I can’t claim these have any unique health benefits but they are a cut above normal sausage rolls in terms of flavour and content. I have added dried fruit for sweetness and fibre, diluting the meat down and complementing the veg therein. The overall effect is still of succulent “man food”, wonderful warm straight from…

This is my first attempt at a risotto – I’ve always avoided them as they make me feel stodged out just thinking about all that white rice. But, a rifle through the store cupboard gave me some inspiration and I have mixed arborio rice with soup broth grains, in this case pearl barley and pea…

I have recently returned from Sweden on business and was struck by their measured and enthusiastic approach to their diets and how different it is from ours. Bread plays an important part in their diet and usually comprises whole grains and seeds. These carrot rolls were served up in the hotel one evening for dinner and…

Take a classic and ramp it up with vitamins and extra goodness.

Winter is coming and work is frantic. Everyone’s schedule is rammed until Christmas and yet still they want feeding…… selfish little blighters. Here’s a dish you can put together in little longer than it’ll take to read this blog. I’m not a great one for buying convenience foods but the food industry is finally catching…

Germs are afoot. Husband is in bed with man flu, coughing and spluttering (moaning, complaining, huffing, puffing). Daughter is slowing down with cough and sniffles. Boys fending off nostril filling germs. Appetites are thin. So, what to do? At times like these, no one wants to be faced with the uphill task of meat and…

Try as we might, it’s not always easy to get out of the door on time and the winter Sunday morning rugby matches are the absolute worse. Also, the appetites don’t often kick in the moment the teens drag out of bed so we have these in reserve in batches in the freezer. Grab, microwave for…

This recipe is a bit of a hand me down from my mother, honed through the years to sneakily disguise a sack load of veg and protein to feed the small people. Now not so small they love this sauce in whatever guise it comes – topped with sweet potato mash for cottage pie, layered…

The nights are getting colder but here in Somerset the days are still sunny if a little chilly. It’s still dry so my mind has been turned to a last effort with the BBQ. Son #2 has an autoimmune condition that affects his eyesight and is treated aggressively with drugs and injections that seriously curtail his…

One thing that takes the first time athlete parent by surprise is the volume of food that the children are capable of wolfing between meals. My boys scan the table towards the end of a roast dinner as if they’ve been raised in a family of eight with only enough food for four. Piles of…

It seems to me many mothers and fathers of my generation have been traumatised by the memory of lukewarm miniature bottles of free school milk left curdling in the sun before break time – bleh! As an adult I had to reacquaint myself with the white stuff  when children came along. As the boys have…