Live For Food

I was looking for a chicken recipe that I could adapt as low carb. Now on a low carb diet, fat is king, and I came across this chicken recipe that made a sauce using cream. Believe it or not I’ve never used cream in a sauce before, simply because following more conventional healthy eating […]

If you live with anyone else and share meals you will come across the issue of one person not liking, or not being able to eat certain foods, when the other people can. This can make the task of cooking a healthy meal into an ordeal! I’m going to look at the issue of cooking […]

I always thought the term “bento box” referred to sushi – but actually it means a Japanese single portion packed meal. I have recently come across “character bento” where Japanese mums will spend time making little characters out of food in their children’s lunchboxes. The use of rice makes it possible to form little models. […]

Today I’ve tried out another recipe with minced beef (ground beef).  This time it’s a recipe for meatballs.  I tend to avoid making burgers because they always seem to fall apart but I have more success with meatballs.  This recipe also used a new ingredient that I had never tried before – a Romero pepper. […]

Are you having a party for the Jubilee weekend?  Need a last minute recipe? Check out the links below for great Jubilee recipe ideas: Jubilee Ham Gammon joint roasted with a cherry glaze – from Tesco Real Food Diamond Jubilee Chicken “Update Coronation chicken with this salad of mild spices, apple, walnuts, yoghurt sauce and […]