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Overnight Oats Three Ways

Overnight Oats Three Ways

Overnight oats are the reason I get out of the door on time three mornings a week. You do ten minutes of work the night before, put a jar in the fridge, and

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Filed under: Breakfast, Quick Snacks

Tagged with: banana, blueberries, cinnamon, cocoa powder, coconut, honey, lemon, milk, oats, under 500 calories

Lemon Posset with Shortbread

Lemon Posset with Shortbread

A posset is three ingredients and about ten minutes of work, and it still comes out tasting like something you would order in a restaurant. Cream, sugar and

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Filed under: Desserts

Tagged with: butter, caster sugar, demerera sugar, double cream, flour, lemon, salt, shortbread, under 750 calories

Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce

Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce

Shop bought sweet chilli sauce is mostly sugar and thickener, which is a shame when the homemade version takes about fifteen minutes and tastes of actual

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Filed under: Sauces and dips

Tagged with: caster sugar, chilli, corn flour, garlic, ginger, rice wine vinegar, salt, Under 20 Minutes, under 250 calories

Plaice Goujons with Minted Pea Dip

Plaice Goujons with Minted Pea Dip

I was a fussy eater as a child, so anything in breadcrumbs had a decent chance of getting past me. These plaice goujons are the grown up version of that

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Filed under: Main Meals, Appetizers

Tagged with: breadcrumbs, creme fraiche, eggs, flour, garden peas, lemon, mint, plaice, sunflower oil, Under 30 Minutes, under 500 calories

Crab Linguine with Chilli and Lemon

Crab Linguine with Chilli and Lemon

Crab linguine is the sort of dinner I end up making on a Friday evening, when the fridge is looking particularly empty. I do the big shop on a Monday, so by

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: chilli, crab, garlic, lemon, linguine, olive oil, parsley, Under 20 Minutes, under 750 calories

Roast Garlic and Butter Bean Dip

Roast Garlic and Butter Bean Dip

There is nothing quite like pulling something out of the freezer and looking like you've gone to a lot of trouble when you really haven't. This dip is one

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Filed under: Sauces and dips

Tagged with: butter beans, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, under 250 calories, under 60 minutes

Halloumi and Watermelon Salad

Halloumi and Watermelon Salad

Salty fried halloumi against cold sweet watermelon should not work as well as it does. It is a combination that sounds wrong written down and then makes

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Filed under: Salads, Side Dishes

Tagged with: chilli flakes, halloumi, lemon, mint, olive oil, rocket, Under 20 Minutes, under 500 calories, watermelon

Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree

Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree

Kedgeree is one of those dishes that can't decide whether it's breakfast or dinner, and honestly, I love it for that. Gently spiced rice, flakes of smoked

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: basmati rice, butter, curry powder, egg, garden peas, mackerel, turmeric, under 40 minutes, under 750 calories

Prawn and Avocado Summer Rolls

Prawn and Avocado Summer Rolls

Matt puts avocado into more or less everything he makes, and I have never really understood the appeal of them. I'll happily admit I was wrong about these

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Filed under: Quick Snacks, Appetizers

Tagged with: avocado, coriander, cucumber, king prawns, lettuce, lime, soy sauce, Under 30 Minutes, under 500 calories

Grilled Sardines with Chermoula

Grilled Sardines with Chermoula

Sardines are at their best in the summer months, and they are still one of the cheapest things on the fish counter. Both of us are big fans of anything with

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: coriander, cumin, garlic, lemon, olive oil, paprika, parsley, sardines, Under 30 Minutes, under 750 calories