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This low-carb cheese and spinach pie has quickly become one of my favourite recipes. In fact, this recipe ticks so many boxes that it’s hard to know where to start. ✔️ Low-carb✔️ Keto✔️ High-protein✔️ Weight Loss✔️ 5 minute prep time✔️ Full of vitamins and minerals✔️ Mega tasty Finding low-carb vegetarian recipes can be a bit of a …

I knew about pasta arrabiata long before I had ever tried pasta arrabiata. That was thanks to the excellent Eddie Izzard, and his now infamous Death Star Canteen sketch. Well worth checking out. So what is pasta arrabiata, anyway? Arrabiata itself is a sauce based on tomatoes, garlic and chilli …

This falafel salad recipe really made us think. Is it ok to use falafel mix? Or even pre-packaged falafel? For the most part we really do like to promote whole foods over processed – they generally have more flavour, they’re cheaper and pack more of nutritional punch. But sometimes, we …

Print Pin Add to CollectionGo to Collections 0 from 0 votes Speedy Chickpea Stew Total Time 20 minutes Servings 2 Calories 375kcal Ingredients1 can chickpeas (1 can = 14oz / 400g wet weight)1 can tomatoes (1 can = 14oz / 400g)1 bell pepper, yellow1 tsp ground coriander4 tbsp parsley, fresh …

What’s the difference between a potato farl and potato bread? About as much as the difference between a cow from Northern Ireland, and one from the Republic. Potato Farls or Potato Bread? Potato farls (as they’re usually known in Northern Ireland) have long been used in the traditional Ulster fry …

Have I ever told you how much I love curry? Oh I have? Well then, I won’t bore you with another post about curry. No, I’ll tell you all about curry’s best friend, tomato chutney, instead. Muahhahhah. So what is tomato chutney? Chutneys have been around for a long time, …

Tabbouleh salad, Tabbouli, or even Tabouli salad is a dish that’s becoming more and more well-known away from it’s traditional Levantine (Eastern Mediterranean) homelands, and there’s very good reason for that. Made from either couscous or bulgur and seasoned with parsley, tomatoes and a mezze of other flavours, it’s extremely …

I love discovering new recipes! Especially if they’re linked to getting me fitter and stronger. And that’s exactly what these baked ricotta muffin power bombs do. They’re my new favourite and are now my post gym go-to snack. After a good workout it’s imperative to replenish our body’s natural stores, …

You can take Dave out of Britain, but you can’t take the Britain out of Dave. Various people have said that to me over the years I’ve lived in Germany, and after a good giggle and an accepting nod of the head I forget about it again and move on. …

There was once a time when I was afraid of being vegetarian. Scared of not eating meat. No more grilled bacon, no more crispy chicken wings, no more melt-off-the-bone ribs. But bollocks to that – of course that was silly, and things have changed now. Definitely in part thanks to …

I need no excuse to make veggie quesadillas. No excuse at all. But when I have one, it’s even better. And the justification for these quesadillas is great – I need a way to show off this unbelievable red pesto! It was a surprise hit last week, and we’ve been …

We’ve been wanting to share this recipe with you for quite a while now, but for one single reason, we haven’t. It’s nothing to do with the taste of course – this baked sweet potato and feta salad dish is fantastically tasty – nor is it to do with the …

When I told a friend recently that we were planning on making a tomato basil soup for our next recipe, she totally disagreed with it as an idea and claimed soup is only good for the winter. This got me thinking on the subject, and I came to several conclusions. …