I love a good fish pie – in fact it is probably my favourite meal of all, especially when it has lots of prawns in it. This fish pie combines cod, salmon and prawns in a creamy béchamel sauce made using yogurt. The yogurt complements the fish and is lower in fat than cream, making […]
Dauphinoise Potatoes with Rachel’s Organic
A rich and indulgent accompaniment; this traditional French dish includes thinly sliced potatoes in a creamy garlic sauce. Ingredients: 800g Maris Piper potatoes, thinly sliced 1 large onion, finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 25g butter 300g Rachel’s greek style natural yogurt 200g double cream Salt and pepper Sprinkle of nutmeg Grated parmesan Serves: 4 […]
Alternatives to chocolate
As much as I don’t mind the children having some chocolate and as much as I love Easter, I have to admit to having a stomach churning feeling having seen some photos on Facebook over the weekend of all the chocolate some children have had. Honestly, some photos looked like a chocolate shop. When did […]
Better with cake
Cake is not something I am personally big on as I don’t eat wheat but I enjoy making them with the children and buying them for everyone else. With it being the Easter school holidays we kick started it with lots of baking…mostly Easter related. The children all love cooking in general but they especially […]
Lamb Tagine … with some help from Rachel’s Organic
Lamb Tagine with Honey Yogurt Dressing This spicy, fruity Moroccan inspired casserole is served with a cooling honey yogurt dressing. Ingredients 1 tsp ground cinnamon 4 tbsp olive oil 250g Rachel’s greek style honey yogurt 1.5kg boneless lamb shoulder or diced leg Chopped parsley 1 large onion, chopped Flaked toasted almonds 2 garlic cloves, chopped […]
Social weaning
Are you in the process of weaning your baby? How is it going? I am going through this with my fourth baby at the moment and I have found it really interesting to see how much better he eats when he is sat with his siblings or indeed the whole family. This applies to all […]
Pear Tart Tatin
I love cooking but I have to say I am more of a chuck it in an see what happens kind of person. My style of cooking was passed down from my grandmother. She could cook anything and she NEVER weighed a thing. She was amazing, everything was always perfect, cakes, pastry and yet she’d […]
First tastes
You might have read our recent post called “A different approach to weaning” in it I talked about how differently I have approached weaning with my third and fourth children compared to my first and second.I discussed the part that Ella’s Kitchen pouches have played in this process and how useful these are both when out and about […]