I mentioned in a previous post that I invented a Twitter game called #guessthesoup. Today I spiced it up a bit by also posting a photo and I thought today’s soup would be a tough one, but Rachel eventually guessed correctly. Other guesses were: Pea Asparagus Leek Sprouts Cabbage WatercressContinue Reading
If you pretend this isn’t smothered in cheese sauce and just focus on the cabbage and leek bit, this is a healthy side dish. Although, as it’s only a side dish, a bit of cheese is hardly going to sabotage any healthy eating thing you’ve got going on at theContinue Reading
Healthy meal no. 2 wasn’t so healthy as it contained Quorn, a packet stir-fry sauce and spring rolls. Still, it wasn’t chocolate, cheese, crisps or chips, so it was a lot more healthy than a lot of my meals recently. My stir-fry was made with leeks and mushrooms from theContinue Reading
It’s that time of year when I sober up and want something other than cheese, chocolate and crisps in my diet. So, today, I looked in The Boxing Clever Cookbook to see what was seasonal and cycled down to my local farm shop and got myself a big bag ofContinue Reading
I have found my new favourite food. Linda McCartney has done what no other vegetarian or vegan food manufacturer has managed to do before – they’ve made fish free scampi that has the taste and texture of scampi. This stuff is amazing; tasty, juicy fish-free scampi encased in gorgeous golden,Continue Reading
I was invited to take part in the Campbell’s Condensed Soup Blogger Challenge. The challenge is to invent a recipe using a tin of Campbell’s Soup and ingredients from a store-cupboard list of: Pasta Rice Potatoes Onions Peppers Kidney beans Sweetcorn Broccoli Tuna Chicken Sausages Cheese and a soup fromContinue Reading
I sliced a bit off the end of the block, tasted it and felt cheated. Then… WOAH! SPICY! This Tabasco Pepper Cheese has a real kick to it. The red flecks in it look pretty, too. It melted beautifully in my toasted sandwich made with the Tabasco cheese, tomatoes, olivesContinue Reading
Well, here’s a weird thing – cheese that tastes like Heinz Tomato Ketchup. I was sent a pack of the snacking portions that come in a bag containing 6 x 20g single portions. The cheese is bright orange and has a strong tomato ketchup smell. I wasn’t expecting the tasteContinue Reading
Hands up who wants to pretend to be a witch, mixing flavours in a huge cauldron, creating their own liqueur? Well, now you can. Sort of. You don’t actually get to poke sticks in a cauldron, but you can create your own drink from the comfort of your own home,Continue Reading
I always think stuffing vegetables sounds like it’s going to be fiddly and time-consuming. It’s not though, at least not the way I do it which mostly involves bunging the stuffing on top of whatever it is I’m stuffing. Like this aubergine stuffed with mushrooms, for example. Dead easy. MushroomContinue Reading