Happy Diwali to all those celebrating 🙂 I hope this new year brings you good health and happiness. I love Diwali. It’s such a special time of year. Everyone is preparing days in advance by baking and cooking lots of sweet and savoury snacks. People are decorating their homes with rangoli and lighting small divas…
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Five Spices and Co
Happy Autumn lovely readers! How are you all? I love this season because I am a September baby, but when will the rain stop? Good old England weather never seems to fail us. However I am secretly enjoying these cosy evenings and already thinking about all the festivities coming our way. I am not sure…
Very Lazy Photoshoot
Hello lovely followers. How are you all? I hope you had a nice bank holiday weekend? Even though the weather is more unpredictable than ever! With all these bank holidays I don’t know if we are coming or going. We can’t complain though, it’s been lovely to have a few long weekends. A chance to…
Wild Garlic and Smoked Salmon Fishcakes
Wild garlic is in season and seems to be the craze right now. And so it should be, its delicious! I’m lucky enough to have a mother in law who planted some wild garlic in my garden and it’s growing so well. No thanks to me, I have zero gardening skills. Maybe one day I…
Grilled Asparagus
Grilled Asparagus #aspargus #recipe #foodphotographer #miltonkeynes
Urad Daal (Black Lentil Daal)
I hope you’ve all had a great bank holiday weekend. What is going on with the weather? Snow in April? Now I’ve seen it all. Bring back the sun please, I’m cold. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been over indulging the past few days. As lovely as it was, I now crave some simple…
Slow Cooked Indian Spiced Shoulder of Lamb
Easter is coming up this weekend and I am so excited. I love everything about this holiday from the beautiful Spring weather to hot cross buns and copious amounts of chocolate. There’s just something about this time of year that puts a ‘spring’ in your step. Sorry. One of my other favourite things to eat…
Fish Burgers with Harissa Mayo
I have your Friday night fakeaway ready for you! Yes this is a very naughty recipe, but let’s just put that aside. Let’s focus on the positives here. Homemade crispy chip shop style fish, spicy harissa mayonnaise with crisp shredded lettuce and a soft brioche bun, served with homemade chips. Yes please! If we can’t…
Tandoori Chicken Salad with Braised Lettuce
Sounds posh right? It really isn’t. I love a good salad but I tend to get bored very easily. Also when the weather is cold, I can’t seem to face a cold salad. I want something warm and comforting, but also healthy and exciting. This is my twist on a chicken salad. Spicy tandoori chicken…
Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni
Sometimes its nice to make something that’s a little more special. Whether its for your other half or you just feel like treating yourself (why not?), this is a great recipe to adapt. There are so many recipes out there so feel free to put your own spin on it, but this is how I…