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There are two whole punnets of raspberries, PLUS raspberry yogurt in this fruity loaf. That’s some serious berryness! 👩‍🍳PRO TIP Check every 5-10 minutes after the first 50 minutes. If the cake is looking too brown, you can cover it with aluminium foil. 👩‍🍳PRO TIP Dust the fresh raspberries in 1 tbsp of flour. This will help stop them from sinking to the bottom of the cake. I’m only using a drizzle of white chocolate but you could double, or even triple, it up for a more decadent topping....

Beef stroganoff is usually a pretty quick recipe to make (check out my easy steak stroganoff recipe), but cooking beef fast, usually requires a more expensive cut of meat. I wanted to create a stroganoff using a less expensive cut of meat, but for it still to be tender and have bags of flavour. Now, usually stroganoff is a very creamy sauce, and not cooked with stock. But cream - and especially sour cream - doesn’t hold up well to being slow cooked, particularly if it’s the only liquid....

*This image is available to buy from Stockfood Happy Christmas everyone! I’m back after a couple of days off with something to give us a break from food, food and yet more food. One of my Hot Smoothies of course! After a Christmas and Boxing day of complete indulgence, I was ready for a nice, light smoothie for breakfast this morning. However the first sprinklings of snow in Congleton overnight meant there was no way I was going to pour something icy cold down my throat....

I love that vibrant orange colour and subtle sweet taste you get from carrot fries. A great change from regular potato fries, and more nutritious too! Sometimes (especially after a period of big/heavy meals) I like to change it up and go a little lighter, and these baked carrot fries are the answer. The added parmesan makes them feel special, so it doesn’t feel like I’m eating diet food....

So sorry if you’re a meat-hungry carnivore who just popped over when you saw the word ‘steak’ (try these short ribs if you’re after something really meaty). Today I’m serving up cauliflower steak! Meat free, gluten free, sugar free. OMG this dinner is angelic! Don’t worry I haven’t lost the plot, Wednesday’s recipe consists of pick n’ mix sweets and lemonade. No really. I first made this recipe a few months ago for Superfood Magazine and it opened my eyes to another new way with cauliflower....

This recipe has been handed down to me through generations and has been tested HUNDREDS of times.Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash is one of my all-time favourite comfort foods. Although it’s usually difficult to get my carnivorous family to skip the meat for a day, I know that my fish pie will always ensure everyone’s plates are clear. Usually I make a large fish pie and plonk it in the middle of the table....

Spicy, garlicky, salty and crunchy - these fries are doing a flippin good job of comforting me whilst Chris is working in Vegas. Did that sound like a spiteful ‘working’? I didn’t mean it to. He is actually working very hard. Today he’s speaking at a conference with so many audience members that I’d want to curl up in a ball behind the lectern and whimper. But apart from the horrors of public speaking, I am insanely jealous....

One for your back pocket, for when the Christmas day madness is over - this Turkey Tikka Masala makes a great Boxing day dinner. Those shreds of leftover turkey a coated in a thick tikka sauce, then griddled or grilled to give that plain turkey a charred, spicy flavour. Cooked up in a creamy, spiced masala sauce, it’s an indulgent dinner. Great for curling up on the sofa with, to watch those boxing day movies....

This recipe is brought to you in collaboration with Num Noms. Although Chris is normally the burger maker in our house, I managed to take over the griddle once again! I love experimenting with different burger flavours and toppings. I’ve made teeny tiny mini burgers, veggie burgers, fish burgers, and lots more. But this time the hero topping is in the burger. Tangy mature cheddar and creamy, stretchy mozzarella makes the perfect cheesy filling....

Bitesize food is THE BEST! I love making it and I love eating it. I think it stems from my love of party food. One of these days I’m going to cook them all in one day, and scoff the lot! Let’s see, we’ve got Cranberry brie bites (a Christmas favourite!!) Salted caramel cheesecake bites Chocolate raspberry bites Blackberry spice muffin bites Apple pie truffles Cheesy potato croquettes Mini Burritos Mini burgers...

As much as I love pancakes, I never seem to end up making them on pancake day! Pancakes are weekend food, when the children and I can take our time making and eating lovely big piles of fluffy pancakes. Even better if we have time to experiment. Pancakes with: Creamy lemon sauce and sharp bites of pomegranate Lightly cooked berries with cheesecake cream Potatoes, chorizo and chilli-garlic butter I’ve even got one of those crepe-plates....

We have a homemade curry at least once a week at home. I use the term homemade loosely. Sometimes it’s completely from scratch (like this one), or if I’m in a really hurry (like 20 minutes until the kid’s have a hunger meltdown) I’ve no qualms with using shop-bought Thai curry paste. Yesterday, fancying something a little bit different - but without it taking an age, I went back to one of my old posts, and gave the Persian curry I made a bit of a makeover....

I’ve got to admit, I was cringing as I was making these Pick and Mix Candy Popsicles ice lollies. Haribo tangfastics, rainbow belts and gummie bears – all mixed together with fizzy lemonade. It’s the stuff of parent’s nightmares. I know what my kids are like when they’re eaten too many sweets, so I try to keep a limit on them, but my daughter was having a birthday sleepover, and she wanted something a little outrageous to surprise her friends....

Spiced rum is usually the drink of the summer for me. Wine and beer are good, but rum cocktails are so much better! Ideal for summer barbecues, or simply to relax at the end of a hard week, this cocktail totally hits the spot. I wanted to add a bit of a twist to the classic mojito, so going with spiced rum (instead of white rum) was a good start....

The easiest way to get my husband to eat fish is to cover it in sugar and grill it. Served up with rice mixed with cheese and I know I’ll get no complaints! The fact that it’s actually a pretty healthy meal with salmon and veggies doesn’t even come into it (for him anyway). Sorry Chris, I make you sound like a small child that I have to fool into eating healthy stuff....

My mum used to make my sister and I twice baked potatoes when we were kids. I don’t think they were called twice baked potatoes back then. We referred to them as ’those jacket spuds with the mashed up bacon and cheese inside’ when we regularly requested them. I posted the recipe for those ones when I first started the blog here. If you want to see the worst food photography in the world, you should definitely go and check them out....

Vanilla extract is all well and good to add extra flavour to cakes and bakes, but almond extract? Oh I love that stuff. I think I’d wear it as perfume if I wasn’t worried about the catnip effect it might have on Chris ???? Although I do more savoury recipes on Kitchen Sanctuary, I do enjoy a bit of baking. However…. I can never resist a Bakewell tart when I see one in the shop....

I love a great noodle stir fry, and this one has so much flavour! We don’t need to marinade the beef for this recipe - just a little sprinkling of garlic salt and black pepper, to compliment the flavour of the meat. The rest of the flavour (besides the noodles and vegetables), comes from the chow mein sauce, which is made from store-cupboard ingredients. So let’s take a look....

Started by Jus-Rol in 2007, this is one of those national days I can totally get behind. However, I do have a bone to pick with you Jus-Rol. Why the heck do you only sell pastry sheets in rectangles? Rectangles that are slightly too small for a regular pie dish. Meaning that : a. I have to Frankenstein two sheets together which means that: b. I have a seam running down the middle of my pie and: c: I have to trim loads of pastry off the edges which results in: d....

What do we need? Chicken thighs are great for homemade shawarma as they hold up well to intense, high-heat cooking, whilst retaining their juiciness. Spices - give a smoky, spicy, warming flavour to the chicken Tahini - essential for a good shawarma sauce - mixed with that Greek yogurt, plus garlic, dill, lemon, cumin, salt and pepper More grilled chicken recipes: Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce Honey Garlic Chicken Skewers Cajun Chicken Noodle Salad Mexican Chicken Skewers with Picante Salsa Chicken Souvlaki with Homemade Tzatziki Easy Chicken Gyros...