Serve it up as part of your Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner as a tasty alternative to regular butter. I saw this on a menu in a restaurant and was immediately intrigued. I love a good salted butter, spread onto artisan bread for an appetiser. But chicken skin butter? That’s a whole new level! I’ve made bacon butter in the past (also amazing - I’ll have to share the recipe for that one too), but chicken butter has a more complex, savoury flavour....

I’m not sure I’d strictly call this one a recipe, it’s more like my grown-up version of chocolate crispy cakes. Melted chocolate with added tasty stuff! I suppose it’s even easier than chocolate crispy cakes - after all, who can be bothered with that momentous effort of stirring in rice crispies. Phew, i’d rather just sprinkle tasty stuff on top and leave it at that…. The perfect chocoholic’s Christmas treat - it makes a great gift, broken into shards and packed into cellophane bags....

I love a good mille feuille (although I always feel silly trying to pronounce it - ‘Mill Foy’ right?). I tend to stick with calling it a vanilla slice, and I’ve made the classic version lots of times (don’t know why I haven’t put it on the blog yet, I’ll have to get on that one). But here’s my Chocolate Mille Feuille. Chocolate crème pâtissière layered with sweetened pastry and finished with a drizzle of Nutella (I had to go there), chopped hazelnuts and mini chocolate caramel Easter eggs!...

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make Chimichurri Sauce 🍽️ What to serve it with 🍲 More fantastic sauce recipes Chimichurri Sauce Recipe 💬 Reviews Chimichurri is a fresh sauce that doesn’t require any cooking, it’s easy to pull together fast whilst you’re resting your steak. It originates from Argentina and is often served alongside grilled or bbq meats, particularly steak. Make sure to use the freshest ingredients for the best flavour....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? ❓ MSG or no MSG? 🔪 How to make egg fried rice 🍽️ What to serve it with 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic rice recipes Egg Fried Rice 💬 Reviews Once you get the knack of remembering to boil a pan of rice in the morning, so you can have cold rice - which is really important for making the tastiest fried rice - this recipe will become a staple for serving up with any of your Chinese fakeaway dinners (or just eat it on its own for lunch!...

For some reason green beans are pretty much the only cooked vegetable I can get my 10-year-old to eat without any bargaining. We’ve got a few definite no-nos - like sweet potato and cauliflower. Then there are the occasional ‘ok, I suppose’ veggies - like sprouts on Christmas day Then there’re the ‘I’ll eat them if I have to’ veggies - like broccoli, carrots and cabbage. I sometimes let him get away with eating his portion raw whilst I’m chopping the veggies for dinner....

Red lentils cooked down until sweet and creamy, blended together with onion, peppers, carrots and stock, then finished off with cheddar cheese – stirred in until melty and perfect. This is a great soup for making in bulk and then taking to work. It freezes and re-heats really well, so I usually split it into portions for a lunch that Chris can grab and take out with him. If you happen to be eating this at home though, the added topping of crunchy wholemeal pita crisps is a great (and less calorific) alternative to that big chunk of bread....

I know you came here for granola bars, but I just need to get this out. We surprised the kids with a trip to Disney World!! What a week we’ve had! It was totally unplanned. Chris and I were in the office, procrastinating over work and feeling a little bored a couple of weeks ago. For some reason we started talking holidays, and before we knew it, we’d used up all of our savings and booked Disney....

I can see why it’s one of the most popular dishes on the Panda Express menu! Being in the UK, we don’t actually have Panda Express, and you rarely see Orange Chicken featured on the menus of our Chinese restaurants. I remember it well from our US holidays though and I felt I had to recreate it at home. After lots of testing, I’ve finally perfected the recipe! So until Panda Express makes it over the water (and probably even after it it does!...

The yellow colour of this rice is so bright that I find it almost impossible to photograph!You can see I’ve gone for a dark set-up above, a light set-up further down the post and a blue colour scheme with the curry at the end. A highly frustrating photoshoot (and I’m still not happy with the pics). It’s a good job I get to eat it at the end. Food always calms me down 😋 I love the gentle aromatic flavour of this vibrant rice....

Talk about a meal in a bowl. This Rich and Creamy Zuppa Toscana has got pan-fried chunks of sausage, tender pieces of potato and juicy green kale, enrobed in a rich, creamy broth and topped with crisp, salty bacon bits. There is nothing not to love about this soup! I made this last week and have been thinking about it ever since. Now I’m not going to say that this is an Olive Garden copycat Zuppa Toscana recipe....

Simple ingredients that come together quickly, then we can leave the slow cooker to do its work - all resulting in a rich beef curry. I love a beef curry, but it’s got to be cooked long and slow to make that beef flake and fall apart. The bonus to this, is that we can use casserole steak/beef (braising beef) - which is reasonable inexpensive. I’m building up my collection of beef curries on the site....

There’s a fantastic Thai restaurant up the road from me - which is where I was introduced to Tom Kha Gai.I wasn’t hugely hungry, so I just ordered some soup. One that I hadn’t tried before. First taste and I was totally hooked. Now I order it every time! I decided to figure out how to make it at home. But just for those days when I’m in a soup-making mood....

Just give me all the brownies. I don’t want to eat anything else today except brownies. I dont bake cakes too often on the blog but I’ve been meaning to make these for quite a while, but put it off as I knew my greed would see me scoffing one every time I entered the kitchen. I wasn’t wrong. I love chocolate brownies anyway, but Turkish delight seals the deal for me....

Working from home often means I don’t plan my lunches. I think to myself that i’ll just whip up a nice couscous salad or a tasty soup, but I hardly ever actually do it. Unless it’s a recipe-making-photo-taking day, or I have some leftovers (yeah right in our house?) I often fall into the trap of eating toast or a quick sandwich. Within an hour I’m lethargic and craving something sweet, and so begins the cycle of coffee, cereal bars etc....

I’ll share some of my favourite sauces with you too. The easiest party food that always goes down an absolute storm.Chicken wings are a brilliant budget-friendly appetizer and they taste great on their own or dipped in sauce. I have an oven-baked wings version on the site, which are great. But these wings are JUST AS TASTY and cook in about a third of the time in the air fryer....

So long as it’s filled with sweet and spicy chicken, juicy mushrooms and crunchy carrots. These Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps really makes a fabulous lunch, and they can also be served cold as a kind of chicken salad minus the cutlery. Did i ever mention that i LOVE making Asian recipes? 🙂 These are the perfect appetizer or party food and love to serve them along side my Sticky and Crispy Asian Chicken Wings and my Cauliflower Wings for parties....

A fantastic way to pep up chicken, pack it with flavour and ensure it’s nice and juicy.These skewers are a great option when you know you’re going to be in a rush come dinner time. You can make up the kebabs ahead of time and keep them in the fridge till later. Then grill them about 10-15 minutes before you’re ready to eat.We love eating them on homemade Greek-style flatbreads with some garlic sauce and chopped coriander....

Well Halloween is done. Just bonfire night to go before the Christmas madness begins. Do you got to a fireworks display or have one at home? We go to a display at our local park pretty much every year. We’re very lucky because the park is so close to us - through a bit of woodland, down some steps and we’re there. So every bonfire night we get our wellies on and navigate down the steps with torches and backpacks full of goodies....

Ice lollies don’t have to be a kid’s treat! This rich chocolate cheesecake version is the perfect summer pud for adults and grown-ups alike! I’d be tempted to add a bit of amaretto or kirsch if I thought the kids weren’t going to nab them out of the freezer when I wasn’t looking. I’m pretty sure my kids turning up for a play date with cherry-brandy breath might not highlight my parenting skills in the best way!...