Tasty bites and healthy fast-food to keep everyone in the family going.
Pappa Al Pomodoro
Wrap up warm and take a bowlful of this to eat outside on days when the temperature is cold but the sky is blue.
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Carrot and Orange Soup
A quick and refreshing soup that the children love eating with white crusty bread. Good for a light lunch or starter.
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Roasted Pumpkin Soup
This is a great way to use up the huge pile of leftover pumpkin scrapings you get when the children make pumpkin lanterns at Hallowe’en.
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Soda Bread
This is a recipe Carla made at her cookery class at school. It’s delicious and very child-friendly - a good way to introduce your children to breadmaking. Makes two small loaves.
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Pears in Lemon Juice
Last week I sat down to lunch and the sight of a big bowl of sliced pears greeted me. Hungrily I took one and was amazed to find this was not just any old pear – it had been covered in lemon juice, an idea that was completely new to me. Upon discovering this brilliant taste sensation I (along with the help of everyone else) quickly wolfed down the rest of the pears, then hurried to make more – until all the pears in the cupboard had gone. After this we made sure that we had an ample supply of pears and the dish appeared at almost every meal.
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Primrose Salad
This is a basic Salad Niçoise decorated with bright primrose flowerheads to announce the arrival of summer. Gorgeous, filling and wholesome
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Proper High Tea
What is it about high tea that makes children so excited? It's probably that it's all their favourite food at once: fish fingers, triangles of buttered bread, peas and lots and lots of cakes for afters.
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Herb Pikelets and Orange Caviar
The aim of this starter is to make every mouthful explode on the tongue. If the children don't like the taste or texture of caviar, top their pikelets with hummus and red pesto instead.
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Bananas in Pyjamas
Early morning and Carla calls out to me from her bed. She usually sneaks down and sits with her back against the hall radiator waiting for everyone else to get up, so I knew something was wrong. It was a sore throat and temperature, and she was certainly not going to get out of her pyjamas that day.
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Popcorn
Simple to make and you don't need a popcorn maker, just a big pan.
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