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If you need an easy, impressive (and surprisingly healthy) dessert recipe in your back pocket, our cinnamon baked pears are for you! Picture this: you’re not the best cook in the world and you’re knackered …

I honestly never thought I’d see the day when I’d be writing about brussel sprouts with balsamic vinegar (or cream) – and absolutely loving them. Many people have a love/hate relationship with sprouts – though …

Ahhhh, mulled wine. Or perhaps spiced wine, depending on where you’re from. We look forward to this season every single year. Just for a short time, HurryTheFoodUp is becoming HurryTheDrinkUp and we say at least …

Boring, bland, heavy and uncreative. Nut roasts get a real bad press. And why? Well, probably because they were, to be fair. But no longer! The humble nut roast has always been the go-to recipe …

Well, this is it people – the big one! It’s our main Christmas meal this year – and we’ve held nothing back. With drum rolls a plenty, we’re very proud to present: the vegetable wellington! …

This healthy sweet potato mash recipe was one born out of pure frustration. After looking around online almost every ‘healthy’ mashed sweet potato dish was most definitely not; they’re all covered in cream, slathered in …

For some weird reason, British food doesn’t always have the best reputation around the world. To anybody that’s eaten a great vegetarian toad in the hole (or even a regular toad in the hole), that’s …

I absolutely love mashed veg when it’s done right. And that’s the key thing here – when it’s done right. If you don’t like mashed veg, whether it’s garlic mashed cauliflower or something completely different, …

Yess!! It’s that time of year. I get to write about Christmas and pancakes – two of my favourite things. Don’t worry if you’re reading this and it’s not Christmas, gingerbread pancakes rock at any …

Barbecue season. The only time my cravings for meat really ever come back. And the reason this vegan potato salad was born. I think the main reason for my craving is the terrible quality of …

For all those out there that say a vegetarian zucchini lasagna can’t be as good as one made from meat, you’re wrong. So wrong. Once you have a good lasagna recipe under your belt, you …

It’s a bittersweet time of year. The Christmas buzz is fading away, happy memories mingling with dark, cold days and the next holiday still probably a long way off. So we thought we’d take a …

This white bean spread has come along at just the right time of year for us. Many of us are still on the slightly over indulgent side – the Christmas parties have been partied, the …

Woohoo! December is here. Which means Howie and Kat officially (we made a deal) have to let me post as many Christmas recipes as I want! So here we are. Although I’m usually a savoury …

We all want to get a little fruity every now and then. Whether it’s to boost nutrient intake, make sure the kids are getting their vitamins or just to impress the lads at the next …

You’re a guy, you don’t have any baking skills or equipment and you need to come up with a Valentine’s Day present. QUICKLY! Well, search no more. Let me present to you a really cool …