Feeding friends: Tasty veggie chilli and cornbread muffins

This dish made me think of Masterchef for some reason – you know when they’re talking about the contestants and they say “that guy really knows how to get flavour into his food”? I always remember them saying that and kinda thinking – what does that actually mean?? But that’s basically all that happens in Masterchef, a bit of cooking and lots of nonsense comments and Gregg making those “oooooer” noises while scarfing a dessert…

In any case that is what I’ve tried to do with this chilli recipe – get lots of flavour into it. Because if I’m honest, I often find vegetarian chilli a bit bland and disappointing. But I had a really nice one the other day and it inspired me to try again and see if I could create a chilli I can be a bit more excited about. This is that chilli and it is pretty damn tasty…

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Potato cakes with spiced veg and sour cream

The best dishes seem to come from the dregs of my refrigerator. Somehow a full fridge just isn’t as inspiring as a mishmash of random items that you have to cobble into a meal. This was one of those nights. A few potatoes, half a can of sweetcorn and a pepper was all I had to work with when I got home. It was 9 o’clock and I’d just walked back through the wind and the rain from my first attempt at getting back into shape after a very lazy Christmas, ugh. But none of it mattered once I ate this…

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Feeding friends: The gluten-free challenge and a vegetable enchilada bake

I haven’t done much gluten-free cooking before so when a coeliac friend invited us round and asked us to bring a dish, I thought it was a good excuse to try something new. And then I got a bit over-enthusiastic as usual so ended up making three things to bring! Oy vey. I blame it on having too much time on my hands over the holidays, it’s so cold and grim out there, I just end up sitting round the house and coming up with more things to cook! Oh well, it all seems to get eaten somehow…

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Classic recipes: Mexican wraps

Mexican food is probably my favourite type of food in the world. So it’s a bit of a shame that I live in the UK where it’s pretty tough to find a decent Mexican restaurant, let alone the ingredients to make a meal at home. But this is a pretty tasty substitute when you want a quick meal.

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