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!

Chicken with plum and Hoisin sauce (easy recipe)

Chicken with plum and Hoisin sauce (easy recipe)

This chicken with plum and Hoisin sauce gets really messy and sticky, but so delicious! If you, like me, love pairing fruit with savory, take advantage of juicy plums at the start of the fall. Serve two or three chicken thighs and drumsticks with pile 

Al Pastor slow cooker (and grill) tacos

Al Pastor slow cooker (and grill) tacos

Al Pastor is a phenomenal culinary fusion and I am so intrigued and humbled by its legendary trail, but Al pastor made in a slow cooker doesn’t sound so unachievable anymore. I have been testing this recipe a few times and hesitated to write about 

Pea and basil soup (with pancetta)

Pea and basil soup (with pancetta)

How gorgeous does this summery pea and basil soup look?  Green peas, fresh basil and mint, woken up with a good squeeze of lemon juice 🍋. You will want to make this time and time again! WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE PEA AND BASIL SOUP 

Potato salad with Jersey Royal new potatoes

Potato salad with Jersey Royal new potatoes

😋 Squeeze lots of lemon 🍋 and enjoy the sunshine ☀️🍹😎🫠

Grilled Harissa chicken kebabs- a fiery experience

Grilled Harissa chicken kebabs- a fiery experience

These grilled chicken Harissa kebabs require a small amount of work to make them sophisticated enough for a celebratory meal. Harissa, the fiery North African spice blend brings together smoky, robust, and aromatic notes, combining earthy cumin, tangy lemon zest, fiery chili peppers, and a 

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 😜!