Tips & Tricks

Guacamole

Guacamole

My family (Sophie's, that is) is going to Mexico for a holiday, largely propelled by one daughter's insatiable appetite for guacamole. I only wish I was joking. This is one...

Guacamole

My family (Sophie's, that is) is going to Mexico for a holiday, largely propelled by one daughter's insatiable appetite for guacamole. I only wish I was joking. This is one...

Easy Ways to Pimp Your Pizza

Easy Ways to Pimp Your Pizza

Three pizzas in ten minutes This journey into vegetarian cookery has been fascinating – but easy it is not. There’s no default chuck-a-steak-on-the-barbie or pick-up-a-cooked-chook-on-the-way-home option. You have to work...

Easy Ways to Pimp Your Pizza

Three pizzas in ten minutes This journey into vegetarian cookery has been fascinating – but easy it is not. There’s no default chuck-a-steak-on-the-barbie or pick-up-a-cooked-chook-on-the-way-home option. You have to work...

Jazzed-up Cous Cous

Jazzed-up Cous Cous

I don't know why people don't eat more cous cous. It's so brilliantly quick and easy to cook (cooking is an overstatement of the skill level involved here. If you...

Jazzed-up Cous Cous

I don't know why people don't eat more cous cous. It's so brilliantly quick and easy to cook (cooking is an overstatement of the skill level involved here. If you...

Freekeh Burgers with Cashews & Basil

Freekeh Burgers with Cashews & Basil

These deliciously nutty burgers, with the pesto flavous of basil and Parmesan, are "meaty" enough to satisfy even the most hardened carnivore.  Serve them as you would a normal burger, in...

Freekeh Burgers with Cashews & Basil

These deliciously nutty burgers, with the pesto flavous of basil and Parmesan, are "meaty" enough to satisfy even the most hardened carnivore.  Serve them as you would a normal burger, in...

Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote

Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote

Strawberries and rhubarb are a heavenly combination, with the earthy tang of rhubarb offsetting the sweet fragrance of the strawberries. Spend 10 minutes making this and you will be rewarded...

Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote

Strawberries and rhubarb are a heavenly combination, with the earthy tang of rhubarb offsetting the sweet fragrance of the strawberries. Spend 10 minutes making this and you will be rewarded...

Using Our Gel Ice Packs in the Garden

Using Our Gel Ice Packs in the Garden

We've always known that the gel ice packs that we use at The Dinner Ladies have been non-toxic, recyclable (the plastic outer) and bio-degradable (the inner gel), but we have...

Using Our Gel Ice Packs in the Garden

We've always known that the gel ice packs that we use at The Dinner Ladies have been non-toxic, recyclable (the plastic outer) and bio-degradable (the inner gel), but we have...