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Chicken and Roasted Cauliflower Biryani

April 20, 2017 By Rachel Leave a Comment

There's more to leftover chicken than sandwiches and this biryani with roasted spiced cauliflower is a great way to use it up in a family meal. This is a simplified version of a traditional biryani; it's not too spicy but it's just as tasty, and, with the addition of the roasted cauliflower it's very healthy too.

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Salmon Tortillas

March 27, 2017 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Fast, easy and healthy - these salmon fajitas are a great way to include more fish in your diet. A great dish to place in the middle of the table for everyone to make their own tortilla. Serve with warm tortillas, salsa, guacamole, sour cream and extra lime wedges.

Filed Under: Fish, Recipes, Scottish Food Tagged With: Scottish Salmon

Slow cooked spiced mutton shoulder with ginger and sweet potato

May 2, 2015 By Rachel Leave a Comment

This slow cooked mutton is a great dish for sharing. Serve with rice, chapti's and raita in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves.

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Fragrant and mildly spiced Thai salmon

January 20, 2015 By Rachel Leave a Comment

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Spicy lentil soup

January 15, 2015 By Rachel Leave a Comment

This spicy and warming lentil soup is packed full of goodness and is guaranteed to keep you warm during the cold weather. Serve with either crusty bread, chapatis or similar Asian or middle eastern breads. Garam Masala sprinkled over the soup will also add some extra spicy flavour.

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Let food be thy medicine – eat soup

January 9, 2015 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Although not a seasonal soup, this spinach, rocket and potato soup was a good way of using up the remains of a couple of bags of salad from New Year celebrations.

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Shin of Beef Chilli

December 16, 2014 By Rachel Leave a Comment

This shin of beef chilli is a real one pot wonder. Leave it to slow cook and magically transform in the oven for at least 3 hours or overnight in a slow cooker.

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Salmon and broccoli with ginger and carrot rice

December 11, 2014 By Rachel Leave a Comment

This quick and easy salmon dish makes a healthy mid week meal for all the family to enjoy. With all the vegetables included in the dish, it's a good way of ensuring that everyone gets a few of their 5 a day.

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Shepherds pie

December 3, 2014 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Shepherds pie made from leftover cooked minced lamb is a delicious comfort food dinner.

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Show the love for pumpkin.

October 7, 2014 By Rachel Leave a Comment

Pumpkins are for eating, not just for Halloween

Pumpkins are not just for Halloween

Call me a killjoy, if it was Christmas you could call me Ba Humbug, but I really dislike the waste of  food at Halloween. I saw it when my own kids were young, bags of sweets and fruit from trick or treating, and of course the huge numbers of pumpkins that are wasted. Okay, that’s the lecture over so let’s look at loving and eating pumpkins this year.

I was delighted to find a great big pumpkin in my veg bag delivery this week and even more delighted to find that it also included a recipe for spicy pumpkin soup. My bag comes from Bellfield Organics and they’re always happy for me to include the recipe in blog posts. I’m on a mission this month to think outside the pumpkin. It’s not just for Halloween, it’s for eating. Make soup, use it it casseroles, roast it, make it cakes, whatever you do, cook pumpkin and eat it.

This gorgeous pumpkin was in my organic veg bag this week

This gorgeous pumpkin was in my organic veg bag this week

This was quite a big pumpkin and I still have more than half leftover. The pumpkin seeds can also be used so don’t thrown them away. I’ll be roasting them in oil and using in salads and snacks.

Don't throw the seeds away, roast and use in salads or as snacks.

Don’t throw the seeds away, roast and use in salads or as snacks.

This is the first of several recipes I’ll be posting this month and I hope it encourages you to be adventurous with pumpkins while they are in season.

Warming and spicy pumpkin soup

Warming and spicy pumpkin soup


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