How exciting is it that everything in my title begins with an S, my alliteration is top notch. As is this fish stew. I know you might be thinking “ what the hell is she on about? stew in the summer?” Or “oh, its an English summer which means its cold and it rains.” Well think again my friends, because it is currently sitting at about 27 degrees C and it is a day for ice creams and shorts. (All the wishful thinking must have worked!) Anyway this is so light and scrumptious. Its exactly the sort of dinner you need at the end of a long hot day.
Tag Archives: Healthy
Summer Suppers Take 2
This week my search for simple summer suppers led me towards the joy of a Chicken Kebab. Whilst for many this may be synonymous with the late night/ early morning sobering up meal, for me the Chicken Kebab is summer on a plate – it’s like having a barbecue without having to have the weather or outside space for a barbecue. The crispy chicken, the rich and flavoursome sauces: a match made in tastebud heaven.
There are so many ways to serve a kebab and so many recipes to follow for sauces but I decided that as the brief was quick, delicious and simple that I would stick to the basics. Continue reading
Simple Suppers: Summertime Soup
Following on from my last post about wishful summer thinking, I have been focusing on simple but delicious dishes that can make the perfect light summer supper. ( All part of my plan to encourage some sunshine.)
Hopefully I will be testing a few out over the next few days and weeks all ready to share with you for when the sun does show its beautiful face.
My first attempt has been a spicy tomato and lentil soup. Regular readers will be aware chilli is a big hit in our house so I am always looking to find new ways to get some heat in more interesting flavour combos.
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Wishful thinking…
All week I have been planing to do a post today on a delicious healthy sorbet and cooling ice lollies, writing about how they would be perfect for a sunny weekend.
So when I woke up this morning to hear the all too familiar sound of cars rushing through puddles outside and the pitter patter of tiny raindrops on the roof, my heart sunk a little.
When is summer going to arrive?! Let’s face it, everyone could do with the emotions summer brings. It seems when the sun shines we can all be that little bit happier, we take life a little bit slower, we are more sociable, we live more easily and we relax. Summer and all the images of it ( true or not) seems to be associated with fun times, easy living and the good life. So what do we do if the rain doesn’t stop?
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How to host the perfect Euro 2012 Final Party
Whilst watching the Spain vs Portgual match at a friends house on Wednesday night, we were discussing the ideal circumstances in which to view important matches.
At home could always be a risk, if you’re by yourself and it’s an epic game you don’t have anyone to share the highs and lows with, to listen to your comments or argue over a particular players form.
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A healthier breakfast
In my last blog I mentioned the challenge I had been set by ‘The Father From Scratch’ to create a healthy no carb breakfast option for him.
Now breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and when I look back I am quite shocked at how little I talk about it ( not in general life, more because I write a blog about food). For me the different combinations breakfast can offer are wonderful and I could quite happily have a day eating breakfast, brunch and brinner. The diversity of breakfast is one of its greatest delights so I can understand the frustration of only being able to eat a few different foods.
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A pot of magic beans
So as I have already said I am trying to be a bit healthier for lent. This didn’t stop me eyeing up a ice cream shop on my way back home this afternoon. Luckily for my stomach and wallet, it was closed, so no harm done.
Healthy food can sometimes take a bit of a beating from the old taste bud police, because lets face it everything tastes better with butter and salt. It just does.
40 days and 40 Nights of Normalcy
So after my ode to pancakes last week, I thought it was time to put hands to computer and discuss the other side of pancake day – Lent. Regardless of whether you are religious, the next few weeks up to Easter offer a great motivational opportunity to try out a new habit that you have been attempting to pick up.
People try all sorts of things from exercise to new hobbies. Nonetheless more often than not people choose something to do with food.
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Common sense: a recipe for success
This is a story about shoving common sense to one side, and blindly following recipes.
As I’ve said before, pasta was a big part of my staple diet before the start of this year, and filled pasta (predominantly tortellini) was the ultimate in lazy. You didn’t even have to make a sauce: just boil some water, drop the parcels in for a few minutes and chuck some grated cheese on top.
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Monday Night and Tuesday Lunchtime
I realised today that what my story needs is a bit of gritty realism in the form of British kitchen sink drama!
Well, really more of a concise look at the reality of eating From Scratch everyday for a year. Not the epic tales of baked goods, the eloquent eulogies of dinner parties, or the devastation of failed chocolate. No. No drama, no comedy, just your average run of the mill tale where you get to peak over the neighbours fence in to the realism of daily life From Scratch.