Recent Articles in Quick meals for 1 or 2

Apple and cinnamon porridge
Oct 14, 2009

Now that the weather's getting a bit nippy it's worth switching from cereal to porridge. Here's an extra tasty version with apple.

Stir-fried winter veg with ginger
Oct 7, 2009

A really cheap meal I made this week with some reduced veg from the Co-op which proves you don’t have to have special stir fry veg to make a stir fry (but don't skip the ginger!) You can see what I did with the rest of the veg on my blog

Best-ever cheese on toast
Sep 30, 2009

Gooey cheese, unsoggy toast. What's not to like? And no need for a grill . . .

Mixed bean and crumbly white cheese salad
Sep 28, 2009

This week is British Cheese Week so we're going to be going overboard on cheese recipes and buying tips (sorry, vegans!) This is a really easy salad that makes a quick lunch or supper for two. Use a white, crumbly British cheese like Caerphilly or Wensleydale which are great for salads

Charlie's chilli chicken noodles
Sep 21, 2009

An easy, tasty chiicken noodle recipe from regular contributor Charlie Edmunds - the winning entry in last year's Not-Pot-Noodle challenge!

Parsee-style eggs with potatoes, spinach and cumin
May 23, 2009

This is possibly the best egg recipe in the world. It comes from one of my favourite Indian chefs Cyrus Todiwala who runs a London restaurant called Cafe Spice Namaste.  I’ve added spinach because I like it and it’s a good way of sneaking it into your diet but leave it out if you prefer

Quick and easy mushroom stir fry
Apr 29, 2009

This is one of those recipes that got thrown together from what I had available in the kitchen. I'm experimenting with a new veg box and there were mushrooms, sprouting seeds and a small bag of fresh spinach leaves that needed using quickly. I can't say it was the most aesthetically pleasing recipe I've ever made - mushrooms always seem to end up a dirty brown - but it was very, very tasty, cheap and healthy!

Original Superfoods Salad
Apr 24, 2009

I had a similar salad to this at a good value veggie restaurant in Soho called Mildred's this week and it reminded me how delicious this sort of big crunchy salad can be. This one comes from the Guardian's food columnist Allegra McEvedy whose Leon restaurants are also a great place to go for a healthy lunch. It comes from the Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook

Huevos Rancheros
Apr 5, 2009

This hearty Mexican breakfast dish is one of the best ways of serving fried eggs. Obviously you can double up the quanitities for two or more

Leek and goats’ cheese omelette
Mar 18, 2009

An upmarket version of a cheese omelette, this simple and delicious recipe makes a lovely light lunch or supper dish. Leeks are in season now too.

Sig's sweet potato and goats' cheese salad
Mar 3, 2009

This really tasty salad from Sig had disappeared to the bottom of the Facebook notes so we thought it deserved a re-run here! A perfect lunch for when you're studying at home.

Banana, orange and honey roughie
Feb 23, 2009

Today sees the start of Fairtrade fortnight which this year features a 24 hour banana event Go Bananas from noon on March 6th-March 7th. Here to start you off is a simple roughie recipe. (Roughies are what to make when you fancy a smoothie but haven’t got a blender. Or even if you have but can’t be bothered to wash it up . . . )

Ruth's Thrifty Chicken Noodle Soup
Dec 2, 2008

An easy, cheap, comforting soup from Ruth Wilson of Edinburgh Uni who earns herself 10 reward points in the process . . .

How to make quesadillas
Nov 12, 2008

One of the tastiest - and easiest - snacks on earth. Think of them as a Mexican toastie and you won’t go far wrong. This isn’t an authentic recipe but it’s good.

Spicy Cashew and Mushroom Rice
Oct 21, 2008

I discovered this recipe through cookery writer Vicky Bhogal, author of  a really good book called Cooking with Mummyji,  Vicky uses fresh tomatoes but you can easily use half a can of tinned ones as I did when I made it last night. It makes a great midweek supper - cheap, easy and delicious!