipe is fragrant without being spicy. You can substitute the mild chilli powder for hot to give it more of a kick.  This makes enough spice mix for 8 fajitas, I would double the recipe as it will keep for a few…

Spicy veg sauce – Recipe

This has been adapted from Jamie Oliver’s spicy veg recipe that goes with his Green Tea Salmon. It’s amazingly spicy, with a hint of sweet. It a great way to spice up boring veg. I especially love it on tender stem broccoli, green beans and asparagus. I usually make a huge batch of it and…