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This recipe was commissioned by the Vegetarian Society as part of #nationalvegetarianweek It’s vegetarian week, so we’re upping our target of one-day-a-week of meat-free eating! This week I’ll be posting THREE scrumptious vegetarian recipes, that have passed the ‘carnivore-of-a-husband taste test’. We’re starting off with this veggie tortilla pan! Packed with tomatoes, courgette, peppers, carrot and beans, we’re getting some serious five-a-day brownie points. All made in one pan, stacked up with tortillas, topped with melty, bubbling cheese and finished off with a big pile of extra toppings, like red onion, avocado, chillies and fresh coriander....

Tell me, are you the sort of person who: I’m definitely in the first category. Stemming from childhood, my mum always made sure there was plenty of gravy on the table. Going round to someone’s house for dinner, or out for a meal and being faced with a ’little bit of jus’ that we’ve all got to share makes me seriously uncomfortable. That teeny tiny gravy boat is staring at me with just a little dribble left in the bottom....

I thought it was time to pull this one out of the archives again as it’s so flippin good. Tender chunks of beef in a thick tomato and pepper sauce - spiced with beautiful smoky paprika (don’t go easy on the paprika now - this stew can take plenty). I’ll happily admit - this isn’t a 100% authentic Hungarian goulash. Traditional goulash, I’m told, is more of a soup that doesn’t rely on flour for thickening....

Judging by the fishbowl-sized gin and tonic I was cradling at the weekend, I think it’s fair to say I’m not. I’m not much of a drinker generally – one or two at the weekend (unless it’s girl’s night, then it’s a different story) is enough for me. Chocolate is my biggest vice. Maybe I should have given that up for January (yeah right!). I do know what it’s like when everyone else is drinking and you’re not though....

If you look at my Top Posts & Pages widget on the sidebar, I’m willing to bet there are at least two Asian-inspired recipes on there. You guys seems to love the Chinese stir fry’s, sticky-spicy combos like my Crispy Sesame Chicken and curries like my Beef Massaman, so I’m hoping you’re going to love this one too! Not gonna lie - it takes a little bit of effort, as you need to deep-fry the crispy chicken tenders first - if you want really crispy, juicy chicken strips....

Waaaay better than a boring old sandwich, check out these melty, hot stuffed petit pains. Bread is a wonderful thing – be it sweet toasties, beautiful brioche or ale bread rolls (ok, maybe sandwiches aren’t that boring). You just can’t beat bread for a quick lunch. I know bread is the king of carbiness (made up word?), but unlike a normal sandwich, you aren’t eating the whole roll here. A good chunk of the bread is scooped out and replaced with the lusciously good filling....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make Chicken Gyros 🍽️ How to serve 🍲 More fantastic Wrap-Style recipes Easy Chicken Gyros Recipe 💬 Reviews Of course this isn’t authentic chicken gyros. Usually authentic gyros is made from skewering heavily seasoned meat (often chicken or lamb, sometimes pork) and cooking it slowly on a rotisserie (gyro actually translates to rotation). This is my ultra easy version - to get that juicy, crispy, spiced meat in super quick time....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make Onion Bhaji 🍽️ More Indian sides 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 Delicious Curries to serve with your Onion Bhaji Onion Bhaji 💬 Reviews A really fantastic side dish or starter to serve with that Indian fakeaway! We love a crispy onion bhaji dipped in sweet chilli sauce. I find onion bhajis can be a little hit and miss when eating out....

I’m trying to cut back on the carbs and OMG I NEED this cake right now. Prawns, cheese, eggs, bacon, almond milk lattes - they sound so good at the time you decide to ‘be good’ but after literally half a day, I want cake, or a crumpet or just a bloomin banana! The whole low carb, high fat thing is one I do when I need a quick fix (way better than the 3 day diet - have you heard of that one?...

Lewis has finally gone off peanut butter! After a couple of years of eating it pretty much every day, he’s finally decided he no longer wants it for breakfast. And I have FOUR jars of peanut butter in the cupboard! Fortunately, like me, he’ll still eat it in cakes and curries (like this Snickers cheesecake and this Thai-style peanut pork). It’s just the sandwich/toast topping that’s now banned. So I’m looking into new ways to use up our stash, and this Peanut Butter and Jelly (or peanut butter and jam in my case, since I’m English) is the clear winner so far....

I’m a relatively new smoothie convert. I had a weird combination at a juice bar a few weeks ago – spinach, cucumber, mint, celery and apple. I half expected it to taste like chilled-infusion-of-garden-waste-bin, but it was actually really nice and refreshing! So much so, I ordered myself a new smoothie blender that very evening. I’m a terrible sucker for advertising – through general daily life or via TV. Chris has to grab the remote to save me from myself if I flick across a shopping channel....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🍽️ What to serve these tacos with 🍲 More recipes in wraps! Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef 💬 Reviews I love how juicy and tender the beef in this recipe is. Just a little bit spicy and a little bit tangy too. I can put far too many of these tacos away in one sitting!Of course this isn’t a traditional recipe. Traditional barbacoa - which is believed to have originated in Barbados, but is more commonly known now as Mexican cuisine - uses meat (lamb or goat usually), that is slow roasted for several hours in a pit that is topped with maguey (agave) leaves....

I love it when something easy-to-make tastes out of this world. Making multi-step cakes and desserts can be fun, but tucking into a bowl of something that tastes this good - after only 10 minutes of prep and a spell in the freezer - well, it almost feels like you’ve been let into a secret. The best secret! and now that the kid are off school, I need some quick recipes!...

These 3-ingredients tear and share sausage rolls are the one thing that appear on my party, buffet or picnic table every single time! They’re quick and simple to make, and they taste amazing warm or cold. I’m pretty sure sausage rolls aren’t a big thing in America, but you can find them in every supermarket and bakery in the UK. I’m not usually a fan of the supermarket ones – the greyish looking interior puts me off....

I saw a video on Facebook recently for homemade peanut butter jelly cups and it was such a cool idea I had to give it a go!! I decided to go for white chocolate rather than milk chocolate at the request of one of my lovely facebook followers. I was going to fill with salted caramel, but realised that was just a little too sweet. In the end I went with the biscuit and cherry pie filling - a little bit of crunch, and a little bit of cherry tartness - delish!...

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make this Christmas Punch 🍽️ More ideas for your Christmas table Equipment 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic drink recipes Christmas Punch Recipe 💬 Reviews I’ve had this Christmas cocktail recipe on the blog for a few years now, and we make it every Christmas as an easy way to keep everyone’s drinks filled.The last thing I want on Christmas day, when I’m rushing around the kitchen preparing dinner, is people under my feet, in and out of the fridge, getting drinks....

This Crispy Fried Ravioli With Spicy Tomato Dip post is sponsored by Giovanni Rana - Italy’s most loved fresh pasta maker. Do you ever make party food for dinner? The kids love it if I’ve been making and photographing more than one recipe in a day, because they know that means they’re having buffet tea! I made a pretty big batch of these fried ravioli bites, and they were gone in seconds....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make it 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic Picnic recipes Easy Creamy Potato Salad Recipe 💬 Reviews It’s one of those recipes that I’ve never been sure whether to write about. It’s so simple, and it’s not even made with posh ingredients like crème fraiche, lemon zest and Greek yogurt. Nope, this is the potato salad from my childhood....

Look at that colour! You’d think I’d added half a bottle of food colouring and a mountain of sugar - but this whole tin of sorbet only contains 4 tablespoons of honey for sweetness. The honey is added to counteract the tartness of the rhubarb. The rest of the sweetness comes from beautifully ripe, sweet strawberries. I do kind of like my sorbet to have a bit of a zing to it, so it also includes a squeeze of fresh lime juice....

I was about to start this post off telling you that I was sitting on the sofa at my folks house listening to my dad playing on his guitar and singing a song with his lovely voice. Living over 50 miles away, I don’t get to hear his chilled-out tunes anywhere near as much as I used to when I lived here. Unfortunately the tranquility lasted all of 3.5 minutes before my 5-year-old took over the guitar - and now I’m listening to a right old racket....