Coriander & Cheese Scrambled eggs

To add to the flavour of already delicious scrambled eggs with cheese. I decided to put coriander, yes simply coriander! into the mix and my what a result!

INGREDIENTS

2 large eggs
Handful of chopped coriander
Handful of grated mature cheddar cheese
3 tbsp milk
Salt to taste
1 tbsp butter

METHOD

Place all the ingredients into a bowl apart from the butter and beat together until combined

Heat the butter in a non stick pan on low.  Once melted add the egg mixture and stir slowly with a wooden spoon

Once the eggs are of a soft scrambled consistency, take off the heat and place on two pieces of toast with lashings of butter

Enjoy!

The Calm Me Down Smoothie!

Recently there has been a lot of change to my daily routine as now my two boys are in school and I find myself alone at home with our pet rabbit Alfie. It’s lovely having some quiet time but mostly I find myself constantly running around like a headless chicken.  This morning I went food shopping which I absolutely adore.  I feel all stocked up and ready to invent more recipes. . I also cleaned the kitchen!

For when I need to calm down and relax I have come up with this wonderful soothing smoothie recipe to help me unwind.  No caffeine, no added sugar just pure peaceful bliss. The chamomile and mint tea does the trick!

INGREDIENTS

200ml of cold mint & chamomile tea
1 small banana
1 nectarine in halves
Handful of frozen blueberries
Handful of baby spinach

METHOD

Place all the ingredients into a blender or NutriBullet and blitz till smooth.  Serve with ice if desired

Cheese & Chives

I woke up this morning to a husband who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.  Having lots of chives that he has grown and takes pride of place in our herb garden on our window sill, he used them on these eggs he cooked.

A hint of onioness with the mature hit of cheddar cheese all over a delicious creamy and soft buttery yolk!  I could eat these eggs over and over.  Probably will as we have lots of chives to use up.

Hope you’re all having a fantastic day!

INGREDIENTS

1 large egg
Handful of mature cheddar grated
Sprinkling of fresh chives
Olive oil

METHOD

Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan on a low heat.  Crack the egg with yolk in tact.  Cover and cook for a minute or so.  Depending how runny you want your egg

Top the egg with cheese and chives.  Cover again and cook until cheese has melted

Serve on buttered whole wheat toast

A Breakfast Boost…

Add a little o lay! to your English breakfast! Button mushrooms with white kidney beans and plenty of taste! Goes incredibly well next to a poached egg or two. Ok! Now my mouth is literally watering! I’m off to fix myself a hearty breakfast! Even though it is 3pm in the afternoon here lol!

Hope you all have a fantastic day friends, much love, D x

INGREDIENTS

300g button mushrooms
1 tin white kidney beans drained
½ tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 tsp peri peri spice mix
1 tsp dried cumin powder
200g tomato passata
Salt to taste
Mature cheddar cheese grated

METHOD

Heat up the olive oil in a medium saucepan, on a low heat  Sauté the garlic and mushrooms together

Throw in all seasoning and spices, cover and cook for a few minutes

Pour in the tomato passata, along with the beans, stir.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes

Put the mushroom and bean mixture into a small deep oven dish, scatter over some grated cheddar and melt under the grill until the cheese is golden brown

Ready to serve up with your English Breakfast

Spiced Pear & Walnut Muffins

A Muffin ~ a type of quick bread that originated in America and portioned for one person. Traditionally eaten for breakfast but these days so very popular especially the sweet variations, with a lovely cup of coffee or tea.

I went back to its roots and thought I would make my version of a breakfast fruit muffin. I used walnuts as they are one of the healthiest nuts available and are an antioxidant. Aswell as proven to lower blood pressure and cholesterol

So a perfect choice to start the day and what fruit marries well with walnuts? Pear! A match made in nature!

I felt the need to spice the muffins up so I used mixed spice to warm up the soul. I also reduced the sugar and fat content but this hasn’t had any effect on the taste or consistency! This muffin will definitely set you up for the day! I’ve just had one this morning and I’m still going. A great winner all round! Enjoy, much love D x

INGREDIENTS

250g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
60g caster sugar
1 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp mixed spice heaped
200g grated pear
70g walnut chopped
100ml natural yoghurt
2 free range eggs beaten
50g melted butter
50ml-70ml milk

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 190°c/375°f/gas mark 5, grease a 12 hole muffin pan

• Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and mixed spice together. Add the yoghurt, eggs,syrup and milk and stir until combined. Stir in the melted butter

• Fold in the grated pear and chopped walnuts. The batter should be a drop like consistency

• Fill the muffin pan and bake for 20-30 minutes until the muffin tops are nice and golden

Walnuts are healthy! a great read 🙂

Thinking What To Have For Breakfast….

This is my little one…raiding the fridge and thinking carefully what mummy will make for him today! 😉

Have a wonderful day friends!! Much love D x

Fruit & Nut..ella muffins

A fruit and nut muffin with lashings of nutella…What more would you like to eat first thing in the morning?  I made them a little smaller in cupcake cases to portion control myself, as I’m still trying to shake off some excess baby weight!
So now, I’ve decided I am allowed to eat anything I like as long as I control portion size! Yay! Life is good! 😉
Have a tremendous Tuesday friends, enjoy your day.  Much love D x

INGREDIENTS

125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
40g hazelnuts halved
50g raisins
1 egg
60g sugar
2 tbsp sunflower oil
100ml milk

METHOD

Preheat oven to 160°c and line a muffin tin with 6 paper cases

Mix the egg, sugar, milk and sunflower oil

Add this to the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl, stir until just combined, gently spoon the batter into the cases

Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown

Once cool, spread nutella on the tops of the muffins and then devour

Spicy Spinach & Cheese Omelette

How lovely is it that the tables have turned and you are able to cook for your parents now. It was so lovely when my mum came to spend time with me last Friday and requested me to make her a spicy spinach and cheese omelette! She loves loves chilli, don’t know where I  get that from? 😉

So to heat up the flavours, I decided to shallow fry off the 2 chillies in the oil base.  This way the oil started to infuse the spicy heat and this then transferred itself to the whole yummy omelette!  Such a simple and tasty dish yet so satisfying.  Mum was happy and so was I!
Here’s to more foodie requests from our families for us to make for them!

INGREDIENTS

2 eggs
1/2 cup shredded spinach
1/3 cup grated mature cheddar cheese
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 tbsp milk
Salt to taste
1/3 tsp ground cumin powder
Pinch of turmeric powder
1 tbsp olive oil

METHOD

Heat the oil in a non stick frying pan on a low heat. Beat the eggs and milk with a fork. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine well

Pour into the frying pan and still on a low heat let it set. Once set, place a lid or plate onto the pan so that the top of the omelette cooks in its own steam

Wait a few minutes, making sure all of it is cooked through

Serve with some buttered toast and savour the spiciness!

A Quick Mashed Tomato Bruschetta

Sometimes you’ll find that my recipes are all about the assembling! this was my lunch yesterday. I find myself pairing things up that I have and creating something new for my tastebuds nearly everyday!

This keeps food exciting and I get variation aswell as using up ingredients that I have in the kitchen. It’s a win win situation! 🙂

I love tomatoes and in this dish as they are boiled to soften instead of fried, this becomes a much healthier dish. The garlic granules really adds a tasty dimension. You can choose a bagel of your choice either made or bought. I’m still to conquer bagel making, it’s on my list of things to do!

INGREDIENTS

2 tomatoes boiled deskinned
1 bagel (red onion & chive)
Low fat butter spread
Salt
Garlic granules

METHOD

Slice and toast the bagel, spread the butter on both halves

Take one tomato and mash a little, place on one half of the bagel, season with a little salt and a sprinkling of garlic granules

Repeat for the other bagel half

Make a cup of tea and enjoy

Chocolate Muesli Cookies

I bought some “Luxurious Chocolate Muesli” from the supermarket for breakfast and there is so much of it!  That I thought it would make a great base for a cookie.  It already has rolled oats, toasted malt wheat flakes, milk chocolate curls, raisins, sultanas, nibbed hazelnuts and flaked almonds.

So it was just a matter of combining these yummy ingredients with some even yummier cookie ingredients and forming these cookies, that turned out really awesome!  Even though I say so myself!!  So crispy, crunchy yet a chewy cookie.  I added less sugar than in a normal cookie recipe as the raisins and sultanas provide a natural sweetness.

The toasted malt wheat flakes and nuts really add to the texture of this cookie.  Ideal anytime of the day but also can be eaten as a breakfast muesli cookie!  I really you hope you all enjoy them as much as we do. One even made it’s way into Cookie Monster’s mouth courtesy of my little one! 🙂

Have a stunning day, much love D x

INGREDIENTS

220g self raising flour
200g chocolate muesli mix
130g granulated sugar
1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp maple syrup
180g butter melted
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tbsp hot water
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

METHOD

• Preheat the oven to 180°c, grease and line 2 baking trays

• In a large mixing bowl or food processor combine all the dry ingredients apart from the bicarbonate of soda.  Mix in the oil

• Heat up the butter and syrup on a low heat.  Once melted add the water then the bicarbonate of soda.  Stir, it will start to bubble and fizz a little

• Pour this hot butter mixture into the biscuit crumbs.  All the ingredients will come together

• Take a little mixture and gently form into a ball,  pat down with your palm making the ball into a disk of 3-4 cm

• Place a few on a tray.  Keep them apart from each other as the cookies will spread when baked

• Bake for 12-15 minutes.  Leave the cookies in the tray to cool down as they will be soft initially.  Once they start to cool they will become crunchy.  Transfer to a cooling rack