I know I shouldn’t make my problems your problems (after all, a problem shared is a problem doubled, no?) but enough is enough. On a random Tuesday in the Quorn offices, I just happened to mention, in passing, pure small talk if you will, that the best foodie film out there has to be Julie [...]
When is it officially too late to be making new years resolutions? I’m not entirely sure but I can tell you that my nearest and dearest are still “resolving” for most of January. So with ‘old family tradition’ to back me up in this final week of January 2010, my new year’s resolution is to [...]
It is official … Santa Claus loves Quorn
Well my six-year-old boy does, who, upon returning from school, has been dressing up in his Santa suit since the 1st December! Last night’s sausage rolls were “brilliant and ace” … Quorn Sausage rolls of course, brushed with a little milk and browned in a medium oven. We [...]
My Christmas Day with Quorn is fortunately not a solitary one, my husband and I are vegetarian and my mum will go along with whatever we take to cook at her place. But it’s supposed to be a treat for everyone, so I make sure I’ve got a traditional meat eater’s Christmas dinner ‘with all [...]
Calling all healthy celebrities!
In the highly critical world of Hollywood where the merest glimpse of double chin or muffin top will be given the ‘ring of shame’ in a trashy tabloid, it is unsurprising that finding a celebrity who isn’t underweight, let alone actually healthy, is no mean feat!
However, once you’ve weeded out the yo-yo [...]
Hot evenings and music festivals are pretty much done with - “booo! hiss!” I hear you say. But this is the perfect time for evening barbeques with seasonal vegetables.
Afterwards, you gather around the hot coals by candlelight to natter with friends ’till late and you won’t even notice the chilly breeze. September is the ideal [...]
The summer holidays are drawing to an end and there is a distinct nip in the air as we start the new month of September, which means for many families including mine, ‘back to school’ is upon us. Along with sorting uniforms, new shoes, school bags etc the packed lunch is very important and in [...]
Oh ‘Bo-ring’ I can hear! ‘I don’t like cheap food!’ Neither do I. Fifteen minutes a week planning and a couple of hours cooking will save you cash to spend in other ways. Two treat meals a week. Deal? You need a freezer and the vision that food underpins family life.
Give each member a budget [...]
Doesn’t this lovely warm weather make you think of picnics?
I cannot think of a nicer way to eat out ‘al fresco’ than having a picnic. In these troubling financial times it is a cheap and easy way to meet up with friends and eat together.
Gone are the days of the warm ham sandwiches and flasks [...]
I love sampling food from different cultures, and this doesn’t always have to be complicated. Quorn has a whole variety of products which makes cooking these dishes even easier at home! I’ve included some of my favourite recipes here – a Chinese stir fry , conchiglie pasta and Mexican fajitas – but there are loads [...]