This chicken, bacon and mushroom pasta is tasty, fast and easy on the pocket. Better still you can adapt it to the age of your family. One of my sons is still a toddler and tends to pick out veg, so we chop it up small. You can leave the mushrooms larger if your kids embrace fungi more than my youngest. READ MORE
I keep my week days busy. If I’m working from home then lunch is grabbed at the kitchen table whilst I tap away, writing up a new recipe. If it’s a non ‘working’ day where I look after Lawrence (almost 2) then lunch is again grabbed at the kitchen table, though my attention is on my pint sized company. Lawrence is very chatty these days, so as soon as the food is served he wants to sit next to me and chat away about his morning and of course, what he’s eating. We don’t have time to mess about. Delicious, nutritious food is needed fast! READ MORE
I mostly eat lunch at home in the week. Lawrence (almost 2) and I grab something and sit at the table to eat together. Now we often have a busy morning at the museum, park, petting farm etc meaning that by the time we arrive home, one or both of us are ravenous. We don’t have the time or patience to prepare long recipes. We need tasty food and we need it now! READ MORE
Canapes are so often disappointing; too small, sadly an afterthought. These are anything but.
The ultimate in surf and turf; perfectly marinated large garlicky maple scallops wrapped in salty smoked bacon and baked on toothpicks for decadent pop in your mouth canapes. You might be advised to make double. READ MORE
I’ve had lots of surreal experiences in my life. I’ve flown to Milan and back in the same day. I’ve given a talk at the BFI. I’ve been approached by Sarah Ferguson whilst eating my lunch, just so she could tell me how much she liked my T Shirt. I’ve fed Jonny Vaughan’s dog. I’ve allowed Dermot O’Leary to throw Skittles into my mouth to practise his aim. And I’ve eaten pasta and talked love with Gethin Jones. Yep, working in advertising was strange. READ MORE
Holly Bell 