Simple Family Friendly Cooking
Here you will find ideas for mains and one-pot dishes that are ideal for dinner. If you are looking for side dishes check out our Sides category.
Dishes in this category will include both meat and vegetarian options. If you are specifically looking for either one of those, see their specific categories.
This healthy Tuscan chicken on rice is a light and very satisfying dish. It’s simple enough to make as a weeknight meal and fancy enough for your next dinner party. We love the flavours of our sun-dried tomato pasta with chicken but sometimes we want […]
This basic spaghetti carbonara is the perfect weeknight dish. Its quick, its simple, its tasty and there is very little mess. If spaghetti carbonara is not already one of your favourite 20-minute meals then you need to add it now! This is the absolute simplest […]
A homemade chili cheese dog is just the treat you were looking for for your next game night. It’s easy, delicious and the perfect comfort food. Chili dogs are the ultimate comfort food and although we don’t make them often it is a key reason […]
This perfect chicken cacciatore can be baked or strewed and either way it results in perfectly tender chicken in a buttery tomato sauce. This fall-off-the-bone perfectly cooked chicken cacciatore is to die for. My whole family eats it up including my one-year-old. Well not everyone, […]
An easy one-pot Mexican chicken and rice dinner is a lifesaver on a weeknight. This dish is full of flavour and requires very little prep. A one-pot meal is always worth a try but this one-pot Mexican chicken and rice with beans is going to […]
Fall-off-the-bone ribs with delicious dry rub and saucy sauce are the perfect summer meal. The slightly sweet and BBQ smoky flavour is finger-licking good. Who doesn’t love the perfect rack of ribs? With a slightly sweet and slightly smoky flavour, this recipe is foolproof. Ribs […]
This incredibly filling and flavourful quinoa power bowl is absolutely perfect. The sesame flavour combined with the roasted vegetables will wow your taste buds. The best part is that you can also serve it as a warm side or turn it into your favourite meal […]
With lots of flavour, fresh ingredients and a convenient vessel these pork souvlaki pita wraps are a healthy and delicious dinner option. Pork souvlaki pita wraps are a fresh, healthy and delicious lunch or dinner. They are so filling you’ll be surprised when you’re full […]
Try these healthy homemade ginger and soy turkey burgers and you’ll be shocked at how easy they are to make. Full of Asian flavours, these burgers will become your go-to weeknight meal. This soy and ginger turkey burger recipe is so simple you’ll be reaching […]
This delicious one-pot lemon orzo and chicken dinner is creamy, easy, and surprisingly light. This recipe for a one-pot lemon orzo and chicken dinner came to me after suddenly being inundated with orzo recipes online. I rediscovered orzo back in the summer and I feel […]
This traditional Polish street food called Zapiekanki is a toasted sandwich that takes three simple ingredients and turns them into something resembling a pizza. Zapiekanki are sometimes referred to as the Polish pizza likely due to its similarities. They both have dough, or bread base, […]
Tender meatballs in a creamy mushroom sauce are the perfect comfort food. Tender, creamy and full of flavour they are the perfect family meal. Meatballs are delicious comfort food especially when they’re in a creamy mushroom sauce. They are so tender and delicious in this […]