Super Quick Puff Pastry Veggie Tarts Flavoursome, healthy veggies packed into quick and easy to prepare puff pastry and then topped with cheese.
Racuchy – Traditional Polish Apple Pancakes True comfort food – warm fried yeast dough pancakes with tangy centre and sweet topping.
Red Lentil Soup with Tomatoes, Herbs & Roasted Garlic Versatile, quick and healthy lunch recipe that can be prepared in advance.
Egg Salmon Bagel Sandwich with Spring Onions – Gluten Free Delicious, filling and healthy breakfast or lunch time meal.
Jagodzianki – Polish Sweet Buns with Blueberries Summery sweet blueberry buns – traditional Polish recipe.
Drożdżówki z Serem – Polish Cheese Buns Traditional Polish yeast buns / bread rolls topped with cheese & crumbs.
Garlicky Butternut Squash Soup with Cheese & Balsamic Vinegar Quick and easy, smooth butternut squash soup recipe with garlic, thyme, oregano, Cheddar and balsamic vinegar.
Quick Butternut Squash & Chicken Risotto on a Budget Quite quick, low cost butternut squash and chicken risotto recipe.
Pizza Quiche – Cooking with Kids Individual pizza quiches are fun to make with kids and you can use up all leftovers from the fridge as well.
Chunky Potato & Kale Soup – Dairy Free and Gluten Free with Vegetarian or Vegan Option Healthy, low in calories soup on a budget that can be gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian or vegan – pressure cooker recipe.
Toasted Pumpkin Seed & Honey Snack Simple yet very flavorsome toasted bread idea – my favourite midnight snack.
Easy Baked Vegetarian Samosas with Carrots and Peas Healthier baked samosas recipe, delicious as a snack on their own or as a light meal with some chutney and green salad on a side.
Lunchbox # 125 & Lunchbox # 126 and a New Panda Bento Box Two lunchboxes for 2 & 7 year olds packed with little treats, yummy quesadillas, homemade meatballs and grapes.
Lunchbox # 124 – Valentine’s Day & New Teddy Bear Shaped Bento Box Valentine’s Day packed lunch and teddy bear shaped bento box.
Creamy Garlic & Ginger Pearl Barley with Coriander Healthier alternative to pasta – creamy barley with garlic and cilantro.
Lunchbox # 122 – Last Minute Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich Halloween lunchbox with pumpkin shaped sandwich.
Nude Food Movers – Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash How many times did you wish that you would not have to use all those cling films, aluminium foils and plastic bags? It is a lot of unnecessary rubbish every single day and to be honest using cling film can be very tricky, especially in the early morning hours! With Rubbish-Free Lunch Boxes from Smash there is no […]
Simple Tomato & Mushroom Pearl Barley Stew INGREDIENTS 250g pearl barley 12 cups of boiling water 2 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 6 vegetable cubes (10g each) sea salt to taste crème fraîche or double cream to taste 500-700g button mushrooms (sliced) 1 large onion (diced) a bit of butter or oil to fry fresh basil leaves (chopped) METHOD Place barley […]
Lunchbox # 121 – Moshi Monsters Frubes & Blue Egg Lunchbox # 121 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread blue hard boiled egg (soaked for couple of minutes in food colouring) mini elephant bottle with pinch of salt cherry tomatoes steamed sugar snap peas seedless red & green grapes couple of black olives on panda food pick mini red jelly Moshi Monsters […]
Lunchbox # 119 & # 120 – For My Girls Lunchbox # 119 (for 7 year old girl) quartered mini naan bread octopuses made of chicken Frankfurters cherry tomatoes steamed mange tout peas seedless black & green grapes one home grown strawberry (there were last two in the backyard) mini mango jelly raspberry fromage frais Lotus biscuit bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in […]
Lunchbox # 118 – A Reminder of Summer: Sausage Octopuses & Watermelon Tomato Lunchbox # 118 (for 7 year old girl) halved mini naan bread octopuses made of chicken Frankfurters + fish food pick seedless green grapes cherries watermelon tomato + 2 other heirloom tomatoes mini papaya jelly Lotus biscuit bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in pink LEGO lunchbox inside Smash lunchbag with separate bottle compartment. […]
Lunchbox # 117 – Cute Mouse Bread Roll Lunchbox # 117 (for 6 year old girl) mouse bread roll sandwich with chicken ham made out of Yeast Teddy Bear Bun and edible marker cherry tomatoes seedless green grapes chocolate love bug Cheddar crackers huge strawberry bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in glittery EZ-Freeze lunchbox with a freezable lid and placed inside […]
Lunchbox # 116 – Love Bugs Lunchbox # 116 (for 6 year old girl) toasted English muffin (type of bread roll) with mature Cheddar cheese and heart made out of sweet red pointed pepper – instructions below vine cherry tomatoes pieces of clementine chocolate love bugs lychees bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in glittery EZ-Freeze lunchbox with a freezable lid […]
Warm Black Eye Bean Salad with Mushrooms, Coconut Rice and Parsley INGREDIENTS 500g black eyed beans (soaked for about 5 hours) 500g potatoes (diced) 500g carrots (diced) 1 garlic head (peeled and coarsely chopped) 3 tbs olive oil 500g button mushrooms (chopped) 3 tbs butter large bunch of parsley (finely chopped) 2 sweet red pointed peppers (chopped) 2 cups of easy cook rice 400 ml tin […]
Lunchbox # 115 – Cinnamon Raisin Bagel & Marshmallow Smurfs Lunchbox # 115 (for 6 year old girl) toasted cinnamon & raisin bagel with peanut butter cherry tomatoes (my daughter loves them) pieces of clementine 2 marshmallow Smurfs lychee juice (not pictured) bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in glittery EZ-Freeze lunchbox with a freezable lid and placed inside insulated Charlie & Lola lunch […]
Free Lunch at Feeding the 5000 Event in Trafalgar Square (Friday 18th of November) The highly successful ‘Feeding the 5000’ event returns to London to raise awareness of unnecessary food waste in the UK and demonstrating and educating on ways we can reduce waste. The Feeding the 5000 team, with the support of the Mayor of London and in partnership with Fareshare, FoodCycle, Love Food Hate Waste and Friends […]
Lunchbox # 114 – Strawberry Banana & A New Pink LEGO Lunchbox Lunchbox # 114 (for 6 year old girl) pepperoni sandwiches made with homemade Five Minute Bread strawberries banana pieces of dried fruits (apricots & sultanas) couple of banana shaped jellies strawberry yogurt (not pictured) tropical juice drink (not pictured) bottle of water (not pictured) Everything placed in LEGO lunchbox and placed together with icepack inside […]
Wholesome Lunchbox # 42 (July 2011) – The Round-up Hello Everyone, welcome to the 42st edition of Wholesome Lunchbox. I made some changes to the format of the Round-ups, you can take a look at the new guidelines here. Starting from this month, with regret, I will be posting on Coffee & Vanilla only selected submitions but at the same time there is no […]
Peach & Raisin Dessert 7-8 months + INGREDIENTS 1 peach (seed removed) 1 tsp of raisins 2 tsp instant baby rice METHOD Steam peach and raisins with few tbs of water. Remove peach peel. Mash everything in baby food masher or with a fork. Stir in rice and mash some more. Serve immediately. Make 1 portion. NOTES Add more water if the […]
