Another easy tasty recipe, the picture doesn’t do it justice. Ingredients 120g cooking chorizo, chopped 1 red onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, grated 1 tsp hot smoked paprika 80g sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped 600g skinless and boneless chicken thighs 400g can chopped tomatoes 100ml chicken stock 1 lemon, juiced Method Fry the chorizo over a … More Chorizo and chicken ragu
A spicy little number, easy and delicious perfect. Ingredients 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, grated thumb-sized piece ginger, grated 3 tbsp Thai red curry paste 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter 500g sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks 400ml can coconut milk 200g bag spinach 1 lime, juiced Method Melt the oil in a … More Sweet potato satay curry
Easy to make and quick. I added some cooked French beans to this. Ingredients 300g new potatoes, halved if large 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp capers, drained and patted dry 3 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped 150g hot smoked salmon, skinned and flaked ½ x 25g pack dill, fronds roughly … More Smashed Salmon hash
When people see this on my list, I’m greeted with what you can’t skim stones. No I can’t hence why it’s on my list. There is something therapeutic about chucking rocks/stones into water, the satisfying splash and of course trying to avoid being covered in water. When walking by the side of Derwent water at … More A tick off my fabulist – learn to skim stones
I have never had very good upper body though the rest of my body is quite fit with running. When I started doing HIIT classes last year my strength increased. I had an attempt and struggled to do 1 proper press up, reverting to doing them on my knees or on an incline. A few … More A tick off the fabulist – Do a press up
My fabulist is a list for life, things I want to try, skills to be discovered and places things to visit. As I bumble along in life new things get added. If you have any suggestions do let me know. Onto the list are these new additions: Go slacklining Drink a yard of ale or … More Additions to the Fabulist
Even if you are not a fan of fennel, do try this dish. Super easy to make. The recipe serves 8, so I make the full recipe and then freeze portions. With one of the portions I added some cheese sauce and topped with mozzarella to make a gratin.
A bit of chopping required for this Thai inspired dish. Quick easy and looks impressive when served. Ingredients 1 bunch of spring onions 2cm piece of fresh ginger 1 red chilli 1 celery stick 1 carrot 1 garlic clove ½ bag of fresh coriander 4 trout fillets (about 125g each) 4 tsp soy sauce 4 … More Thai trout parcels
You know when things are a good idea at the time?? You have said yes to doing things then the the reality kicks in? You too? In my post euphoric marathon haze I said to a friend that I would run Chester marathon with her. In April, October seemed like an age away, weeks pass … More Good ideas
Grief has a rather unexpected habit of creeping up on you without warning. That was what happened when I was casually scrolling through Twitter, saw a infertility tweet relating to a story on Corrie. I don’t watch it but it was doing a story about IVF and it failing. My eyes pricked with tears and … More Giving up on dreams
