Main meal

My flexitarian main meal recipes are not just tonight’s dinners, but can be tomorrow’s lunches. From comforting soups to flavorful stir-fries and salads, you will find joy in healthy wholesome meals that the whole family can enjoy. No more calorie counting!

Steak Slow cooker Chili

Steak Slow cooker Chili

I found myself cooking this steak slow cooker chili almost weekly in the past year.It’s full of tender flavorsome beef chuck steak, crammed with the goodness of veggies and topped with zesty creamy guacamole 🥑. Slow cooker Chili con carne or sin carne? We tend 

Buttermilk Chicken Burger with Avocado Dressing

Buttermilk Chicken Burger with Avocado Dressing

My version of buttermilk chicken burger with a creamy avocado dressing is easy to make, and takes only minutes on the grill. This will surely elevate your burger game, not to mention make it faster. It’s nearly the beginning of summer. This means officially, barbecue 

Sausages on a BBQ

Sausages on a BBQ

Weekends are for indulgent food, right? And sausages on a BBQ are just the ticket: fast food that is moreish and bursting with herbal and sweet flavors. I choose my sausages carefully, none of that plastic wrapped supermarket “butcher’s choice” or bulked up with rusk. 

Miso soup with eggplant

Miso soup with eggplant

Miso soup with eggplant is one of those easy recipes which satisfies cravings for savory, salty, sour, texture and appetizing colors.

Sourdough discard pizza dough (no yeast)

Sourdough discard pizza dough (no yeast)

A simple smooth sourdough discard pizza dough recipe that can be customized will make everyone happy: even the weird one that loves Hawaiian 😜!

Cottage Pie for Two

Cottage Pie for Two

Oozing savory meaty sauce and glistening melted gooey cheese, our cottage pie for two feels like the quintessential British family meal. On a rare occasion Dave will cook an evening meal, but what a delight… This cottage pie recipe has been a family favorite for 

Lamb kofta with tzatziki

Lamb kofta with tzatziki

This lamb kofta recipe came one summer day with thoughts of fresh aromatic herbs and colorful jeweled fruit. Although I don’t need a summer day to fire up the barbecue, my love of grilling knows no bounds. I have been known to turn my BBQ 

Romanian Meatball Soup (ciorba de perisoare)

Romanian Meatball Soup (ciorba de perisoare)

Romanian meatball soup is a slightly sour affair, traditionally soured with “bors” (a fermented wheat-bran liquid), but lemon juice will work nicely for the home cooks.

Ciulama (chicken in white sauce)

Ciulama (chicken in white sauce)

I make my ciulama (chicken in white sauce) with chicken on the bone and make sure that the skin gets golden and crispy… delicious!

Ricotta Gnocchi

Ricotta Gnocchi

I am not big on pasta dishes, but gnocchi is not technically full-on pasta in my opinion. Better still, this ricotta gnocchi recipe brings a freshness and a light touch to the usual potato and flour dumplings. I like mine with plenty of fresh herbs