Back in late 2011, I decided that I was going to eat less meat. So far, so good; I’ve been having two completely vegetarian days a week for the past while. There’s a wealth of delicious vegetarian recipes out there, we really are spoiled for choic…
We put the call out for interesting but healthy recipes last week and a few of our commenters came back with some real gems. Lovely long time reader and commenter Nanazolie shared this delicious veggie lasagne recipe with us. It’s hard to ima…
We’re all about the healthy eating here at the moment (except for the occasional lapses when we will be stuffing jellies into our faces, obviously). I am keen to expand my repertoire of healthy dishes this Spring, and have been poking around in…
My God, I’m already so sick of meat; Christmas might be gruelling. Here’s a simply, tasty, indulgent recipe for when you tire of the turkey, ham, and spiced beef. This is a basic crumble which will work well cooked in a large dish, but will…
This is a very tasty, cheap and easy midweek supper containing one of my favourite ingredients, fennel. Unbelievably good roasted. This served two large portions, but would easily stretch to three lunches or lighter dinners. The parsley brings some muc…
Flip! It’s cold. Autumn swept in at precisely 6.20pm on Sunday evening, as we sat in front of the main stage at Electric Picnic. I’m still recovering from that fantastic weekend, and my wallet has taken something of a hammering too. This is…
Autumn is quietly beginning to knock. The wasps have grown fat and exhausted trying to harvest the fruit of my dad’s plum tree, but they’ve barely made a dent. Dad is eager to offload the plums on random passersby, as he reckons it’s …
I’m determined to find sick and twisted ways of forcing history’s five greatest foods – anchovies, honey, mustard, raspberries, and chicken wings – to live together in one tiny room and swap each other around in surprising combi…
I spent the Bank Holiday weekend stuffing my face with vegan food at an incredibly relaxing and hugely inspiring non-religious beach retreat. We were lucky enough to be fed by Mary Farrell, owner of Cafe Fresh in Dublin’s Powerscourt Centre and a…
“Concoction” was Dad’s most famous recipe. His three kids vividly recall excitement when Concoction was cooking in the kitchen. We still speak about it in hushed tones. But what was it? Nobody quite remembers. My sisters say it includ…
December 30th, 2010 brought a new and wonderful thing into my life – a little niece. The brand new beautiful Anna Mae is the daughter of my brother Steve and his wife Aoife, and in the grand tradition of tiny babies everywhere, she is so far spen…
Bread doesn’t have to mean sandwiches and breakfast toast. As these Nigel Slater recipes show, bread can make a summer salad more substantial or make a side dish more filling.
His ‘Salad of peas, beans and bread’ is an unusual combina…
Samosa are great party food but they don’t have to be Asian, Indian or even savoury.
If you’re looking for a healthy alternative to apple tart, why not give this apple samosa a try.
This hand-held dessert will go down well in a crowd and ar…
Although it has been out for a couple of years, I have only just come across the incredible Italian cookbook ‘Made in Italy – Food and Stories’ by Giorgio Locatelli. I have been a fan of his since seeing his recipes in the Observer Food Mon…
These days we are bombarded by nutritional facts and figures which on the one hand is a good thing because we are getting important information but on the other hand can be really confusing.
It can be very difficult to pick your way through the maze of…
I’m a big fan of Yotam Ottolenghi and his exciting approach to vegetarian cooking. The innovative chef has a very inventive take on Mediterranean food and incorporates bold flavours and pure ingredients.
His food is also good on a budget but cr…
One of the girls I work with occasionally brings in leftovers from her dinners which she very generously distributes to the rest of us poor street urchins. One of these dinners was vegetarian chilli, which was absolutely delicious.
She gave me the re…
After the excesses of Easter, I am on day two of my eat myself better and happier regime.
Quoting the guy from the Fast Show, “Today I will be mostly eating raw fruit and vegetables.” However, I know that this will not suffice so I’m …
Continuing our occasional series on quick and easy midweek dinners, here’s one for the Asian storecupboard.
A healthy fallback, a quick and delicious dinner, and a good way of using what you have: stir-fries to the rescue. Lately I’ve been …
I’ve seen a sneak preview of Jamie’s Food Revolution in the US (watch the trailer here) and already I am fascinated and horrified in equal parts.
I think Jamie is fantastic, you can see that he really cares about what children are eating. …
I planned on eating just one Easter egg over the weekend but I ended up eating two giant eggs, gorging myself on cake until I hated myself, and drinking like a sailor.
Now I feel rubbish and to make matters worse I’m off to Spain soon for a much …
I’m told that I make a very good omelette. The “secret” (at least according to my dad, who makes the most gorgeous omelettes containing nothing more than some finely chopped onion) lies in whipping the yolk and white well and adding a…
Since being with my partner, I have put on one entire stone. There is no mystery as to why – it is because I have spent too many nights on the sofa with a glass (ahem) of wine and some really good food, which invariably contains all or one of the fol…
I’ve recently discovered Yotam Ottolenghi’s innovative and inventive take on vegetarian food. The chef’s exciting approach to Mediterranean cooking is experimental with bold flavours and pure ingredients. Finding new ways to make vege…
For the month of January, The Sunday Times has been offering up a ten-point plan to a better you in the style section. A plan that encourages you to ‘Learn to relax’, ‘Find your purpose’, ‘Revel in strong moments’ an…
