Making soda bread is one of my favourite breads to make at home. Mainly because I don’t have the patience (and very rarely the foresight) to make bread and have time for proofing. This soda bread recipe isn’t sexy, new or difficult – but it…

These blueberry muffins are a real treat! I love blueberry muffins and this is a great Friday treat to have! Which incidentally works great as a naughty breakfast treat on Saturday morning! Have you grabbed a copy of The Kids Lockdown Cookbook yet?! SERVES 4 …

Our One-Pot Chinese Rice My kids love this because it’s a little sweet and savoury and I love it because it’s packed with vegetables and it only uses one pot to make! We’ll be making these with chicken breast but you can easily swap this…

TOAD IN THE HOLE RECIPE Everyone loves a little toad in the hole and if you’ve never made it, it is surprisingly easy! Even kids can do it! Here’s my toad in the hole recipe. SERVES 4  Toad in the Hole Recipe Serving Suggestion: Steamed…

NO COOK NUTELLA CHEESE CAKE! This is soooo good and anything with nutella in it our kids love! This no cook version is delicious, you can buy big brand names for the nutella and cream cheese; but store-own-brands work just as well for this and…

Cupcake Pizzas!  We’re making cupcake pizzas! These are really easy and great fun – shop-bought tortillas, bit of egg, some toppings and boom! You’re own little mini pizzas (OK, they’re more like quiches, but my kids own’t eat quiche so we call them cupcake pizzas…

CHICKEN RAMEN SOUP Who doesn’t love a decent ramen?! This soup is perfect even for fussy eaters; and I know my three love this. Today’s recipe is a real cheats, kid-friendly ramen soup. I’m doing mine as chicken ramen, but feel free to swap out…

CHOC CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES – OUR 30TH EPISODE! I can’t believe this is our 30th episode! Our Friday cookalongs have morphed into sweet Fridays; we always try to make something more of a treat on Fridays to celebrate the weekend, and this Friday is no…

FOOL PROOF SPAGHETTI CARBONARA! This satisfies even the most fussiest of eaters! We’re making a spaghetti carbonara but cheating a little from the uber traditional version to make it foolproof perfection! Vegetarian option: simply leave out the bacon and swap for mushrooms and find a vegetarian…

Homemade Chicken Nuggets and Halloumi Nuggets for our live cookalong! Chicken nuggets have always been a favourite of mine (aka mcnuggets!), these simple and incrediby crispy nuggets are a real treat and perfect for that fun kid inspired dinner (which all the adults loooove!). I’ll…

Apple and Blueberry Pie Recipe Who doesn’t love a delicious apple pie? This one is easy and no need to worry about what apples to get – we’ll use whatever we can get our hands on! You’ll need enough pastry to line your baking tin…

TUNA PASTA BAKE Oh this is so tasty and such a winner with the family! My kid friendly and really easy Tuna Pasta Bake SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: steamed vegetables What you need: Frying pan Oven – preheated to 200cFAN Ingredients: 350g fusilli pasta, cooked…

SAVOURY DUTCH BABY PANCAKES Pancakes for dinner?! Savoury Pancakes? Just look at this beauty and tell me you don’t want to cook this!  These are good fun to make; a Dutch baby pancake is more a yorkshire pudding than a pancake. These are filling and…

SUPER EASY ETON MESS – kids cooking This just screams of summer and is sooo easy to make – the kids love it and really importantly; I love it! SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: Sunshine! What you need: Mixing bowl Electric whisk Ingredients: 300ml double cream…

Homemade crispy pancake rolls (spring rolls) made with crepes. What kid doesn’t like making their own pancake rolls?! This is a fun one, we’ll be making super easy crepes, then cooking a little filling, rolling them up and off we go! There looks like a…

Spaghetti Tray Bake – Baked Sausage Pasta Recipe – it’ll change your life! My spaghetti tray bake – a baked sausage pasta recipe is AMAZING! OK, I know this doesn’t sound very modest, but it’s really good and has totally changed the way we make…

FRIDAY 8TH MAY – KIDS COMPETITION WINNER DINNER! OUR YOUNG SUPERSTAR ‘EMMA’S’ – BROCCOLI AND BACON PASTA! This simple and delicious pasta recipe is the winning dish from ‘Emma N’ our Kids Draw a Dish competition winner! We really like this recipe because its simple…

KIDS Friendly CHILI-con-carne with NACHOS This is an easy chili recipe with a couple of cheats to make it quick and delicious and easy for the kids! We serve these with nachos and salad bits.. SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: Pack of nachos! Shredded Lettuce, grated…

Salmon Wellington – such a great kids cookalong! This is a family favorite; a beautiful piece of salmon wrapped in puff pastry and baked in the oven; it couldn’t be easier to make with the kids, no cooking involved until it’s popped in the oven.…

French Toast with Caramelized Bananas Who doesn’t love French toast?! Especially topped with caramelised bananas with a drizzle honey! This is a great lunch for the kids… SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: A glass of milk to wash it down What you need: 1 mixing bowl…

Homemade Vegan Burgers! So this show was a bit of a shambles! One of the kids smashed the bowl with the mincemeat so we only ended up cooking vegan burgers! But the kids loved them so that was a result! It’s real life and real…

HOMEMADE KIDS CURRY WITH RAITA (INDIAN STYLE YOGURT) I’ve made this super easy for the kids to make, but there’s plenty of scope for the adults to jazz it up even more. This is a very ‘loose’ curry best served in a bowl, if you’d…

EVA’S CHOCOLATE TIFFIN I can’t take any credit for this one; Eva my daughter made us this chocolate tiffin the other day and we loved it so we’re sharing it with you! SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: A glass of milk or cup of tea to…

UPSIDE-DOWN CHICKEN PIES This is a great one to make with the kids, it’s a substantial dinner the whole family can enjoy as well. NOTE: we’re going to make this a chicken and mushroom pie, but you can swap out the mushrooms for broccoli if…

MAC’N’CHEESE – LIVE KIDS COOKALONG Another awesome kid-friendly recipe! This simple macaroni cheese is a total winner for the kids; I’ve kept the ‘cheesiness’ quite light for those with a more delicate palate 🙂 But my kids love this one and it’s super easy to…

Fish CAKES!  Another awesome kid-friendly recipe! These are great fun to make and shape with the kids and then cook off together. NOTE: You need PRE-COOKED POTATOES  and FISH- see below SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: Jacket potatoes and salad would work! What you need:…

HOMEMADE SAUSAGE ROLLS  One for the whole family! This is a great one with the only real cooking done at the end in the oven – until then it’s all about making them!! SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: These are just so moreish! Goes great…

2 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse!  Did you eat all those Easter eggs?! I hope not! Use up your leftover chocolate and make these indulgent kid friendly chocolate mousses! SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: None – just eat them! What you need: 2 Mixing bowls + wooden…

What kids don’t like fish fingers!? My homemade ones are designed for maximum fun for the kids and minimal cooking.. We bake these ones in the oven to make them easy to handle for the kids, but feel free to shallow fry if you want…

Kid Friendly Paella  Everyone loves this easy paella recipe (especially the kids!) it’s very versatile allowing you to cook an easy paella with basmati rice using whatever ingredients you prefer!. You choose whether you want a seafood paella, meat paella or vegan paella – see…

MONDAY 6th April – Stuffed Potato Skins These fun and easy stuffed potato skins are easy for the kids to make and filling enough for dinner! Make sure you PRE-BAKE your potatoes!  SERVES 4  Serving Suggestion: baked beans with steamed vegetables, or… green salad…

FRIDAY 3rd April – Cup-o-banoffee ! Absolute mayhem…  INGREDIENTS LIST I’m not one to do many sweet dishes; but since it’s friday these little banofee cups are a real treat and a great pudding to save for after dinner (you won’t last till after…

Wednesday 1st April – Homemade Greek Meatballs with Broken Hummus!  INGREDIENTS LIST This is fun, we’re going to make little Greek meatballs with a kid-easy hummus! The meatballs known by the Greeks as Keftedes are inspired from my book Orexi!  Serves 4  What you…

MONDAY 30th March – Giftwrapped Food parcels! Watch the video!  INGREDIENTS LIST This is epic – if there’s one you definitely want to join in with – this is it! You’re basically going to place all the ingredients on top of each other, tie…

Omelettes are so easy to make and the perfect all round breakfast and lunch (hell, even dinner) option. You just need to know how to make an omelette properly! How to make an omelette!  I asked whether everyone wanted the cookalongs to be 3…

Homemade Gnocchi for our Live kids cookalong Kids cooking gnocchi from scratch!  Homemade gnocchi is way easier than you think.. Think of these as pasta so we’ll make a simple sauce but feel free to freestyle with any sauce you want! Gnocchi is basically…

Homemade Flatbreads & Flatbread Pizzas MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020 Watch our live kids cooking show – homemade flatbreads and flatbread pizzas  You will need: Frying pan Mixing bowl +spoon Grill or hot oven Rolling pin (or a wine bottle on it’s side works… just…