Lime Chicken Salad, Szechuan Style
Lime Chicken Salad, Szechuan Style, ‘The Fast Diet Recipe Book’ So as you will probably know by now, I’ve been half-doing WeightWatchers for a while and lost half a stone. But since my trips away to...
View ArticleFish Pie with Cheesy Mash Topping
Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash Topping, Delicious Magazine November 2012 The good thing about the 5:2 diet is that it’s still doable if you enjoy cooking and food. Although I’m spotting a pattern – on my...
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Lo Lo Meatballs with Cavolo Nero, The Fast Diet Recipe Book Another starve day, another recipe from The Fast Diet Recipe book. And the more recipes I try from this book (available to buy here), the...
View ArticleOrange Scotch Pancakes
Orange Scotch Pancakes, Mary Berry 100 Cakes and Bakes I’m one of those people who loves the idea of a lazy weekend breakfast. The key words in that sentence are ‘the idea of’. When it comes to...
View ArticleSmoked Haddock with Spinach and Poached Egg
Smoked Haddock with Spinach and Poached Egg, The Fast Diet Recipe Book When my boyfriend was little he used to love what he called ‘yellow fish’ – smoked haddock. So when I was looking for a suitable...
View ArticleApple and Cinnamon Cake
Apple and Cinnamon Cake, Mary Berry 100 Cakes and Bakes I’ve had a bit of a baking flurry recently – something about the season turning from summer to autumn I think that means it’s time to have a spot...
View ArticleGammon Steaks with Creamy Parsley Sauce and Root-Veg Mash
Gammon with Creamy Parsley Sauce and Root Veg Mash, Delicious Magazine February 2010 The British weather continues to tease – going from “quite warm for this time of year”, to full on freezing, windy...
View ArticleRustic Pear and Bramley Apple Tart
Rustic Pear and Bramley Apple Tart Picture the scene – a cold, rainy, wintery Sunday in the East End of London. A boyfriend sat cold and miserable in the flat. And me, sat on the sofa in my PJs...
View ArticleClassic Cottage Pie
Classic Cottage Pie Sometimes when life is stressful and getting you down, you need to find food comfort. And whilst this isn’t something I really grew up eating, it’s something I cook when I, or my...
View ArticleLightweight Cottage Pie
Lightweight Cottage Pie, The Fast Diet Recipe Book So I posted my Classic Cottage Pie recipe yesterday (you can view that post here), and it reminded me of a lightweight version of this dish I cooked a...
View ArticleSalted Caramel Shortbread
Salted Caramel Shortbread, Olive Magazine February 2014 It’s been a while since my last post, and I actually have a very good reason. Reidbury Kitchen has officially relocated! We have finally bought...
View ArticleLemon Buttermilk Chicken with a Piccata Sauce
Lemon Buttermilk Chicken with a Piccata Sauce, Olive Magazine February 2014 As mentioned in my last post, I am currently in the process of familiarising myself with the new Reidbury Kitchen. I had...
View ArticleSausage, Apple and Potato One-Pan Roast
Sausage, Apple and Potato One-Pan Roast, Delicious Magazine January 2014 One of the downsides of my new kitchen is that there is only space for a tiny fridge, and no freezer. This will be rectified in...
View ArticleAsparagus, Leek and New Potato Chowder
Asparagus, Leek and New Potato Chowder, A Soup for Every Day I mentioned previously that due to the lack of fridge space (and the complete absence of a freezer), we’re having to shop every few days for...
View ArticleMocha Chocolate Mousse (with Irish Whiskey)
Mocha Chocolate Mousse with Irish Whiskey, What Katie Ate Not so long ago I was in a homeware shop that had a LOT of cookery books on sale. And whilst I know you’re not supposed to, I totally judge...
View ArticleCreamy Macaroni Bake with Salami and Chilli
Creamy Macaroni Bake with Salami and Chilli, ‘What Katie Ate’ The only good thing about the weather here in the UK at the moment is the opportunity to indulge in comfort food. Macaroni and cheese is a...
View ArticleCherry-Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate-Cherry Cupcakes, ‘How to Be a Domestic Goddess’, Nigella Lawson Two wonderful things have happened recently (in addition to buying the house!), and I’m a very lucky and happy bunny. I was...
View ArticleSlow-Roast Beef with a Pepper and Rosemary Crust and Guinness Onions
Slow-Roast Beef with a Pepper & Rosemary Crust, Delicious Magazine January 2014 The other Sunday I wanted to do a proper roast dinner, and I tend to play it safe and do a roast chicken. I’d like to...
View ArticleTomato Tarragon Dressing – A Sauce for Steak
Tomato Tarragon Dressing, Gordon Ramsey Healthy Appetite Reidbury Kitchen is a big lover of steaks, and there’s a couple of classic sauces that are part of my repertoire that go really well with a nice...
View ArticleBéarnaise Sauce
Whilst I’m on the topic of sauces for steak, I thought I’d give a homemade Béarnaise sauce a go. It’s my absolute favourite sauce with steak but I’ve always bought this rather than try and make it...
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