Spicy & crunchy meatballs

Spicy, crunchy meatballs in sundried tomato sauce, served with turmeric wholegrain basmati and garlic sautéed cavolo nero

Aubergine lamb rolls with tzatziki

We were on holiday in Abu Dhabi for 10 days in late June. The hotel was lovely and the food wonderful, fresh and very high quality. After returning home, I wasn't in any mood to cook, so we lived on shuǐjiǎo (boiled dumplings) for a few days. Even though they were tasty, the wheat used to make the pastry didn't agree with me (I don't need to say more...).

When I finally put in an order for grocery, I decided to extend the holiday feel a bit and make tzatziki, something that was available at breakfast and dinner in the hotel, to go with lamb. And the resulting dish was grilled aubergine rolls stuffed with lamb and feta, drizzled with tzatziki. 

Grilled aubergine lamb rolls with tzatziki

Beef & kale cauliflower rice bowl

I get beef mince quite often as it always seems to be on a special deal. The organic round steak mince from Tesco is quite good, flavoursome and lean, and is my choice of beef mince. I've made several tasty dishes using mince, such as chilli con carne, meatballs, barbecue beef stir-fry, and beef in lettuce cups. But I thought it was time to try a new dish using steak mince. And following my success at making cauliflower rice, I went ahead and mixed beef and kale together for this dish.

Beef & kale cauliflower rice bowl

Garden meatballs alla marinara

Garden meatballs alla marinara

Korean BBQ beef and vegetable stir-fry

Potato pasta bake

Spicy meatball & aubergine bhuna

Minced meat is a regular in my freezer/fridge because it is so versatile (e.g., chilli con carne is an all-time favourite). When I have time (and am up for it), I like to make meatballs. This is a version I made a few days ago.

Stir-fried beef mince in lettuce cups

As I'm trying to steer away from wheat and hence no more pasta, I had to come up with a new way of using my weekly mince, with which I used to make spaghetti bolognese. I came up with this light and tasty stir-fry dish.

Chilli con carne

This is classic comfort food in our home. The dish is wonderfully aromatic and with just the right amount of kick to awaken any palate. I sometimes substitute, to a great degree of success, the steak mince with turkey mince for a lighter taste.