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Seared Steak Poke Bowl

Lightening things up without forfeiting any of the flavour in this seared steak poke bowl! How’s January treating you guys? Are you still loving the cold season, eating lots of lovely soups and stews and other comforting dinners by a big warm fire? Or are you (like me) getting sick of your hands being cold ALL the time, trying to lose weight, and looking forward to wearing t-shirts and other…

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Oven Baked Asian Ribs with Crispy Onions plus Video!

How about these Oven Baked Asian Ribs with Crispy Onions for Chinese New Year? Every so often Chris and I get to go on a ‘work trip’ to London. Usually for an event or occasionally for a course. When we’re there, we always try to plan in a bit of sight-seeing, shopping and most definitely eating! One of our memorable meals was at at restaurant in Chinatown (we were drawn to it because it also had…

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Chinese Style Curry with Juicy Meatballs

This Chinese Style Curry with Juicy Meatballs makes a great, comforting dinner. Serve with cauliflower rice for a lighter dinner! I think my dad’s going to tell me off for this one. It’s based on his Chinese curry recipe, but with a few adjustments here and there. It’s the adjustments that I’m sure I’m going to be told off for! My dad’s been making this for decades, and I remember eating it loads…

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Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Soup

This Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Soup uses milk instead of cream for a lighter dinner! January is soup-month like no other! I’m trying to get better at keeping up with seasonal/holiday trends this year. In the past I’ve been known to just about get a couple of recipes out, right at the last minute. That or forget entirely. Not because I hadn’t thought about it, but more because I’d either…

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Brown Sugar Glazed Clementines with Cream Cheese, Honey and Pistachios

These Brown Sugar Glazed Clementines with Cream Cheese, Honey and Pistachios make a surprisingly quick breakfast! I know clementines are considered quite christmassy, but I’m still buying them! I have a large three-tier wire basket in my kitchen that holds my veg, herbs and citrus fruits. I didn’t realise at the time I bought it, but it holds LOADS! I mean, I could probably keep a couple of…

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Chicken Noodle Soup with Turmeric

This Chicken Noodle Soup with Turmeric is satisfying comfort food – filling enough for dinner! We all know I’ve got a big appetite. A regular bowl of soup isn’t going to do it for me. Rather than fill up on bread or sandwiches to go with it though, I like to make my soups hearty and filling! If you take a look, you’ll see that (more…)

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70 Lighter Recipes for the New Year

Argh everything’s too tight!! Time to lighten up on the food front and get on with that New Years Resolution. I’ve spent the day going digging out all of my favourite lighter recipes on Kitchen Sanctuary. And Wow! It’s been a bit of any eye opener for me! I generally consider myself – and by extension KS – to (more…)

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Black Cherry Bellini

New Year’s Eve Cocktail? Make the fruit puree ahead of time for this Black Cherry Bellini cocktail so you can serve up them up in super-quick time! Only a few more days left before we all stop our crazy over-eating and drinking and turn into health freaks. That’s the plan anyway. More exercise, less stuffing-my-face and all of those other things that will make me feel like i’m doing a good job of…

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Crispy Turkey Nachos

What should you do with all that leftover turkey? ….Make these Crispy Turkey Nachos!! I may just have to declare this as the best use for leftover turkey!! (also declared the best thing ever by Lewis and Gracey. That’s it. Nothing else beats it.) We’ve got 13 people coming for Christmas dinner, and I was worried I (more…)

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Leftover Turkey Tikka Masala

Use up that leftover turkey with this spicy-as-you-like Turkey Tikka Masala! One for your back pocket, for when the Christmas day madness is over – this Turkey Tikka Masala makes a great Boxing day dinner. Those shreds of leftover turkey a coated in a thick tikka sauce, then griddled or grilled to give that plain turkey a charred, spicy flavour. Cooked up in a creamy, spiced masala sauce, it’s an…

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Winter Spiced Pecan Caramel Cheesecake - no bake and gluten free!

Winter Spiced Pecan Caramel Cheesecake – no bake and gluten free!

This Winter Spiced Pecan Caramel Cheesecake is an ideal dish for a celebration party table! I made this cheesecake a couple of weeks ago based on a freelance recipe I did last year. I was craving crispy candied pecans (it’s a good idea to make double the amount needed for this cheesecake, just for snacking purposes!) and this recipe jumped into my head. A few adjustments later – to give it more…

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Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon

Squash and Potato Gratin with Bacon (and lots of cheese!). Sometimes side dishes completely steal the show, and this is one of those times! Thin slices of potato, butternut squash and onion, piled up with garlicky, creamy-cheese sauce and finished off with even more cheese and crispy bacon. Sooo good! But is it actually a gratin? Or is it a dauphinoise? I think it’s actually a (more…)

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Fruity S'mores Marshmallow Blinis

Fruity S’mores Marshmallow Blinis

Fruity S’mores Marshmallow Blinis – A simple and sweet appetizer! It’s got fruit in it, so I’m giving it a 5 out of 10 for healthy. Sometimes I just like to serve my fruit with marshmallow fluff, mini pancakes (that’s what Lewis calls blinis) and chocolate. A cute little appetizer for Christmas or New Year, you can make the blinis ahead, and assemble them before serving. You can actually make the…

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Quick Raspberry and Almond Croissants

Looking for a breakfast treat? These Raspberry and Almond Croissants, filled and topped with frangipane are the best! Christmas breakfast idea? Mother’s day breakfast idea? Easter Breakfast idea? Any excuse to eat these idea? YESSS! What’s the number one thing you’d buy every time you visited a lovely bakery? Fresh bread? homemade scones? crème pâtissière-filled mille-feuille? The mille-feuille…

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Festive Lentil and Mushroom Bowl with Star Potatoes + Video!

My Lentil and Mushroom Bowl with Star Potatoes makes a great festive recipe! This recipe is made in collaboration with the Vegetarian Society. Get this guys, not only am I making a meat-free Christmas recipe – this one is vegan too! I think this might be the first vegan recipe I’ve made for the blog, and I’m so happy with how it turned out! As you may know, we’re trying to incorporate at least…

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4 ways to give sprouts a lift this Christmas! + videos!

It wouldn’t be Christmas without sprouts! But they can get boring pretty quickly. That’s why we’ve put together 4 sprout recipes – each with it’s own recipe video! I adore sprouts! If I could have them with every roast dinner I would. Generally I just steam them and serve them up. They’ve got to be perfectly cooked though – with a tiny bit of bite (no mushy sprouts here please). I even had…

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Fennel and Apple Winter Salad with Grana Padano and Prosciutto Di San Daniele

This Fennel and Apple Winter Salad with a delicately spiced curry dressing makes the perfect lighter dinner during the indulgent festive season! This post was created in collaboration with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. Oh my gosh, I’ve eaten so many cakes and treats this month, and it’s still two weeks until Christmas! Time to dial it back a bit, but without missing out on tasty…

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