Recipe Inspiration for Hungry People
Halloween Recipes With Halloween fast approaching here are a few Halloween recipes for some Halloween food inspiration. It’s that time of year when the joy of having feral children dressed up as Elsa and Spiderman come knocking on your door demanding a handful of sweets…
Sneaky Vegetable Beef Burgers Recipe! Indulgent delicious beef burgers with lots of vegetables hidden inside providing kids (and parents!) with 2 of their 5-a-day! Check out the entire 5-day meal plan at FiveDinners.com
One-Pot Sausage and Vegetable Rice Recipe This one-pot rice is perfect to use up any leftovers or follow my recipe below, packed with vegetables and all cooked in 15 minutes in one pot! Check out the whole 5-day meal plan at FiveDinners.com
Spinach & Turkey Meatballs with Gnocchi recipe One-pot dinner finished in the oven is the perfect family recipe for everyone to eat together and getting the kids to enjoy 2 of their 5-a-day. Check out the whole 5-day meal plan at FiveDinners.com
Chimichangas recipe! Chimichangas are crispy burritos, you can add whatever you like making these especially good for using up leftovers and getting 2 of the kids 5-a-day into their meals. Check out the whole 5-day meal plan at FiveDinners.com
Sweet Potato & Broccoli Calzone – sponsored by Fruit Bowl These ‘pizza pockets’ are great for kids as you can include any leftover or pre-cooked vegetables and not only taste great but are a lot of fun to make. I’ve cheated and used pre-made short…
Theo’s live kids cookalongs and kids lockdown cookbook Join in with any of our live cookalongs below or just grab a recipe! During the first lockdown in March 2020 the kids and I hosted a live cookalong three times a week, every week for 3…
Rustica – Mediterranean village food by Theo Michaels – published 22nd September 2020 Rustica is Theo’s fifth cookbook and an inspiration of Mediterranean cooking. Published by Ryland Peters & Small. Photography by Mowie Kay A collection of delicious recipes inspired by the simple dishes enjoyed…
This prawn and chickpea ragu is from my new book Rustica (check it out here. ) Spicy, Spanish-style stew is deliciously warming and comforting. Seasoned with Spanish pimento, the rich tomato sauce envelopes the juicy king prawns/jumbo shrimp and chickpeas. In winter store-cupboard staples like…
My crab apple jelly recipe is so easy to make, if you’ve never made crab apple jelly before this is a great recipe to use. A friend of mine dropped off a huge bag of crab apples and without a clue what to do with…
Welcome to our new weekly meal planning service – FiveDinners.com NEWS UPDATE: February 2023 – we have taken the bold decision to offer FREE lifetime memberships to FiveDinners.com (normally £49.99 per year) to help families and individuals around the globe with the cost of living…
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…
Ever wanted to know how to cook pork ribs on the barbecue from scratch? Cooking pork ribs on the bbq is usually fraught with trouble; tough, overcooked, undercooked.. the list goes on – but it’s easier than you think. Here’s how I cook pork ribs…
Delicious fig and feta salad recipe with walnuts, pomegranate molasses and grapes | Feta Recipes | Fig Salad Recipe
Goan Fish Curry Recipe Goan fish curry takes some influence from the Portuguese that colonised parts of southern India. Whereas Kerelan fish curry has that aromatic flavour of coconut, the Goan fish curry differs with a sharp note usually given by using taramind, lime or…
Orzo Recipes | Orzo and Seafood Stew This orzo and seafood stew is a hearty deliciously rich stew that works all year round. You could add chorizo, Greek sausage or even smoked lardons for some extra umph! This particular orzo and seafood stew I’ve kept…
Stuffed fish recipe with garlic butter – Fish Kiev! Beautiful stuffed fish (we’re using cod loin) stuffed with a garlic butter, rolled in breadcrumbs and roasted – fish kiev! Please always use sustainably sourced fish. Stuffed fish is nothing new, but my take on the…
Sausage Tray Bake is a great recipe to feed the family! I wasn’t planning on making a sausage tray bake, but dinnertime came around and I found myself staring at a dozen sausages and the words ringing in my ears “can you have dinner ready…
Quick and easy fondue recipe! A delicious and easy fondue made using Idahoan Perfect Mash. This buttery, cheesy fondue is the perfect social meal to be shared amongst loved ones. I like to serve my fondue inside a hollowed out sourdough loaf, using the insides…
How to Store Banana Bread You are so excited after successfully baking your first banana bread. After eating to your satisfaction, your next concern is how you will keep the rest. You desire to make it stay fresh forever. Though that’s impossible, you can take…
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…
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