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Sweet & Sticky Salmon Kebabs

Sweet & Sticky Salmon Kebabs

So maybe I'm just pining for some summer sun during this chilly winter, but recently I was looking through my refrigerator working out what to make for

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: chilli flakes, dijon mustard, grape tomatoes, honey, lemon, olive oil, onion, over 60 minutes, salmon, under 250 calories, zucchini

Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Whipped Butter

Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Whipped Butter

Pancake Day was always a big deal in my house when I was a kid. I would be excited about it all day at school and couldn't get to get home fast enough. I

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Filed under: Desserts

Tagged with: baking powder, baking soda, butter, buttermilk, eggs, flour, maple syrup, milk, pancakes, salt, sugar, Under 30 Minutes, under 750 calories

Vegetarian Udon Noodle Soup

Vegetarian Udon Noodle Soup

Udon noodle soup is one of those soups that warms me up from head to toe. As I'm writing this, I'm watching the snow fall thick and fast outside my window

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Filed under: Soups

Tagged with: broccoli, celery, chilli pepper, cilantro, garlic, ginger, mushroom, scallions, sesame oil, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, udon noodles, Under 30 Minutes, under 250 calories, vegetable stock, waterchestnuts

Tilapia Fish Tacos

Tilapia Fish Tacos

I have to admit, before we moved to the US, I'd never tried fish tacos before. There just wasn't the same abundance of good Mexican restaurants back home

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: avocados, cilantro, salsa, tilapia, tortillas, Under 20 Minutes, under 500 calories

Garlic and Coriander Naan Bread

Garlic and Coriander Naan Bread

There's nothing better than a great naan bread. For me, it completes a curry because one should not exist without the other. No matter what type of curry

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Filed under: Side Dishes

Tagged with: cilantro, dried yeast, flour, garlic, over 60 minutes, sugar, under 500 calories, water

Crunchy Radish Salad

Crunchy Radish Salad

I love the crisp, peppery flavour of radishes and I think they're really under used in day-to-day cooking. My Mum always used to put radishes in salads when

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: arugula, black pepper, honey, lemon, olive oil, parmesan, parsley, radish, red wine vinegar, spinach, tomato, under 10 minutes, under 250 calories

Roast Tomato Soup with Garlic Croutons

Roast Tomato Soup with Garlic Croutons

As a child, I was a pretty fussy eater, but one of the few things I would always eat was tomato soup. This worked out pretty well because I think every pub

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Filed under: Soups

Tagged with: basil, black pepper, bread, butter, garlic, olive oil, onion, oregano, over 60 minutes, red wine vinegar, tomato, under 250 calories, vegetable stock

Teriyaki Stir Fry

Teriyaki Stir Fry

This is my go to recipe for when I've had one of those days... When I'm exhausted, haven't had a chance to think about dinner and want something that can be

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Filed under: Main Meals

Tagged with: broccoli, carrot, cashew nuts, celery, chilli pepper, garlic, ginger, green beans, healthy, lime, mushroom, onion, pepper, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, Under 20 Minutes, under 500 calories

Teriyaki Sauce and glaze

Teriyaki Sauce and glaze

Making your own teriyaki sauce is so simple! It only takes 10 minutes and you can store it in the fridge for weeks, so I usually make a big batch and then

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Filed under: Sauces and dips

Tagged with: brown sugar, corn starch, garlic, ginger, honey, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, under 10 minutes, under 250 calories

Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Everyone in my family is pretty active. We all enjoy exercising, whether its squash, football (or soccer, to our US readers), badminton, rock climbing or

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Filed under: Quick Snacks

Tagged with: chocolate, dark chocolate, honey, oats, protein, protein powder, under 250 calories, vanilla