Family Fork

Rich in iron and protein, among other super nutrients, quinoa is a great alternative to meat. This ancient superfood has a gentle nutty flavour itself, but is excellent at absorbing other flavours, and goes with just about everything. If I’m pushed for time, the pre-cooked pouches (all supermarkets have them) are great, but it’s simple […]

The traditional melanzana alla parmigiana is a favourite Italian dish of mine, we usually have it as a side.  It can however be a little time consuming midweek to make that alongside a protein, or additional dish, so for a midweek version of the lovely aubergine based beauty, I have stuffed a simple Spring lamb […]

Over the weekend, I posted the first Mini Fork, a recipe for Super Wizzy Pesto for Pasta.  Mini Fork posts are aimed at kids showing their parents what to do in the kitchen, and take control in cooking up some lovely food for everyone to enjoy.  Perfect for empty half term afternoons, rainy days, and […]

This is the Trojan horse of curries!  The comforting and familiar cod and sweet potato, acting as a stealthy conduit for the introduction to Indian inspired flavours.  Lots of children, toddlers and babies feel pretty confident with white fish and sweet root vegetables, and so form a great basis for breaking new ground with new […]

So many recipes on Family Fork take healthy ingredients and different flavours, and (aim) to make them appealing and available to the whole family.  This recipe, conversely, takes a childhood favourite, baked beans, out of the tin and into super nutrition territory.   It’s also the easiest recipe I think I have ever put together. […]

Last week I extolled the virtues of encouraging kids to eat raw green vegetables by cutting courgettes to resemble the ever amusing spaghetti shape.  So I pushed it, and tried the kid on shredded (then very lightly steamed) sweetheart cabbage,  the response was ‘peegetti!’, ‘yes, of course, it’s green spaghetti!’, she loved it.  Next stop […]

Last night as I lay in bed trying to sleep, I could hear whistling, it was either the dog or my husband breathing.  I was annoyed; it wasn’t keeping me awake, I was in fact jealous of the breathing- I have a cold.  I feel like germs have been stomping all over my lungs and […]

It’s almost the new year, and I can already hear the salad tongs clapping and the juicers powering up with detoxing and cleaning up in mind, so before we all look to the virtuous and healthy, I want to take a single post to celebrate the season of abundance, eating with abandon and delicious food! […]

When I was younger, the idea of a family sitting around the table and tucking into a plate of lentils, was probably accompanied by the notion that they strummed a rainbow painted guitar, knitted their own underwear from reeds and practised naked family yoga.   However, things move on, and while I haven’t yet made […]

I like snow, I like rain, I like sun and I even like those grey mornings that promise drizzle. I like all weathers, and in the last two weeks in the UK we have seen summer eek out its final days in warm afternoons that require us to strip off our Autumn knitwear, then, before […]