This roasted red pepper and tomato soup is a real family favourite for us. We make it all the time and it’s loved as much by the children in our house as it is by the adults. In fact, it was my five year old daughter who told me I...
I can’t stand tinned baked beans. Apparently, as a baby, I used to sit in my high chair and spit them out. I’ve tried them again and again over the years, but even after all of this time they still make me gag. However, as regular readers of my recipes...
I do love a good supermarket magazine! I always pick them up when I’m shopping, and as I’m not especially loyal to any one shop, I always have a selection on the go. Some of my favourite recipes are ones I’ve picked up from in-store mags – and the recipe...
Anyone who has attended any kind of social occasion with me in the last 10 years or so will have tried these. They are one of my fail-safe, go-to dishes and they are always so popular. They’re probably one of the simplest recipes I’ve ever featured on my blog, but...
Back in 2000, Cardiff Daddy and I celebrated graduating from Swansea University with a month-long trip back-packing around the Greek islands. We had next to no money, slept in a tent and carried our stuff round in a couple of back packs. We had such an amazing adventure together –...
This sweet potato, spinach and chickpea curry is one of those recipes that evolved accidentally from a couple of different dishes I used to make. I had a recipe for sweet potato and spinach curry. I had another recipe for spinach and chickpea casserole and one day I forgot what...
Just looking at the photo of these awesome potato wedges makes me hungry! They are so tasty and are always completely devoured by all our friends and family whenever Cardiff Daddy makes them. They are perfect for parties and barbecues as you can cook them beforehand and then quickly warm...
In honour of St David’s Day, I thought I would share my recipe for leek and potato soup. I love soup – I batch-make it regularly, meaning I’ve always got at least three different flavours in the freezer, but leek and potato has to be my all-time favourite. I’ve been making...
Bangers, mash and red onion gravy is a big favourite in our house. It’s such a comforting food, great for the colder, winter weather – warming, filling and pretty easy to make, too. Cardiff Daddy and I love it so much we even had it served at our wedding back...
Roasted vegetable lasagne has a bad reputation these days. It’s the token vegetarian choice in any pub or low-key restaurant and they’re usually so badly made you can hardly eat them. Hardly any veg under all that pasta, a thick layer of rubbery, greasy cheese and accompanied by some wilted...
Oh, I love butternut squash. It’s so good roasted in a little olive oil, with a touch of garlic and some sage leaves. I could easily polish off a whole tray of the stuff by itself. In fact, I sometimes do. When I can restrain myself from scoffing the lot, butternut squash risotto is by...