5-2 Diet Haddock – Tangy Fish in a Crisp Crumb: This is another recipe using some of the wonderful fish that John at DelishFish has sent to me. It’s very easy and quick – the sort of thing you can rustle up in the time it takes to microwave a ready meal. And, trust me, […]
5:2 Diet Hake with Saffron Sauce
5:2 Diet Hake with Saffron Sauce: One of the challenges of a fasting day on the 5:2 diet is making the food I eat interesting without piling on calories. Fish is a really good solution and I am still using some lovely fish that was sent to me by When I was in Boscastle, one […]
5:2 Diet – Fish and Chips
5:2 Diet Fish and Chips – Oven Baked Cod and Chips. As I am sure you know, I am following the 5:2 diet and today just happens to be one of my fast days. It’s also Friday. I’m also about to go on holiday and I’m aware that I still haven’t done a Best of […]
5-2 Diet Hake with Tomato and Potato
Hake with Tomatoes and Potatoes for the 5:2 Diet: It’s turned very cold today and I’m keen to have a warm meal as part of my 5:2 diet fasting day. This is a low-calorie version of a dish I saw cooked by Paul Harwood at Boscastle Festival a few years ago. The flavour comes partly […]
Balsamic Glazed Salmon with Peaches and Goats Cheese
Meal Planning Mondays – Balsamic Glazed Salmon with Baked Peaches and Goats Cheese First of all, an admission and an apology. I don’t meal plan. Much of the time I graze, hopefully creatively, on what happens to be in the fridge/store-cupboard. Meal planning for me is something that is more necessary if you live in […]
Kippers and Oatcakes – A Very Scottish Breakfast
A Scottish Breakfast – Kippers and Oatcakes: When I was a little girl my father used to take me up to visit my Great Aunts in Scotland. Morag, Margaret and Jessie lived on the outskirts of Edinburgh, although they’d been born on Skye. All three spoke Gaelic and all three had trained as teachers. When […]
Halibut and Scallops with Wild Sorrel
Wild Sorrel Sauce for Halibut and Scallops: I spent the weekend in the country with some friends. And, on Saturday evening, supper was cooked for me, using some of the lovely fish that John at Delish fish sent me this week. We had some halibut and scallops to try, and I found a lot […]
Lemon Sole with Herb Butter
The Simplest Ready Meal – Lemon Sole My life is not always like this. I really am very happy to be living off the fish I was sent from Delish Fish – not only is it all great quality, but I have a whole range of types of fish to try. Lemon Sole is a […]
Cod in Foil
Cod in Foil – Getting a little Fishy: You will find me posting quite a few fish recipes over the next few days because I was lucky enough to win a parcel of fish from DelishFish. I’m an unapologetic fish fanatic and I do love fish from Scotland because, of course, it’s where my father’s […]
Pan Fried Seabass on Wilted Spinach with Sauce Vierge
I’ve just had my kitchen redecorated. And that’s resulted in a clear-out of my recipe books – and rediscovery of some old favourites. Michel Guerard’s ‘Cuisine Gourmande’ was one of the first serious cookery books I bought for myself (along with a set of Elizabeth David books). I am ashamed to say I’ve hardly cooked […]