Here’s a confession: for the vast, vast majority of my life, I really hated potato salad. But I think it’s because I’d only ever had bland yet overly creamy piles of slop. (I’m really not selling you on potato…
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I often whip up veg heavy stir-fries and curries because they are a great filling, quick and easy weeknight meal. And now that the heatwave has broken a bit, it’s fun to be in the kitchen again. (Because for…
Sometimes, I whip up recipes in a frenzy just because I am trying to use up everything in the fridge that might go off soon. On the whole, Sam and I never throw food away because it’s gone off…
One of my favourite things about England in the springtime is walking through the woods and being able to take big, deep breaths of local wild garlic (or ramps as Americans call it). I only recommend foraging for it…
I don’t eat sushi (obviously, no seafood here) but I’ve always loved going to Japanese restaurants. And even though miso soup is often served as a starter at most Japanese restaurants here, it’s always been one aspect of the…
I’m coming at you today with another soup recipe. See, soup doesn’t have to just be for the colder months! This soup is light and refreshing with a perfect tingly spiciness. It’s one of my favourites to cook loads…
Today’s recipe is one of those that you read and you shake your head and think “Amanda, that will never go well together. Beans and pasta? You’re crazy.” But bear with me and you’ll see that actually this recipe…
I have a new-found love for all things lemongrass. It was one of those ingredients that I loved having in things when I had takeaways or out at restaurants, but had weirdly decided that it was too much “faff”…
I hated soup as a kid. Except for the rare occasions my mom would try to force me to eat some when I was sick, I tried to avoid it like the plague. I realise now what a fool…
I’m a bit of a cauliflower fiend. I love it roasted, in curries, with a Sunday roast. It’s delicious. And I used to hate it. I think because I’d had it prepared badly so many times. Boiled till it…