Pearl barley makes a great change from using rice, it isn’t gluten free or anything it just gives a different flavour and a great texture. Plus it’s a great source of dietary fibre and a range of vitamins and minerals. It’s nutty flavour works so well with the sweet pumpkin and salty feta.
PAN FRIED GNOCCHI WITH MUSHROOMS, CHILLI, GINGER AND MISO BUTTER
I know this sound kin of odd. Asian Gnocchi basically. I mean what kind of stupid fusion food is that? But if you remember that gnocchi is just a potato and pasta hybrid and that potatoes love asian flavours and pasta is really just noodles then it makes more sense. And it tastes amazing, I’ve tested it on friends for you, promise!
BROCCOLI AND PARMESAN FRITTERS
It should be pretty clear by now that I love a fritter. They’re such a great way to use leftover veg plus as a replacement for toast at breakfast fritters mean squeezing another couple of serves of veg into your day. I’ve been playing around with these for a while now to get the texture and flavour right (and the all important structural integrity). And I clocked it last weekend. These broccoli fritters are quickly becoming a new favourite.
ULTIMATE RAINBOW BUDDHA BOWL
This salad bowl is brimming with flavour, texture and colour (obviously!). I love bowl food like this. You can easily leave out anything you don’t like or add other things you have on hand. The important things to tick off are all in the balance of things.
CAULIFLOWER MAC ‘N’ CHEESE WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER
Comfort food. But full of goodness too. This creamy cheesey mac n cheese is full of cauliflower, both in the cauliflower based ‘bechamel’ and in the crispy roasted bits peeking out the top. it’s a good one.
10 EASY RECIPES FOR WHEN YOU’RE COOKING FOR 1 (AND MAYBE YOUR PLUS ONE)
Because when you’re the only one you’re cooking for it should be more fun, not make you sad. It’s a Friday recipe round up guaranteed to make any night that it’s just you a joyous celebration. Just add wine. The best part about cooking for you is you can cook whatever you like, however you like and not worry about anyone else’s opinion. Cos you’re the only one that matters.
QUICK VEGETARIAN MISO RAMEN
Like usual, I by no means claim authenticity but I do claim flavour. This is a clean and light ramen, perfect for a work lunch. You can adjust the seasonings and vegetables to suit your tastes and use traditional ramen noodles instead of rice noodles if you prefer!
ZUCCHINI WAFFLE BREAKFAST NACHOS
This is a killer breakfast that combines so many of my favourite things. Waffles? Tick. Nacho style layering? Tick. Zucchini fritters? Tick. Plus they’re topped with a herby yoghurt sauce, fried eggs and avocado. It doesn’t get much yummier. These waffle breakfast nachos are a fun way to serve breakfast to a group of people, we don’t eat share food at breakfast often enough, I say.
WORK LUNCHES MADE EASY: 15 BATCH COOKING RECIPES TO GET YOU THROUGH ANY WEEK
Want to know the best part of this post? You can choose any one of these recipes and it can be the only thing you prep for lunch this week. Yep, just one. So clear an hour or two this weekend and get some lunch prep in and you’ll have delicious and healthy food sorted for the week ahead.
AVOCADO AND CUCUMBER SUSHI BOWL
I love sushi but in all honestly I never make it at home, I prefer to be a lazy person and just put all the ingredients into a bowl and eat that. Well I’m making my own food so I guess that’s not super lazy…