This is my updated version of this dish made the way my family enjoy it. Initially, 'Skink' referred to a type of broth made with the scrapings of beef from the front legs of cattle. Hard times in the North East of Scotland in the early 1890s left people unable to buy this product. By this time, Cullen Harbour had become the thriving centre of herring fishing and the village also specialised in the production of smoked haddock. With many families in the local villages having a fishing background, they turned to the smoked haddock which was in plentiful supply. By using that instead and various other products all put together, a distinctive delicious new soup was born - Cullen Skink!

For those celebrating Republic Day in India today, the 26th of January, here's a nice curry based on no particular region!

Cooking fish in foil isn't anything new and I have other versions posted but I like to use a variety of different flavourings

I'm trying to make a switch from sunflower oil to coconut oil in my cooking for the extra health benefits. I'm hoping it will make a difference to the stubborn areas of Jacks skin that get dry and itchy with his atopic eczema. My friend was recently told by her daughters new doctor (they've just moved to Brunei) to give her 2 tbsp of coconut oil a day in her diet. She has extreme eczema so fingers x'd it works for her

This is litrally a 10 minute soup if you buy pre-boiled beets! Red Thai curry paste is great in this recipe as it contains garlic, lemongrass, lime leaf and coriander, very citrussy ingredients which work well with beetroot.

I like to make things from scratch as then I'm sure they're completely safe for Jack to eat. He enjoys a curry, not too hot but full of flavour. Feel free to add extra cayenne /chilli powder or take away. You can even sub both for sweet paprika in the same amounts

The kids wanted chicken korma for dinner over the weekend but as I like to do a roast dinner on Sundays, I thought why not combine the two?

This twist on a tuna & sweetcorn topping for a baked potato is a great idea for lunch. The cheese topping is purely optional but I like to use a mixture of MozzaRisella and Violife brand dairy-free cheeses or a sprinkling of nutritional yeast, depending on what I have in the house. Serve with a nice garden salad

A really simple recipe that can be on your table in 25 minutes or less!

This is a really basic curry, no real work involved. Easy to throw together after coming home from work, yakes 15 minutes to cook. You can also jazz it up by adding other vegetables to it to make it go further - diced potato or cauliflower are great additions

This is a really quick meal to throw together, perfect for using microwave rice as it's pre-cooked anyway and you can do what I do - freeze what you don't use for another day. This is a great dish for kids, they love the sweet flavour and it's full of veggies. It's important to make all your diced veg and the chicken pieces the same size. Makes 6 adult portions, 8 as a side