Okay, let me tell you—easy hummus has saved my skin more times than I can count. There’s something about tossing a bunch of stuff (mostly from a can, don’t judge!) into the blender, and ending up with a bowl of smooth, creamy magic that everyone thinks took a lot more effort. Plus, every time I …
The Story Behind My Sweet Potato Soup You ever have one of those days where your brain refuses to cooperate and your stomach won’t stop making demands? That’s pretty much when this sweet Potato Soup entered my life. One cold Tuesday, after a wild-goose chase to three different supermarkets (for one missing ingredient, of course), …
Can I Tell You About the Time I Tried to Serve Pot Pie to My Picky Aunt? So there’s this funny thing with pot pies (at least in my house): it feels like the grand finale of all my fridge-clean-out ambitions. Picture it—rainy Thursday, my aunt arrives with her infamous “I don’t do green things” …
Let’s Talk About Baked Sweet Potato Fries Alright, settle in — I’ve got a soft spot for sweet potato fries. It started a few years back when I tried making them instead of bagged oven chips for my fussy little brother (the bloke asked for ketchup and a side of sarcasm, mind you). Ever since, …
If you’ve ever tried to impress dinner guests with both color and flavor on the dinner table, let me tell you about these balsamic purple potatoes—they’re a total conversation starter. I first made them after seeing a pile of purple spuds at the farmers’ market and thinking, Huh, those look too pretty to just mash. …
Let’s Talk Spicy Red Pasta with Lentils—And Why I Can’t Stop Making It Alright, so you know those nights when you want to eat something that feels like a hug, but you also can’t be bothered with a three-hour cooking saga? This spicy red pasta with lentils is, I swear, the magical bowl for that …
If You’re Craving Pancakes but Ran Out of Eggs… I gotta be honest: discovering you’re out of eggs mid-pancake craving is cruel and unusual punishment. Been there, too many times. But! Turns out, you don’t really need eggs for great pancakes. The first time I tried this (let’s just say a couple of years ago …
Pull Up a Chair: This Roasted Butternut Squash Is a Keeper I don’t know about you, but there’s just something about the smell of squash roasting that totally takes me back to chilly autumn afternoons, feet up in my nan’s poky kitchen, where everything was always just a bit chaotic and, somehow, all the better …
The Cosy Joy of Butternut Squash Rigatoni Pasta Pie Okay, so you know those weekends where it’s brisk outside and you just want the kitchen to smell amazing? That’s when I go for Butternut Squash Rigatoni Pasta Pie. The first time I made this, my partner walked in and said, “Did you just start working …
Hey there! So, I’ve got this little gem of a recipe that I think you might just fall in love with (like I did the first time I tried it). It’s a Broccoli Salad with Sunflower Seeds and Cranberries—sounds fancy, right? But trust me, it’s as easy as pie! Or, well, salad. Why You’ll Love …