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Chocolate Orange Banana Bread 🍊 🍌
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Chocolate Orange Banana Bread 🍊 🍌
A delicious and super easy banana bread recipe flavoured with orange and chocolate chips. Perfect as an afternoon snack or to pop into lunch boxes!Ingredients:
- 275g / 1.75 cups plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 medium ripe bananas
- 75g / 0.3 cup coconut oil or butter, melted
- 70g / 0.3 cup honey
- 50g / 0.25 cup plain yogurt
- 1 medium egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 orange
- 75g /0.5 cup chocolate chipsPour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove, cover loosely with tin foil (this will stop the top of the bread getting too brown) and then return to the oven for another 20-25 minutes until the bread is cooked through and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out dry.This banana bread will keep in an airtight container for a couple of days. It can also be sliced and frozen. Defrost overnight.

One Pot Chicken Curry & Rice 🍛
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One Pot Chicken Curry & Rice 🍛
A delicious recipe for creamy chicken curry and rice, all cooked together in one pot and in less than 30 minutes. Mid week meals made easy!INGREDIENTS
* 0.5 tbsp oil
* 1 onion, diced
* 2 garlic cloves, chopped
* 0.5 tsp chopped ginger
* 1 tbsp medium curry powder
* 1 tsp garam masala
* 0.25 tsp turmeric
* 400g chicken breast, diced very small
* 1 tin (400ml) coconut milk
* 800ml hot chicken stock
* 300g easy cook long grain rice
* 75g fresh baby spinachINSTRUCTIONS
1. Heat the oil in a large pan on a medium heat on the hob.
2. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook for 2-3 minutes until the onions have softened but haven’t yet started to brown.
3. Add the curry powder, garam masala and turmeric and mix well, cooking for a minute.
4. Add the diced chicken and stir well before pouring in the coconut milk and stock.
5. Add the rice.
6. Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for approximately 15 minute until the rice is cooked through.
7. Stir every few minutes to prevent the rice from sticking.
8. Remove from the heat and stir in the baby spinach. The heat will wilt it down very quickly.
9. Serve immediately.

5 STEP PLAN TO INCREASE YOUR CHILD’S EXPOSURE TO

5 STEP PLAN TO INCREASE YOUR CHILD’S EXPOSURE TO FOODS!I did a Q&A on my Instagram recently and unsurprisingly a lot of the questions were centred around kids and food and fussy eating.Although the individual circumstances of the questions were different, my answer was nearly all the same… exposure!How Do I Get My Child To Eat More Veggies… Exposure!How Do I Get My Child To Try New Foods… Exposure!How Do I Get My Child To Eat Foods With Sauce… Exposure!So you get the picture, exposure is so important when it comes to improving a child’s diet or food intake. But how exactly does it work in practice?Scroll across for my five step plan. And let me know if you have any tips or tricks of your own.

One Pan Hidden Veg Mac & Cheese 🧀 This is an ol

One Pan Hidden Veg Mac & Cheese 🧀 This is an old recipe but always a hit when I post it!A delicious and easy macaroni cheese recipe with hidden courgettes, all made in one pot. Perfect for picky eaters who don’t like eating their veggies! 😁INGREDIENTS
2 medium courgettes
1/2 tbsp oil
1 medium onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
350g macaroni pasta
500ml vegetable stock
500ml milk
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dijon mustard
150g grated cheeseINSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare the courgettes by removing the green skin with a vegetable peeler and then finely grating them.
2. In a large pan on a medium heat, add in the oil and then the onion. Fry for 2-3 minutes until soft but not browned. Add the garlic and fry for another minute.
3. Add in the macaroni, stock, milk, oregano, dijon mustard and grated courgette. Stir well.
4. Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for 5-7 minutes until the pasta is cooked.
5. Add in the cheese, stir well and remove from the heat. Serve immediately.
6. Serves 4.

Chocolate Chip Muffins🍫

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A quick, easy but super delicious recipe for Sausa

A quick, easy but super delicious recipe for Sausage Meat Ragu 🍝 This simple meal has fast become a favourite in my family and is perfect for a speedy 15 minute dinner during the week.INGREDIENTS
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely diced
- 500g / 1lb sausage meat
- 400g / 14 oz chopped tomatoes
- 200ml / 1 cup beef stock
- 100ml / 0.5 cup red wine
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 350g / 12oz pastaINSTRUCTIONS
1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the onion. Cook for approximately 3 minutes until the onions are soft.
2 Add the garlic and cook for another minute before adding the sausage meat.
3 Fry the sausagemeat for 5-6 minutes until it is browned all over.
4 Add in the chopped tomatoes, beef stock, red wine and tomato puree and mix well.
5 Bring the ragu to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for approximately 12 minutes until the mixture has cooked down and the sauce has reduced. Be careful not to reduce it too much as we still want to keep some liquid in there for when we add the pasta.
6 Whilst the ragu is simmering, cook the parpadelle (or any other) pasta in a separate saucepan. Drain and then add it to the ragu.
7 Mix well and then serve with some grated parmesan and fresh basil leaves. Serves 4.

Lemon & Blueberry Weetabix Muffins 🍋 Delicious

Lemon & Blueberry Weetabix Muffins 🍋 Delicious breakfast muffins made with Weetabix and wholemeal flour and flavoured with blueberries and lemon!INGREDIENTS
- 3 weetabix biscuits
- 150g wholemeal flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 75g coconut oil
- 1 medium egg
- 100ml milk
- 75g honey
- 100g blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- zest of 1 lemonINSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 180c fan and line a muffin tin with 9 paper or silicone cases.
2. Add the weetabix to a large mixing bowl and crush with your hands. Add the flour and baking powder and mix well.
3. Add the coconut oil to a large jug and melt in the microwave. If it’s very hot allow to cool a bit before adding in the egg, milk and honey. Mix well.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and then add in the blueberries and lemon zest.
5. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until browned on top and cooked through.
6. Allow to cool a little before serving.

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