Simply Food By Mandy

When Toby was a baby I started making homemade pickled onions in October or November each year so that they were ready for Christmas....

My lovely friend Amy popped over for an impromptu lunch last week and this is what we enjoyed. Pulled together in minutes leaving us time...

Traditionally cooked in the hob but I find by roasting the veg in the oven it’s easier to get more delicious caramelised flavour....

Here is a gorgeous salad that you are really going to want to try. Loaded with lovely Asian flavours and really simple to pull together....

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Many of you have tried and tested my oven baked paella method with great success. Here is a beautifully simple baked risotto...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here is another one of my go to side dishes which works brilliantly with so many things. Fab for a gorgeous BBQ salad aa it can...

This would make a delicious starter on its own or as part of a lovely table of meze. Grilled, barbecued, or pan fried halloumi is lovely,...

A delicious vegetarian recipe which can easily be made using store cupboard ingredients. Lots of you have asked me for my tzatziki recipe...

I’ve been making variations of this delicious rice for years. When the boys were young, I just added loads of colourful peppers, onions,...

So what if I told you this chilli didn’t contain meat? Instead this amazing chilli is filled with lots of lovely nutritious goodness. Let...

A delicious way of getting more vegetables in your diet. These tasty Cauliflower taco’s are quick and easy to make and actually happen to...

I told you I was determined to find a sprout recipe for everyone. Perhaps this is the one for you?! Maybe as this year numbers are going...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ok, get ready because I have quite a few Brussel Sprout recipes coming your way. I’m determined to come up with...

I’m totally addicted to aubergine 🍆 it really is the best vegetable. This gorgeous vegan recipe is blooming lovely and delicious hot or...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Looks like it’s going to rain for the next few days, so the perfect excuse to make some soup and get cosy. I shared this on my...

This is one that I’ve been meaning to make for ages. I’ve seen Americans going bonkers for it in movies over the years and I wanted to...

The smell of onions, garlic and mushrooms cooking is one of the absolute best. Can anyone relate? Often the base for many a risotto or a...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Many of you have asked what you can do with all of the courgettes that you have grown over lockdown? Courgettes are lovely,...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After a bit of an indulgent weekend, my body is craving lots of lovely vegetables. These stuffed peppers and aubergines are...

Such a classic salad made using the fabulous IOW tomatoes and beautiful Burrata. I decided to make a pesto with pistachio nuts, which if...