Baker & Foodie Content Creator
My name is Lee, welcome to my pages. I hope we can have fun together?
When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing guest blogs, writing my own blog, or even trying to learn how to paint, I’m usually spending time with the amazing Mr G (my husband) or with my lovely daughter or my lovely son (very proud mum).
What is this all about? Great question. This site is about real cooking and baking, real recipes and real mistakes.
No filters here, (although i’d love to find a filter that can take ten years worth of laugh lines away. Just me, whats happening, and whatever cameras or phone i have to hand .
There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?
For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.
Be Brave
Cooking isn’t hard , neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes
Spicy Asian Courgettes with Miso Breadcrumbs is the perfect way to cook courgettes. When courgettes are in season, this dish is one i love to make. With a ton of the miso breadcrumbs sprinkled on top, it has the perfect combination of spicy, charr and crunchy. Make it as a stand alone dish or as a side dish for anything.
Sage Yorkshire Pudding recipe made with SuperNutrio high protein milk, but whichever milk you choose to use, cow or plant based, this recipe is easy to make and goes well with any roast. A recipe that can be vegetarian and frozen, so give it a go.
Mac and cheese, make it with SuperNutrio milk for a high protein dish, or any milk of your choice, plant based or cows. This mac and cheese is full of vegetables so no need to add much more to make this a meal in itself. Cheesy sauce and a sizzling cheese topping, whats not to like.
Everyone knows that oats for breakfast give you a good start, add high protein SuperNutrio milk and you’re set for the entire day!
If this high protein milk isn’t something you have, these overnight oats work beautifully with cows milk or plant based milk.
This Frothy Pumpkin Spiced Latte is made with high protein SuperNutrio but it’s equally as great with the milk of your choice and plant based milk. The perfect seasonal hot drink to make for this cold weather.
There are lots of recipes for Moussaka out there, this one is not just easy to make, it’s full of spices and flavour. I made it with SuperNutrio high protein milk, but use whichever milk you like best and it will taste just as delicious.
Chocolate Chip Brownie made with SuperNutrio milk (making them high in protein), or with whichever milk you prefer. Let me know if you like your brownies fudgey or more dense? Whichever it is, this recipe os so easy to make, which means all you need is a glass of milk.
The Ultimate Fish Pie with Cheese & Parsley Mash is a pie that needs nothing else. Made with SuperNutrio Full Mllk for added protein, but it doesn’t have to be. Use whatever milk you prefer and it will still be the best fish pie ever tasted. Its packed full of fish, prawns and a particular must have for my fish pies, sliced boiled eggs.
Deep Dish Blueberry Lattice Pie is a pie for the whole family. It’s full to the brim with blueberries and surrounded in a short sweet pastry. Whether it’s a lattice top or a full lid, the pastry glistens with sugar, without it being too sweet. Serve with lashings of custard or even a big scoop of ice cream.
Pea and Courgette soup using frozen peas is so easy to make and full of things that we need this winter to keep the colds away. An easy recipe and one that can be frozen and brought out when you fancy a bowl of something tasty.
American pancakes with blueberries, bacon and lashings of maple syrup, made with high protein milk.
Tasty enough to have for breakfast or dinner, the perfect salty and sweet combination
Everything that’s in this soup is added to give it flavour, and that’s my whole philosophy when it comes to soup making, add only what will bring flavour or texture.
This soup has everything, the recipe is also enough to feed a family of four with enough for seconds and I know I’ll be serving big chunks of bred with it.
One pot budget cooking using Pork Shoulder Steaks is a great way to budget cook. Full of flavour this Pork Shoulder Steaks with Spinach in Tomato & Cream Sauce dish is easy to russel up as a mid week meal or a Saturday night dish to eat in front of the telly.
Butternut Squash, Butterbean & Chicken Curry - A good one pot curry recipe isn’t something to be taken lightly, and this Chicken Thigh Curry with Butternut Squash and Butterbeans is a one pot delight.
Spicy and full of vegetables, it has enough in the pot to keep me interested and enough spice to make me want to mop it up.
Toffee Apple & Chocolate Chip, Brioche Bread Pudding , Layers of buttery brioche with lots of chocolate and apple and then there’s the apple, a definite must have when theres a chill in the air and a glut of apples are in the shops.
Extra Crispy Paprika Potato Wedges . A long cook makes these potatoes extra crispy and with the added juices of the meat thats cooking in the same oven, extra tasty too!
Slow Braised Lamb Shoulder with Preserved Lemon & Spices, falls off the bone and leaves mouthfuls of flavour. The rub permeates the flesh of the lamb and once left to cook for a few hours, it becomes soft and luscious.
Ultimate Shepherd’s Pie with Guinness Gravy Recipe - many shepherds pies later, and I’ve found a recipe to make which can be eaten every day and can be brought out when I want something special.
The filling is deep and rich with hints of thyme mingling with the tender meat and vegetables, and then the topping, well, that’s another treat all together..
Pumpkin pasta with halloumi is the perfect combination between the smooth pumpkin sauce with the added vegetables, and then the salty hit of the halloumi on the top. Autumn comfort on a plate.
