The Cookbook Hoarders

Halloumi and spinach rogan josh 😍 I need easy but delicious meals at the moment and when I can’t be bothered cooking I always turn to @thespicetailor that does the best curry meal kits 👏🏼 The southern pepper curry kit has always been a favourite of mine (in the slow cooker with chicken), but I switched it up this time with the rogan josh curry kit instead and used halloumi. It turned out so good! #currykit #curryrecipe #halloumicheese #halloumirecipe #easycurry #cheatmeal #mealideas #mealkit #thespicetailor

Slow cooker honey mustard ham from @poppy_cooks but with an Asian twist! This is an ultimate comfort recipe for me! We had this last Sunday as a quick, filling, winter warmer and it hit. the. spot. We wanted to jazz it up a bit so we decided to give it an Asian twist. We swapped out the normal honey for this chilli and Szechuan peppercorn honey from @delli.market and the mustard for this wasabi mustard which you can also get from Delli or @ocadouk. This was SO GOOD. We then added to togarashi seasoning to the chips and this red pepper and garlic oil (new fave chilli oil!!!!!!) to the eggs and peas, both from @japancentre. We loved this meal. It was so good and nice to change up a pub classic into something a bit more interesting! The ham lasted in the fridge all week too, so delicious lunches have been had! 🤩 Condiments at the end of the post. I’ve just posted my fave recent condiments over on Tiktok if you’re interested ☺️ #winterwarmers #slowcookermeals #slowcookerrecipes #ham #sunday #sundayfood #sundayroast #asianfood #japanesefood #asianfood #easyrecipes #recipeideas #fyp #cookbookclub

What a sandwich! Lemon and honey chicken, smoked streaky bacon, emmental, rocket and mayo. This was so good! 😍 I made extra of the chicken from the skewers, recipe by @poppy_cooks (see previous post) and I’m so glad I did. The chicken was even better after marinating for the extra day (I air fried this time without the skewer). Poppy gives different meal ideas beneath each recipe and this was one of them. I chose to add the emmental because I had some in and I would recommend adding cheese. The smoked bacon with the chicken was delicious. If I was making this again though, I would make enough of the feta dressing from the previous recipe and have this on the sandwich instead of the mayo - the feta dressing was just so so good. Fran x #sandwichrecipe #airfryerrecipe #airfryercooking #sandwich #sandwichideas #chickenandbacon #chickensandwich #poppycooks

Lemon and honey chicken skewers with feta dressing 😍 The first recipe I’ve made from @poppy_cooks air fryer cookbook and I loved it! The flavours here were really good. The chicken was slightly sweet, and herby with just the right amount of lemon. The feta dressing was unreal - feta anything for me and I’m going to love! We just had this with rocket and some crispy garlic potatoes and I’ll be having the chicken again tonight but with bacon in a baguette. Fran x #poppycooks #airfryerrecipe #airfryercooking #airfryerrecipes #chickenskewers #midweekmeal #recipeinspo #mealinspo #healthymealplan

Slow cooker ramen from @poppy_cooks slow cooker cookbook. We are huge ramen lovers in this house and it’s the perfect winter warmer for this weather so I was excited to make this one. It was SO easy (especially if you swap garlic and ginger for garlic and ginger paste like I did) and it was so so delicious. Took me 5 mins to throw together in the morning and then at the end of the day, the noodles, spring onions and chilli oil just needed adding. I wasn’t sure how the tofu would turn out after being in the slow cooker all day but it had soaked up all the flavours of the broth and it was so good. You could add other veg to this too if you wanted! Loz x #cookbooksofinstagram #cookbook #cookbookclub #slowcookermeals #slowcookerrecipes #poppycooks #ramen #ramennoodles #slowcookerramen #comfortfood #winterwarmer

Smoked salmon and cream cheese omelette 🍳 and banana breakfast load 🍌 I had to share these two recipes with you! I bought @emthenutritionists so good cookbook a while back. I haven’t shared much from is because I tend to only make the breakfasts and lunches. This book is exactly what it says though… so good! This smoked salmon and cream cheese omelette is easily one of the tastiest and easiest dinners I have made in a long time. My son doesn’t sit playing in his high chair for long but he was fine while I made this since it’s so quick so that’s a win too! 😅 the spinach in garlic and herb cream cheese with chives is delicious. I added the lemon which was a nice addition 🍋 but you could make so many variations of this! I’m going to try it with mushrooms and chicken soon. I want to focus more on my nutrition and getting some more goodness in my body this year so I picked up this cookbook and batch cooked the breakfast banana bread loaf to have all week. I’ll have it with raspberry chia jam, yoghurt or a nut butter but this morning I had it with this amazing mince pie flavoured peanut butter! I’d highly recommend this book and all the other recipes of hers that I’ve tried 💖 Fran x #emilyenglish #emthenutritionist #healthyeating #january2025 #nutritious #nutritiousfood #omelette #smokedsalmon #lunchidea #highprotein #highproteinlunch #dinnertime

We’ve chosen not one, but two books this month, both from @poppy_cooks because they both sound fab and we couldn’t decide. It is still very much slow cooker season and I love finding yummy slow cooker recipes that I can throw together in the morning and look forward to eating at the end of a busy day (the fact it had a glowing review from @knackeredmother sold it to me 😂 iykyk) The thing with slow cooker recipes is I think they can taste a bit samey. I don’t know why it happens but it does 😂 so I’m keen to try Poppy’s recipes and see if I can find some delish recipes to add to my slow cooker go-tos. The recipes I’m looking forward to the most are the slow cooker ramen (we are big ramen eaters in our house so very intrigued about this!), the Turkey Birria tacos, the lamb Ragu with pappardelle and the chipotle bean soup. The first recipe I’m making is the sweet honey and mustard ham - I’m going to kick off the first Sunday of the year with a comfort food classic of ham, egg and chips with a bit of a twist! Which recipe is a bit of you? 🤩 Loz x #slowcookermeals #slowcooker #slowcookerrecipes #poppycooks #cosyfood #comfortfood #easymeals #easyrecipes

Happy new year! 🥳 We are back this January shining a light on @poppy_cooks and I’ve chosen to cook from her actually delicious air fryer cookbook. I’ve also chosen other recipes off her insta and website that I’ll be cooking too because there is too much good stuff 😍 At first glance of the book, I LOVE that it she shows you how to make something, then gives you suggestions on how to mix it up/make it into another meal. Super helpful when you lack inspo and would prefer to only cook something once. I’m hoping to make the lamb kofta, lemon and honey chicken skewers, and the honey soy salmon. I also love that it tells you how to cook more simple things well (hash browns, sweet potato cubes, tender stem broccoli, onion rings, samosas, mozzarella dippers). I used the slow cooker lamb ragu recipe as inspo for my tea this evening and her chilli jam chicken bites with an avocado feta dip are a must for me to make! Can’t wait to show you what I’m making this month! Let me know if you have any suggestions 💕 Fran x #airfryerrecipes #poppycooks #airfryercooking #cookbookclub #cookbookreview #airfryercookbook

Some more easy lunch ideas for you that I LOVE… 1. Chilli tahini noodles 🍜 that are only 5 ingredients and super easy to make! You can find this recipe easily on the mob website 2. Loz’s pumpkin, squash, feta and harissa fritters are so versatile! You can use up different spice pastes and veggies you have in. Scroll through the pictures for the recipe! 😍 3. Another of Loz’s creations - Indian spiced egg and halloumi scramble with mango chutney in pitta! So good and easy to make (screenshot at the end of the pictures with the recipe) 🥙 4. This chorizo, rocket and fried egg wrap is a staple for me! It’s super easy to make and so delicious! This is a bbc good food recipe and you can find it easily online 5. In Jamie Oliver’s 7 ways cookbook you can find this delicious salad recipe - halloumi and broccoli 🥦😍 Hope this gives you some more inspo! 💡 #lunchideas #lunchrecipes #simplemealideas #simplelunchideas

Lunch ideas! 🤤 I struggle to much to think of what to make for my lunch so here are some ideas that might give you some inspiration… 1. Use some instant ramen noodles! They are such a winner for me! Any leftover veg you have in the fridge can be stir fried and added, with some sauce (I love OK and soy to keep it simple) and always a fried egg on top. Filling and delicious 🤤 2. These halloumi sweet potato jackets are so good. It’s a recipe by @emthenutritionist (I love all of her recipes) and you can find this on her tik tok or insta (I’ll link on stories) The basil yoghurt is super easy to make, halloumi is fried and doesn’t take long and the sweet jacket potato is cooked in the microwave so fab if you are short on time 🕰️ 3. Another sweet jacket potato idea but even easier… I put a salmon fillet in my air fryer (or you could use already cooked/flakes of salmon), and mixed with yoghurts, dill, lemon and plenty of seasoning and stuffing into a sweet jacket potato! Unreal! 4. The bacon and egg salad recipe is in the two chubby cubs cookbook and I can’t find it online but crispy bacon, boiled eggs, crispy potatoes and a salad dressing with mustard… delicious! The ingredients could be prepped in advance too so it’s just an assembly job in the week 🥓🍳 5. And everyone needs a good sandwich recipe. I got this idea from a Nigel Slater cookbook and it would be perfect to use up leftover roast ham. The combination of the roast ham with Emmental and pickled cucumber is 10/10 😍 I will be posting some more lunch ideas tomorrow! #lunchideas #dinnertime #taketoworklunch #easymeals #easymealideas #jacketpotato #sandwichideas #simplemeals #saladidea #healthyfoodinspo #lunchinspo

Sriracha salmon bowl 🍣🥑🥒🍋‍🟩🌶️🍚 @sriracha_fg kindly #gifted us some of their products and this is one of the things I’ve made recently… rice with sticky salmon that I cooked in the air fryer (a glaze of honey, garlic granules, sriracha and lime juice), and a salad on the side (cucumber, spring onion, avocado and lime juice), with extra sriracha on top 😍😍 Delicious! Fran x #sriracha #salmonbowl #salmonrecipe #midweekmeal #easymealideas #easyrecipeideas

Smoky chipotle steak and feta fajitas 🤩 I picked up the @mob flava it sachets from @aldiuk and used the smoky chipotle one for this recipe. It was so good! I fried peppers and onions, then added some of the smoky chipotle flavouring. I rubbed the steak with it too and fried this. Sliced it up and served on wraps with feta, lettuce, guac and lime 🥑🍋‍🟩🌯 Fran x #fajita #steakfajitas #mobkitchen #easyrecipeideas #chipotleburrito #guacamole #mexicanflavors