There are some recipes that feel less like cooking and more like taking a deep breath.This one-pot chicken and vegetable pasta soup is exactly that for me — simple, gentle, and full of quiet comfort. The temperature has dipped here in the UK — the kind of cold […]

Sometimes the simplest of meals can be the most uplifting. Just like this oil-free chicken stew I made yesterday. It was one of those quietly beautiful days — sunlight streaming through the windows, a soft golden glow filling the room, and that unmistakable autumn nip in the air. […]

There’s something about roasted butternut squash soup that marks the true beginning of autumn in my kitchen. It’s not the first chilly day or even the leaves changing — it’s that first slow afternoon when I cut open a squash, roast it until the edges caramelize, and let […]

This mixed beans stew (oil free) is a hearty one pot dish which is very flavourful. It is the perfect recipe if you have a few bits and bobs leftover in your pantry that needs using up. The special spice mix used in it is what gives the […]

This Vegetable mung dal l One pot recipe is very popular in our household. It is easy to make, is healthy and can be easily adapted; so what’s not to like?! Dal is a dish that is consumed in plenty all over the Indian sun continent. From simple […]

This spiced potato and leek soup is one of the easiest soups you can make. At the same time, it is full of flavour, and enough to warm you up on a cold day or night! The temperatures have definitely been making a nosedive in our neck of […]

This chicken and vegetable spaghetti soup is just what you need on a cold, grey day! It’s warmth and colour is perfect to lift one’s spirits.  It seemed only a short while ago that the trees in our backyard were once again renewed with life after the bare […]

The daffodils came, the tulips are sprouting up, the blossoms are putting on a show and clusters of new leaves on the trees are opening up. Long, warmer days were on the horizon. But then, the temperatures decided to take a nosedive. We even had a few flurries […]