Jacket potatoes in the slow cooker (baked potatoes)

Perfecting a jacket potato is super-satisfying – I’ve experienced first-hand the disappointment (often in my college days) of a canteen baked potato that’s still just that little bit too hard, ruining the anticipated delight of tucking into a fluffy, buttered …

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Recipe: Salmon and Broccoli Pasta

This creamy pasta dish with salmon and broccoli tastes like a real treat, but is ready in record time! For convenience, I used frozen salmon fillets, and simply defrosted them in a bowl of cold water for an hour before …

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Nut and Legume Free Recipes

Family favourites of mine. Check every label every time as things can and do change. Always check ingredients for your own allergens! Spaghetti BologneseA firm favourite in our house. It’s also my favourite way of sneaking a lot of vegetables into …

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Recipe for Secret Veg Sauce

Here’s my take on this fantastically versatile recipe which my children will willingly eat, and which my husband raves about also! I cook a vat and then freeze it in 400g portions so that when I want to make an …

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Cooking for the kids

As the mother of two children under the age of 3, I am time-poor and sleep-deprived and, if I don’t plan dinners well enough, it can become a bit of a last-minute panic. I’m sure plenty of other parents feel …

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Recipe: Healthy baked fish dish

This is actually a slimming world recipe, which I have fallen in love with. Serve with vegetables and your choice of potatoes! Ingredients:4 x fresh fish fillets (sea bass, cod or salmon)Few tablespoons balsamic vinegar400g cherry tomatoes, halved2 cloves garlic8 …

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