Preheat oven to 180’C Place the chicken supreme (breast on the bone – far better than a breast on its own – more meat, better tasting and cheaper – from your butcher) in a baking dish – I use a small flat enamel bowl not much wider than the breast itself. Drizzle the chicken with…

The simplest, most delicious dinner. 1 chicken quarter (breast on the bone) 10 button mushrooms 4 echalion shallots peeled Put in a shallow baking dish. Salt and pepper. Put in preheated oven at 200’C. After 35mins check with precision thermometer. Mine took 40min. Serve. Pour over the juices. Eat with a good red wine. (I’m…

From Hemsley and Hemsley… But with raisins as an extra! Super soft, dead easy and takes 30 minutes from opening the recipe to eating! 3 ripe bananas, squashed in their skins Plus 30g butter Mixed together. Then add, 1/2tsp bicarb of soda 1tsp vanilla essence 1tsp ground cinnamon 1tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp maple syrup…

One large, or two small avocados – ripe A good squeeze of honey (I’m guessing 2tbsp) A splash of double cream (I’m guessing 1tbsp) 2tbsp cacao powder Put the avocado flesh and ingredients into a bowl and use hand blender to make a smooth paste. Eat. Or refridgerate then eat. Both good!

These are amazing! Lovely hot out of the oven, cooled, or pop any leftovers in the fridge and they set into a delicious chocolate slice. Really filling. Great for a snack. I can’t get enough!!

This is a what-it-says-on-the-tin, super easy, super tasty, mid week supper. Wine optional 😉 One bag of 2 minute microwave mixed grains. I bought bulgar wheat with quinoa and wholegrain rice from Aldi. A handful of peanuts A chunk of cucumber, washed and chopped into cubes A tin of tuna in brine, drained Microwave the…

Thanks to Dale Pinnock @themedicinalchef for the basis for these beauties. Delicately flavoured and wholesome, with no refined carbs… What more can you ask for in a break time treat? Peel and puree 2 pears (Dale uses apples… I had only pears and these worked just as well) Put in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons…

Ingredients: Rainbow chard can be substitued with spring greens. Coconut oil, pumpkin sreds, quinoa and feta all from Aldi. First chop the onion and fry in a desert spoon of coconut oil Then add the mushrooms and a good sprinkling of pumpkin seeds. Continue to fry. Then chop the rainbow chard, destalk the cavolo nero…

This is unbelievably good! Carb free, unless you serve it with rice. I made it as a meal for one, but you can make it for as many as you like – just make sure the dish you cook it in is not too small or the veg will stew and go sloppy. One chicken…

Thanks #waitrose! I also found half  a packet of chick pea and quinoa sides in the fridge… Tasty!