Recipe

My first experience of this pizza was a variation that I tried with my best friend while on a girls’ trip. It was everything you want in a mouthful — salty, tangy, bitter and sweet — and it made such an impression on me that I promised myself I would recreate it when I got home. Using my favourite pizza base, I did just that.

If a donut and a churros had a love child, it would be a sopapilla. Soft triangles of dough are fried to pillowy golden perfection and then dusted in cinnamon sugar. So much easier than donuts, this recipe makes a big batch, which is great because you may need to “taste test” at least half of them.

These crunchy little balls are super tasty but super simple. You can double this recipe and have a serving for dinner, then make the balls with the other half.

This lovely, fresh salad provides plenty of beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body, required for good eye health and vision. You will also get a good dose of vitamin C from this dish, which is important for collagen production and for maintaining healthy skin and a strong-functioning immune system. Quinoa is a highly nutritious seed that is rich in protein and dietary fibre to help keep you regular and promote healthy blood-sugar levels.

Rice and beans can sound bland and uninteresting, but this dish is anything but. Cooking the rice in the rich savoury broth means maximum flavour is absorbed, creating a delicious and filling dish that can be served as a side or a main.

This dish might be the best-baked beans you’ve ever eaten. Hearty and full of flavour with a sweet, tangy finish, these beans can be served as a delicious meal on toast or as a side dish. They are eaten as a snacking dip in Spain as well, scooped up with some crusty bread.

Just make it, refrigerate or serve straight away and let the family grab a bowl as they swarm in the door.

Combining a whole lot of nutritious ingredients into a simple meal that can be reheated for those on the go!

These grab-and-go fritters are fabulous to get some veggies on the run. Perfect to whizz up then fry, the taste of these will have you and the kids coming back for more!

This is the kind of salad that is nutritionally sound and can be assembled when ready to eat.

I used to make a version of this lamb in the oven until I realised how easy and super juicy it was in the slow cooker. I love to make a big batch to serve in pita bread when we are all in and out and need to be fed. The leftovers are perfect for lunches or salads too.

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