The last month has been absolutely egg-pic, oops I mean epic! We’ve had our dear friends Beverley and Joan here from the mother country so there has been much wining and dining and eating out. However, I adore cooking for four so there have been lots of opportunites for even more recipe revamps!
You probably won’t believe this from all the sweet treats I’ve been posting but there has been a fair amount of healthy eating going on round here too. Of course, I like to offset this against cake because after all life is all about balance! I am trying to learn to love salad but would much rather eat a plate of carbs than a “healthy” salad with a really fatty dressing. That’s why, I am all over this Carrot and Snowpea Salad, it takes just minutes to make and has a really healthy zesty dressing. It’s the business!
I don’t know why we don’t make stir fries more often because they’re so quick, so easy and so yum! This Chilli and Basil Prawn Stir Fry totally hit the spot. It’s fast, fresh and flavoursome – so much so that David has put a request in for a repeat performance. That’s high praise indeed!

When I’m not eating my lunchbox at home, I’m usually eating soup, even if it’s roasting like toast outside. This is actually one of the few recipes on the blog that came with me from my London life. I first made this recipe when I was on round 1 (of 873) of Weight Watchers so I call it my...