LEARNING ESCAPES

Easy and delicious Italian pasta bake recipe for a filling family meal. Pasta al forno (pasta bake) is one of my go-to dishes. Easy to make and loved by the whole family, it has all the easy and comforting elements of a good pasta dish, yet it is a little less boring that just a plane bolognese, the baking element and the extra cheese adding to it a more interesting texture and crunch that makes it feel more like a complete meal than just a main. This is how I make it! Italian pasta bake Ingredients Instructions 1. Prepare the sauce 8. Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan) /…

Three ingredient, easy delicious, dairy free and gluten free chocolate cake recipe with step by step instructions for perfect results. In my circle of friends, I have recently become known for making a delicious chocolate cake that is not only an absolute treat for the tastebuds: it also comes with the added advantage of being both dairy and gluten free, which means it is a super inclusive cake most people can eat! I first looked for such a cake after I saw a friend of mine looking lovingly at my caprese cake, which is gluten free but contains butter, a no go for him. However, none of the recipes I…

Delicious and easy-to-make salads with kale you can make at home for a nutritious, refreshing and satisfying meal Kale is a favorite food in our household and we always seem to have a large bag of it in out refrigerator. So much so that I have to come up with new ideas all the time to prevent it going to waste, yet still keeping our meals interesting and varied! We use it extensively in salads, and since we discovered the ‘trick’ of massaging it, the results have been even better, so our consumption of kale has increased even more! Kale used to be a winter vegetable but now it is easy…

A super easy recipe for breakfast egg muffins, perfect to use up leftovers! Egg muffins or mini frittata muffins are an easy and delicious breakfast dish. Super quick and simple to make, they are a great way to add protein and veggies to your breakfast and they also work well as a brunch staple, appetizer or lunchbox filler as they are delicious hot or cold. You can make egg muffins with pretty much anything you have so they are also a fantastic leftover recipe. I just made them today and my tray had some with spinach, some with green beans, some with tomatoes and some with smoked salmon – basically,…

A super easy and delicious spinach and green Beans frittata (no milk) perfect to add vegetables to your breakfast or for an easy lunch box idea. A frittata is a versatile, protein-packed dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This version combines spinach and green beans, bringing together the mild, earthy notes of spinach with the slight crunch and sweetness of green beans. The result is a simple yet flavorful dish that’s easy to prepare and packed with nutrients. This recipe offers two cooking methods: Ingredients Method 1: Stovetop (Fried) Frittata The most traditional way to make frittata is by pan frying it. Prepare the eggs: In a bowl,…