It's really  hard to make lentil stew look pretty.  But believe me, this is so delicious and hearty - true

My daughter is a HUGE gozleme fan.  Whenever we go to the markets she will make a beeline for the stall and w

The UK supermarket Waitrose does an AMAZING Vegetable Moussaka which I used to LOVE when I was living there (a

    Nothing says Autumn quite so beautifully as Mushroom Soup.  We ate this so fast I forgot to tak

This is a super simple and quick soup using items from the freezer - apart from the fresh mint (you can even

We love risotto but when it's traditionally made with white risotto rice it's not such a fabulously nutritious

There are inverted commas around the title as I'm not saying this is especially authentic, but given that most

This was inspired by an old favourite dish Spiced Red Lentils with Cabbage by Mary Gwynn in a much loved and

Another simple family friendly meal.  There's something about the combination of peas and pasta, I'm not sure

Don't worry if you don't have a pressure cooker (though I seriously recommend you get one!) as you can do thi

This one goes back a long way, probably 20 years.  Proper English comfort food, minus the lamb or beef!  I d

These have to be three of my most favourite ingredients, so anything with them all has to be a winner in my b

I love a warm salad.  The flavours are so much stronger when the dish is at room temperature rather than chil

To call this soup thick is a slight understatement.  You could literally stand your spoon up in it, if your b

I'm quite happy it's a bit rainy at the moment.  Apart from the farmers who of course need this all day driz

This is traditionally a hearty 'tomato-ey' Italian soup which generally contains pasta, beans, potato and pest

I know what you're thinking - SIMPLE dinner idea? It looks time consuming but as long as you remember to take

Whenever I ask my son (11) what he would like to put on the menu for next week he ALWAYS says Spag Bol.  It r

A mix of vegetable paella and risotto!

I'm not sure what I was aiming for with the flavour balance on this one, I just started adding herbs and spice

My kids voted this my best ever lasagne and it's their "favourite ever" meal! We usually have with salad and a

Christmassy Nut Roast