Main

Recipe of the Week | Broccoli & Stilton Quiches

Broccoli & Stilton Quiches

This recipe is taken from our cookbook; Just for One or Two – see more about this brilliant book here.

Broccoli & Stilton Quiches

Not only are these quiches super tasty, but they can be cooked straight from the freezer! They are perfect for when you’re short of time.

CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE

Competition: Win a GORGEOUS picnic hamper

Win a Willow Picnic Hamper

Win a gorgeous picnic hamper

Wave goodbye to dated Tupperware and say hello to a gorgeous picnic hamper – sure to inspire you to get out into the great outdoors and eat.

I LOVE a beach picnic and wish I had something as stylish as this in which to squirrel away our picnic food.

ENTER


And these mini Broccoli & Stilton Quiches are just perfect for picnics…..

Broccoli & Stilton Quiches

Broccoli & Stilton Quiches

Not only are these quiches super tasty, but they can be cooked straight from the freezer! They are perfect for when you’re short of time.

CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE

This recipe is taken from our cookbook; Just for One or Two – see more about this brilliant book here.

#tripletested

#picnic

#win

#competition

Recipe of the Week | Pancetta & Mushrooms on Toast with Egg

Pancetta & Mushrooms on Toast with Egg

This is THE perfect breakfast for a lazy morning.

Enjoy with a cuppa and your favourite magazine.

Pancetta & Mushrooms on Toast with Egg

  • Servings: 1
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 152 per portion
Fat 9g (3g sat) per portion

Ingredients

  • Sliced ready-to-cook pancetta 6–7 rashers, cut into strips
  • Oyster mushrooms 125g (4½oz), wiped, trimmed and sliced
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Egg 1
  • Bread 1 thick slice, toasted

Instructions

  1. Heat a non-stick frying pan until hot and add the pancetta. Cook for 2-3 minutes until crisp, stirring every now and then.
  2. Add the mushrooms to the pan and fry for about 5 minutes until they start to turn golden. Season with pepper only as the pancetta is already salty.
  3. Meanwhile, bring a small pan of water to a simmer, crack in the egg and poach according to taste.
  4. Pop the hot toast onto a warmed plate and spoon over the hot pancetta and mushroom mix. Top with the poached egg, season with black pepper and serve at once.

 

This recipe is taken from our fantastic cookbook;  Just For One Or Two – see more about how great it is.

 

 

#tripletested

#eatbreakfast

#pancakes

#dairydiaryrecipe

#recipeoftheweek

5 breakfasts that will make you want to leap out of bed!

5 breakfasts that will make you want to leap out of bed!

A good breakfast will definitely
keep you going until lunch and
help to stave off those
mid-morning biscuit cravings.

Here are five breakfast ideas that will make you love mornings.

 


Avocado on Chilli Buttered Toast

Avocado on Chilli Buttered Toast

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Suitable for vegetarians

Ingredients

  • Butter 25g (1oz)
  • Chilli jam 2 tsp
  • Seeded bread, such as Vogel, 2 large slices
  • Ripe avocado 1 large or 2 small, peeled stoned and sliced

Instructions

  1. Beat butter together with chilli jam.
  2. Toast bread on both sides.
  3. Spread with chilli butter, top with avocado and season to taste.

 


Blueberry Bircher muesli

Blueberry Bircher Muesli

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 422 per portion
Fat 22g (9.7g sat) per portion

Ingredients

  • Greek yogurt 500g tub
  • Rolled oats 200g (7oz)
  • Wheatgerm or ground hazelnuts 40g (1½oz)
  • Desiccated coconut 40g (1½oz)
  • Hazelnuts 50g (2oz), toasted and chopped
  • Cloudy apple juice 200ml (7fl oz)

To serve per portion

  • Granny Smith apple ½, cored but not peeled, coarsely grated
  • Blueberries 50g (2oz)
  • Runny honey 1 tsp
  • Ground cinnamon to sprinkle

Instructions

  1. Mix together yogurt, oats and wheatgerm or ground hazelnuts then stir in coconut, hazelnuts and juice. Transfer to a container, clip on lid and chill overnight.
  2. When ready to serve, stir in apple and a few blueberries and spoon into glasses. Top with blueberries, honey and cinnamon.
  3. The remaining muesli will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days; just add a little juice, if required.

 


Scotch Woodcock

Scotch Woodcock

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 441 per portion
Fat 37g (18.9g sat) per portion

Ingredients

  • Eggs 8 (4 whole plus 4 yolks)
  • Single cream 300ml (½ pint)
  • Unsalted butter 50g (2oz), softened
  • White bread 4 slices
  • Anchovy fillets in olive oil 8, drained
  • Capers 16, drained
  • Chopped parsley 2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. Whisk together eggs, egg yolks and cream and season to taste.
  2. Melt half the butter in a saucepan and scramble eggs for 4 minutes until softly scrambled.
  3. Meanwhile, toast bread on both sides and spread with remaining butter.
  4. Pile scrambled egg onto toasts and arrange anchovy fillets in a cross on top of each. Sprinkle with capers and parsley.

 


Pancetta & Mushrooms on Toast with Egg

Pancetta & Mushrooms on Toast with Egg

  • Servings: 1
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 152 per portion
Fat 9g (3g sat) per portion

Ingredients

  • Sliced ready-to-cook pancetta 6–7 rashers, cut into strips
  • Oyster mushrooms 125g (4½oz), wiped, trimmed and sliced
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Egg 1
  • Bread 1 thick slice, toasted

Instructions

  1. Heat a non-stick frying pan until hot and add the pancetta. Cook for 2-3 minutes until crisp, stirring every now and then.
  2. Add the mushrooms to the pan and fry for about 5 minutes until they start to turn golden. Season with pepper only as the pancetta is already salty.
  3. Meanwhile, bring a small pan of water to a simmer, crack in the egg and poach according to taste.
  4. Pop the hot toast onto a warmed plate and spoon over the hot pancetta and mushroom mix. Top with the poached egg, season with black pepper and serve at once.

 


Scotch Pancakes

Scotch Pancakes

  • Servings: 12-16
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 61 per portion
Fat 1g (0.3g sat) per portion
Suitable for vegetarians
Suitable for freezing

Ingredients

  • Self-raising flour 125g (4½oz)
  • Ground cinnamon a pinch, optional
  • Caster sugar 1 tbsp or to taste
  • Egg 1 large, beaten
  • Milk 150ml (¼ pint)
  • Sunflower oil 1 tbsp
  • Bananas 2, peeled and chopped
  • Maple syrup 4 tsp or to taste

Instructions

  1. Sift flour and cinnamon (if using) into a bowl. Stir in sugar. Make a well in the centre and add egg. Whisk in milk gradually until batter is smooth and has the consistency of thick cream.
  2. Wipe a non-stick frying pan with oil. Heat pan until hot, then turn down heat to medium low.
  3. Cook pancakes in batches: drop tablespoons of mixture into pan, spaced well apart. Fry for 1-2 minutes on each side or until surface puffs and bubbles.
  4. Serve three or four per person, piled in a stack, scattered with chopped banana and drizzled with maple syrup.

 

#tripletested

#eatbreakfast

#pancakes

#dairydiaryrecipe

Recipe of the Week: Chicken & Avocado Fajitas

Chicken-&-Avocado-Fajitas--

 

Perfect for eating in the garden, these fajitas are easy to prepare and taste amazing.

Chicken & Avocado Fajitas

  • Servings: 3
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 598 per portion
Fat 19g (5.7g sat) per portion

Ingredients

  • Sunflower oil 1 tbsp
  • Paprika 1 tsp
  • Cumin ½ tsp
  • Ground coriander ½ tsp
  • Chilli powder ½ tsp
  • Lime 1, zest and juice
  • Mini chicken breast fillets 350g pack, cut into chunks
  • Tortilla wraps 6
  • Cos lettuce ½, shredded
  • Avocado 1 large, peeled, stoned and sliced
  • Chopped coriander 3 tbsp, optional
  • Soured cream 4-6 tbsp, optional

Instructions

  1. In a bowl mix together oil, spices, lime zest and juice and use to coat chicken. Heat a non-stick frying pan and fry chicken over a medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until cooked.
  2. Warm wraps according to packet’s instructions. Divide lettuce and avocado between them, top with chicken, coriander and soured cream, if using, roll up and serve.


Watch out for the 2017 Dairy Diary, which goes on sale very soon!

#tripletested

#dairydiaryrecipe

Why keeping a diary makes you happier

Diary writing makes you happier

Keeping a diary makes you happier

I have looong been an advocate of writing things down in order to clear my head and de-stress but keeping a diary, apparently, goes even further than that.

I recently stumbled across an article in the Guardian that reveals just how therapeutic diaries can be. Ian Sample of the Guardian writes:

Brain scans on volunteers showed that putting feelings down on paper reduces activity in a part of the brain called the amygdala, which is responsible for controlling the intensity of our emotions.

Psychologists who discovered the “Bridget Jones effect” said it worked whether people elaborated on their feelings in a diary, penned lines of poetry, or even jotted down song lyrics to express their negative emotions.

Matthew Lieberman, a psychologist at the University of California in Los Angeles, said the effect differs from catharsis, which usually involves coming to terms with an emotional problem by seeing it in a different light.

When people wrote about their feelings, medical scans showed that their brain activity matched that seen in volunteers who were consciously trying to control their emotions.

“Writing seems to help the brain regulate emotion unintentionally. Whether it’s writing things down in a diary, writing bad poetry, or making up song lyrics that should never be played on the radio, it seems to help people emotionally,”
Dr Lieberman said.

Who knew that the Dairy Diary could be so beneficial?! Keep up with your diary writing folks.

 

Oh and, of course, as well as therapy Dairy Diary also gives you AMAZING recipes like this. Enjoy!

 

 

Chicken-&-Avocado-Fajitas--

Chicken & Avocado Fajitas

  • Servings: 3
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Calories 598 per portion
Fat 19g (5.7g sat) per portion

Ingredients

  • Sunflower oil 1 tbsp
  • Paprika 1 tsp
  • Cumin ½ tsp
  • Ground coriander ½ tsp
  • Chilli powder ½ tsp
  • Lime 1, zest and juice
  • Mini chicken breast fillets 350g pack, cut into chunks
  • Tortilla wraps 6
  • Cos lettuce ½, shredded
  • Avocado 1 large, peeled, stoned and sliced
  • Chopped coriander 3 tbsp, optional
  • Soured cream 4-6 tbsp, optional

Instructions

  1. In a bowl mix together oil, spices, lime zest and juice and use to coat chicken. Heat a non-stick frying pan and fry chicken over a medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until cooked.
  2. Warm wraps according to packet’s instructions. Divide lettuce and avocado between them, top with chicken, coriander and soured cream, if using, roll up and serve.


Watch out for the 2017 Dairy Diary, which goes on sale very soon!

 

#tripletested

#dairydiaryrecipe