All posts by: Leanne

BEETROOT AND TAHINI DIP

by in Recipes March 15, 2019

When I was in London in February, my daughter and I went to a lovely Middle Eastern restaurant called Ceru.  We ate lots of things there and as part of our meal had a Beetroot Dip which was delicious.   So I thought I would try and make it with the Beetroot still growing in my […]

SALMON RICE PAPER ROLLS

by in Recipes March 15, 2019

We all love these Salmon Rice Paper Rolls for a quick and easy dinner. The fiddly bit is soaking the Rice Paper Sheets, but i just have a bowl of warm water on the table and soak them one at a time and hand them around. Make your sauce.   Put the Red Chilli, Garlic, Palm […]

GLUTEN FREE LASAGNA – TWO WAYS!!!

by in Recipes March 15, 2019

I was making Lasagna for dinner, but I needed to please a carnivore and a pescatarian, so I made up a Beef Ragu and a Vegetable Saute and made two types of Lasagna using the same ingredients, but substituting the Vegetables for the Beef to make a Vegetarian one.  I also used sliced Butternut Squash […]

QUICK AND EASY PRAWN FRIED RICE

by in Recipes February 27, 2019

I was going out last night (to see Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in the Bord Gais Theatre – excellent!!!) so needed to prepare a very quick and easy dinner.  I had left over cooked rice in the fridge from the previous nights Stuffed Peppers, so I used that to make Fried Rice. Whilst overall I […]

STUFFED PEPPERS 2 WAYS!!

by in Recipes February 25, 2019

I made this for dinner tonight and had to make a vegetarian version and a meat version to satisfy everyone.  It was easy enough as I used the same base initially and then split it into 1/3 and 2/3rds and added extra ingredients.  I also made some dairy free and added some Mozzarella to others.  […]

SPANISH CHICKPEA AND RED PEPPER STEW

by in Recipes February 18, 2019

This dish is very versatile as at each stage you have a new dish to use in different ways.  After step one, you have a lovely warm or cold salad to go with other things.  After step two, you have a lovely flavoursome stew to serve with rice, quinoa, potato or pasta.  Both these dishes […]

SEAFOOD THAI NOODLE SOUP

by in Recipes February 17, 2019

A very quick and easy to prepare Seafood Thai Noodle Soup.   As it is so quick to make, it is perfect for dinner on a busy night.  The quantities here made four very good sized portions.  I use Marks and Spencer’s little tubs of Thai Red Curry Paste, they are a very handy thing to […]

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