Social distancing stress baking is a problem when you live alone: a whole tray of brownies is way too much brownie for one person to eat. Here is my super basic recipe for when I needed something to cheer me up through a winter of lockdown. We’ve just made it through to the other side…
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Seven-minute recipe: Gnocci with pesto and grilled cherry tomatoes
Grilling the cherry tomatoes is so delicious and takes just three to four minutes in the sandwich press depending on the size of the tomatoes. I saw this post by @fitness_bianca back in December last year and just had to have the combination of pesto gnocchi and cherry tomatoes. There many people in the world…
Seven-minute recipe: carrot, lentil and mint salad
This yummy carrot, lentil and mint salad is easily made within my seven-minute time frame.
Instantly marinate tofu with this easy hack for the lazy cook
Instantly marinated tofu triangles Tofu is one of my staples. But often when I am trying to cook quickly I don’t have time to properly press and marinate the tofu and it can ends up being really tasteless. I’m rarely organised enough to prepare ahead of time or patient enough to wait an hour while my…
Experiments with gnocchi in 7 minutes
I had been wanting to see if I can make a 7 minute gnocchi recipe for ages. I love gnocchi and it’s normally quick to make. I have made Amuse Your Bouche’s toasted gnocchi salad a few times and it only takes 15 minutes to pull together. The I discovered mini gnocchi at my local supermarket. When trying…
Seven minute recipe: Fennel and sweet potato salad with lemon
As a kid the aniseed-y taste of fennel really put me off, but I have since learned that taste can be great if its not too overpowering, grilled and with lemon fennel tastes delicious.
Seven minute recipe: Cucumber salad with tahini dressing
This is one of the fastest meals I know how to cook, as well as being both tasty and healthy. I have trialled making a video, which was super awkward. As you will see, if you watch the video, when I say it’s a seven minute recipe that includes time for forgetting where I put…
Seven Minute Vegetarian 