A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to travel to India with Mr H for a couple of weeks. I can truly say that I have never been to such an incredible, eye-opening and fascinating country – from the second we stepped off the plane (in fact even before we landed, as we saw the rows and rows of slums that lined the airport fences) it was clear that this was going to be no ordinary holiday.
Category Archives: Mains and salads
Roast parsnip soup
Parsnips are definitely up there when it comes to my favourite winter vegetables. Often overlooked, or disregarded as some kind of melanin-challenged carrot, they are super versatile, really filling and a great source of vitamins and minerals. Continue reading
Super simple pesto pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and broccoli
As winter approaches, it’s so important to listen to our bodies and make sure we are giving them what they need in order to best combat the chilliest of all seasons and, fingers crossed, survive the winter minefield that is colds and flu. I know that when it gets colder, my body needs warmer foods, and lots of energy. Which is such a great excuse to make and eat the yummiest, most nourishing and comforting meals, as that kind of food is exactly what your body needs! Continue reading
Spiced beetroot and butternut soup, and some autumn gratitude
Practising gratitude is something I’ve been trying to do more of recently; with every thankful thought and positive affirmation I can feel my mood lifting and my serotonin skyrocketing. When the rains set in in September, I found myself mourning the summer that had passed and dreading the winter to come. But then I thought to myself, I bet I wouldn’t appreciate summer half as much if I didn’t spend nine months of the year looking forward to it. And also, autumn (despite its unpredictability) can indeed be absolutely breathtaking too. Continue reading
Roasted sweet potato, butternut squash and carrot soup
I’m so obsessed with soup at the moment, and for good reason – it’s comforting, filling, inexpensive, quick, great for batch cooking, hydrating, nourishing, and above all, delicious. One of my favourite things about this time of year is all the lovely seasonal vegetables, with sweet potato, butternut squash and carrot being my firm favourites. I couldn’t choose just one so I made this soup using all three and it was so delicious I just had to share it with you all!
Mexican mole-inspired spiced quinoa
If you’ve read much of my blog, you’ll know that I go loco for cocoa (well technically cacao, but it doesn’t rhyme quite as well). And for good reason – chocolate in its raw form is full of antioxidants, and it can also boost your mood and give you lots of energy. And obviously it tastes delicious. Continue reading
Spicy sweet potato wedges
Sweet potatoes are SO 2015 (one might even say they were ‘on fleek’ but then one doesn’t actually know what that means so let’s just pretend that didn’t happen). They’ve popped up on the menus of most self-respecting restaurants, burger joints and pubs in town as an alternative to ‘normal’ potatoes and for good reason – they are lower GI (so don’t cause the same spike in blood sugar), they have less starch and in my opinion they are way tastier too. Continue reading
Matcha pea soup
Warning: contains multiple puns (all very much intended)
Loads of people I know have been to Peru, and when they come back all they seem to talk about is Matcha Pea Soup. It must be some sort of national Peruvian dish, but honestly people don’t half go on about it.
Apparently it’s REALLY hard to make it, it literally takes days, it’s totally exhausting but so so worth it.
I didn’t like to tell my friends, but I think they might have been the victims of a tourist trap. I mean I’m sure it was an amazing soup and everything, but they all do seem to have paid quite a lot of money to experience it. Continue reading
Holy guacamole and crunchy corn tortilla chips
Guacamole is a firm favourite in the Hollingsworth household. Our standard weekend lunch pretty much always incorporates a big bowl of guac with some sweet potato wedges (yum) , and I’ll always make it when we have people over for dinner. It’s just the perfect food – so creamy, comforting and delicious, and so ridiculously easy to make. Plus it’s packed full of good fats, antioxidants and vitamins, so it’s really good for you! Continue reading
Asian quinoa stir fry
This recipe was inspired by a night of reminiscing (read: being made fun of) about my post-university culinary repertoire. My statement dish was a chicken stir fry. Actually, it was my only dish. I used to eat out A LOT, and when I didn’t, this was my go-to dinner.
It’s a good thing Mr H likes chicken, because it’s about all I could rustle up when we started going out six years ago (and if you ask him about my cooking back in the day he will MOST DEFINITELY tell you about the time I dropped a whole pot of white pepper into one such stir fry, attempted to scrape it off and then stubbornly refused to admit that it had rendered all the food inedible so proceeded to eat it to prove a point, red-faced and nose streaming). My mother will also tell you how uninterested I was in cooking despite her best efforts to show me a thing or two in the kitchen. Continue reading
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