For someone who lives on a tight budget I almost never ever meal plan or write shopping lists which are seen as the two cornerstones of economical eating. Instead I …
I honestly don't plan to make all my meals the same colour and ingredients all the time. It just happens naturally it seems and this week I was back to …
I hate tinned tuna. One of my first memories in life, particularly around food, is of eating tinned tuna for the first time. I was about four and my childminder …
Honestly I don't theme my week's meals deliberately but it just seems to happen. I'm not sure if it's basic home economics or my tendency to get slightly obsessed with …
When you have the weird dietary needs I do, this is a question you get a lot from people so I thought I'd start keeping a weekly diary of my …
I think my ultimate comfort food is mince. I used to ask for mince and potatoes (with peas) for my birthday tea pretty much every year and I once made …
Theoretically the slow cooker is for all seasons, but there's no season better for it than cold wintry weather when both you and the house need warmth and comfort. A …
I know we are all meant to eat less sugar these days but sometimes you just need a plate of sweet sticky glazed meat in your life (a hangover is …
One of the things about this whole fodmap diet is that the amount of meat I end up eating on it costs a lot of money on a small budget …
One of the most frustrating things on this fodmap and low fructose diet is finding ways to flavour food. I can cope quite well (just the occasional swearing at my …
When I was a kid (which is obviously a million years ago) squash was either a game yuppies played or a acidic orange liquid you diluted with water and gave …
It's October and that means one thing in my house: Goatober. British people have no qualms about goat's cheese but it's still culturally unusual here to eat goat meat. So …
I happened to come by a Waitrose voucher a few months ago and decided to check out their online site so I could really stock up my freezer. I was …
As soon as the evenings get longer and there's that promise of summer in the air, I always intend to get the barbecue out and make the most of it. …
Tucking into some boiled mutton last week simply gave me more of a taste for lamb and made me determined to try this traditional Irish recipe for Easter. A lamb ciste* …
Alright, technically it's lamb, but boiled lamb probably sounds even less appealing to you. But don't be misled, there was a reason this dish was a Victorian classic. You take a …
