Happy weekend, guys! Wait, do you actually even know what day of the week it is!? Despite some conflicting and downright nonsensical government advice this week (I often wonder how do these people still have a job?!), most of us are still in a semblance of a lockdown so it’s all a bit of a blur. Duncan will continue to work from our spare bedroom for the next 5 weeks, at the very least....

WHAT IS KEEMA MATAR? 20-Minute Keema Matar (Ground beef and Peas) is one of a kind. It’s my comfort food like Moong Masoor Dal and Basmati rice. It’s peas mixed in ground beef along with whole and powder spices. This Pakistani main dish recipe is mildly spiced. This Pakistani recipe is perfect for quick, flavorful, and home cooked meal. This is a beef recipe. Keema Matar is great for a quick weeknight meal and this is a mild spiced recipe....

WHAT IS PANEER 65? 30-Minute Homemade Indian Paneer 65 is deep-frying marinated Indian cottage cheese (paneer) and then mix the curry leaves and green pepper (green chili pepper) mixture with the deep-fried paneer cubes. It’s quick and easy like my Chicken 65 recipe. This particular recipe originated in India. This has to be one of my favorite Paneer recipe. In this Paneer 65, batter coated paneer deep-fried in oil, accompanied by fragrant curry leaves and green peppers, offering a delightful Inidian appetizer recipe that complements a range of prominent Indian recipes, such as Lauki Sabzi and Rajma Curry....

Working for yourself can be challenging and scary, but it can also be massively rewarding at the same time. What is difficult is the lack of a set routine. When you work at an office, for example, once you clock off at certain time you no longer think about work. When you work for yourself you ALWAYS think about work and your brain is constantly coming up with new ideas for your business....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! 📖 Make apple pie with Graham cracker crust! Peel the apples: I’m all for using apples as they are (like in this Instant Pot apple butter). But pie is one dish where apple peels are not super appealing. Peel them ahead of time if you wish! Cold butter in the crumble topping ensures it forms nice, firm clumps that crisp up beautifully in the oven, adding a perfect contrast to the tender apples....

Today’s recipe is one of my childhood staples – borscht (to the English speaking world) or barszcz, as I know it. The timing is perfect as this lovely interview I did with Erin (of Olives For Dinner) has made me think of my food inspiration and, like with a lot of things, I landed on my childhood. Put simply, barszcz is a Polish name for a beetroot soup that is a shared staple in the whole of the Eastern Europe and the word borscht is an anglicised version of the Yiddish word for it....

After lots and lots of rain, beautiful sunshine has graced us with its presence for the last few days but evenings are quite chilly so it’s corn soup time in my house! Corn is one of my favourite early autumn things to eat and it happens to be in season in the UK until November so I’m filling my boots. This corn soup is a bit of a fusion dish, it features Thai-inspired aromatic base of shallots, garlic, ginger, chilli and lemongrass, which is spiced with mild curry powder and some extra turmeric for colour....

If you’re looking for a comforting soup for a cold night, look no further. This chicken gnocchi soup has all the flavors of chicken pot pie, with an Italian twist, but it’s SO much easier to make. This soup is quite similar to my chicken and dumplings (you all LOVE that recipe with over 100 five-star ratings!), but this one is even faster and easier because you use prepared gnocchi instead of making dumplings from scratch!...

Dill dip is so easy to make in only 5 minutes with 5 ingredients. It’s the perfect thing to make ahead of time for an easy dip for an appetizer at a party, served with crudités, pita chips, or ruffled potato chips. This fresh, creamy dip has lots of fresh herbs but it’s flexible- you can leave some out or substitute with others. I like to keep a batch of this in my fridge along with prepped, cut up raw vegges....

This golden brown cooked cheese quesadilla recipe with gooey mozzarella cheese is what dreams are made of! Imagine, a crispy tortilla cooked over medium heat that is filled with Italian seasoned mushrooms and jalapenos. Are you drooling yet? If the site of that quesadilla doesn’t make you drool, then you have got to be numb my friend. I can’t stress how delicious the combo of spicy mushrooms with gooey cheese is....

What are Mutton Chaaps? Easy Tender Pakistani Mutton Chaaps are a delicious Pakistani recipe that combines simplicity with rich flavor. The term “Chaap” refers to a single bone-in cut of meat, typically taken from the ribs. This Pakistani appetizer recipe has its roots in the culinary traditions of North India and Pakistan. Marinated to perfection, Mutton Chaap captures the iconic flavors of Dubai’s famous Gazebo restaurant, successfully recreating the essence of this beloved recipe....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! 🍴 Storage instructions This carrot and kale salad is best enjoyed while fresh and eaten on the same day. However, you can store leftover kale salad in an airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator for up to two days. Perfect salad for Fall. This healthy kale salad has all the Fall flavors we love and makes a delicious pairing for many Fall main dishes, Thanksgiving meals, and holiday recipes....

Do you have a bag of peas hanging out in your freezer that you haven’t used yet? This is the perfect way to use them up. Frozen pea hummus, or pea purée, is healthy, delicious, and takes mere minutes to whip up in your food processor! It’s made similarly to chickpea hummus but is much different in taste and texture. It’s sweet from the peas, with aromatic spring flavor from fresh mint and parsley....

Hey guys, hope your week is peachy?! We’ve been blessed with beautifully sunny weather here in Bristol (it’s May so about time, eh?) this week and I found it extremely hard to get any work done as a result. This is when being one’s own boss gets hard sometimes. On one hand, you can simply say ‘I deserve some down time’ and sit in the garden smelling flowers all day, but if you continue doing that too often, you’ll find yourself with no business to speak of....

It’s amazing just how flavour-packed this meal is with so few ingredients. The recipe is as low-maintenance as it gets, and it also happens to be incredibly budget-friendly with the use of frozen (pre-cleaned) raw prawns from the supermarket. I used to be a self-confessed “prawn snob” until my brother (who worked in hospitality for many years) served up some of the best garlic prawns I’d ever had in my life....

WHAT IS BASMATI RICE? Let’s Learn How To Cook Fluffy Basmati Rice Stovetop. The most perfect and easy the stovetop is the natural arena for crafting, with great ease, Basmati rice - a foundational Pakistani/Indian recipes. Though typically not eaten on its own, Pakistanis consider it a vital and irreplaceable go along with: Moong and Masoor Dal, Whole Masoor Dal, or even Butter Chicken. The rice grains in this recipe are meticulously cooked to perfection, ensuring that they remain distinct and separate from one another....

Happy weeekend, guys! I hope the sun is out for you and you have some nice things planned? We’ve just come back from a DIY store with some wall fixings as we plan to hang our 16 kg mantelpiece mirror on the wall of our living room today. We hope to do so without dropping it on any of our feet or it taking a chunk out of our newly restored floor....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! Variations & Substitutions All-purpose flour. Substitute with a gluten-free 1:1 blend if needed. Almond flour. Finely ground almonds will also work well. Butter. Use unsalted butter and leave it at room temperature for at least 10 minutes before using. This helps the butter and sugar cream together nicely. Egg yolk. Helps create a richer dough and binds it together....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! 📖 Microwaving sweet potatoes Season the cooked sweet potato with salt and pepper to taste. I started using this microwave method back in college when I had almost no kitchen tools, and it’s stayed a go-to ever since for when time is short, but I still want a healthy side that feels like a treat....

If not, you are really really REALLY missing out. A southern dish popular in the Carolinas, tomato pie is a great way to use up surplus tomatoes from the garden and make a delicious, warming, rich meal that is great for lunch or dinner paired with a side salad. The tomatoes are piled high in a pie crust and mixed with herbs and sometimes other things, and topped with a mixture of cheese and mayo that melts as it bakes and seeps into the the tomatoes....