Carole Food.
15 minutes and less
Honey Cranberry Cheese Log
December 17, 2024
This is the perfect recipe for the festive period. It makes a great appetiser or addition to a cheese board.
Creamy Spicy Ramen
December 3, 2024
This is the perfect meal when you want something quick and filling. Add any of your favourite quick cooking vegetables and top with whatever you fancy.
High Protein Buffalo Dip
November 4, 2024
This is the perfect nourishing snack, or double the recipe and have it with some toast/pitta for a lunch that has 30g of protein in it and less than 450 calories. .
15 Minute Garlic Chickpeas
October 9, 2024
This dish is ready in 15 minutes. It’s great served with crusty bread and extra butter, or as a side to some protein.
15 Minute Noodles
October 1, 2024
This is what I make when I want a quick and hot meal. It’s great topped with a boiled egg or sometimes I add some cubed tofu straight into the soup.
Spicy Miso Tofu
September 30, 2024
I often make some form of scrambled tofu when I need a dish that’s ready in less than 15 minutes. I love using an extra firm tofu brand (e.
Curried Cottage Cheese Toast
September 28, 2024
I’d definitely recommend using an extra extra firm tofu for this. I use the brand tofoo and it works really well.
15 Minute Ramen
September 25, 2024
This is what I make when I’m craving a quick creamy ramen. It’s ready in 15 minutes and uses mostly store cupboard ingredients.
Buffalo Egg Mayonnaise
September 24, 2024
Making a variation on egg mayonnaise is one of my favourite quick meals. Here I’ve added some hot sauce and blue cheese for a buffalo style egg mayonnaise.
Jalapeno Popper Egg Mayonnaise
September 19, 2024
I’m a jalapeño fiend so of course had to make an egg mayonnaise version with it in. It’s ready in 15 minutes so it’s the perfect quick breakfast or lunch.
10 Minute Tofu
September 15, 2024
If I’m looking for a quick meal then I’ll definitely be making scrambled tofu. I love gochujang too because it provides maximum flavour with minimum effort, if you want it spicier - add more.
15 Minute Apple Salad
September 14, 2024
I love making an apple salad when autumn starts but really this salad is delicious at anytime in the year. I like to use pickled red onion, you can find a recipe for that in the recipe linked below, however fresh red onion would also work too.
Feta Tomato Egg Mayonnaise
September 12, 2024
I love making variations of egg mayonnaise (also referred to as egg salad.) for breakfast or lunch.
Gochujang Silken Tofu
August 27, 2024
I regularly make some sort of silken tofu and sauce when I want a meal ready in 10 minutes. The gochujang works particularly well with the nuttiness of the tahini and I love topping it with some sliced spring onion and sesame seeds.
Cheesy Corn Noodles
August 12, 2024
These cheesy corn noodles are ready in 15 minutes. You can either use whatever your favourite instant ramen noodles are or I've got a recipe below for homemade ramen seasoning.
Avocado Egg Mayonnaise
July 29, 2024
This egg mayonnaise has swapped the majority of mayonnaise with cottage cheese for protein, and added avocado for extra fibre and creaminess. It’s the perfect quick breakfast or lunch.
Creamy Sesame Noodles
July 23, 2024
These creamy sesame garlic noodles are ready in 15 minutes. They’re the perfect thing to make when you want a quick lunch or dinner.
Cheesy Spicy Noodles
July 16, 2024
These cheesy spicy noodles are ready in 15 minutes and so delicious..
Feta Tomato Salad
July 4, 2024
This comes together in under 15 minutes. If you don’t want to get a blender out for the dressing, then finely chop the sun-dried tomatoes and mix it together with the rest of the ingredients.
Cucumber Silken Tofu
July 1, 2024
This is one of my absolute favourite 10 minute meals, especially during the summer. The cucumber adds a really nice refreshing crunch to the dish, but if you don’t have any, it can be made without.
Spicy Egg Mayonnaise
May 21, 2024
To increase the protein in this dish the egg ‘mayonnaise’ is mostly made with cottage cheese (and 1/2 tbsp of mayonnaise.).
High Protein Egg Salad
April 24, 2024
This is a great recipe to meal prep for quick lunches during the week. I love it with toast but it's also great stuffed into lettuce cups too.
Creamy Boursin Chickpeas
March 25, 2024
These creamy boursin chickpeas are ready in 15 minutes, only have 4 ingredients and are so easy to make. It’s great served with a crusty baguette and a side salad.
Cheesy Tomato Beans
February 27, 2024
This is another recipe that has minimal ingredients (5.) and is ready in 15 minutes.
Garlic Chilli Cheese Noodles
February 15, 2024
A one pot noodle dish has to be one of my favourite things to make. I love adding a bit of spice from scotch bonnet chilli, but you can use whatever your favourite chilli is.
Cheesy Egg Tomato Noodles
February 8, 2024
One pot noodle dishes are now one of my favourite things to make. They’re really quick, easy and requires minimal washing up.
Feta Pepper Beans
February 6, 2024
This is their perfect thing to make if you’re low on time. It only takes 15 minutes and uses 4 ingredients.
Viral 10 Minute Ramen
February 4, 2024
This is the perfect thing to make if you only have 10 minutes. You can use any type of buldak noodles but my favourite are the hot chicken spicy variety.
Garlic Chilli Honey Noodles
January 19, 2024
This is my new favourite 10 minute meal obsession. It uses mostly store cupboard ingredients and has the perfect balance of spicy, sweet and savoury.
Tomato Pesto Beans
November 29, 2023
This is the perfect thing to make if you only have 15 minutes and want something with minimal ingredients. You can swap the butter bean for any bean really, or the sauce would be great with pasta too.
10-Minute Chilli Cheese Noodles
November 16, 2023
I love a quick noodle dish, and I make variation of these noodles all the time - this one is a bit spicy from the chilli but also cheesy and creamy.It's also the perfect thing to make if you're just cooking for one.
Roasted Tomato Yoghurt
November 8, 2023
This is great if you're looking for a quick lunch, all you need is some bread and it's delicious. It's also the perfect thing to serve when you're having friends over and want a quick dip or starter.
Slow Roasted Tomato Beans
November 8, 2023
This is the perfect, quick store cupboard recipe. It only uses 6 ingredients, and it's ready in about 15 minutes.
No Cook Tomato Pasta
November 8, 2023
This is the perfect thing to make when you're short on time and ingredients. There's only 3 ingredients in the sauce and it's made in the time it takes for the pasta to cook.
15 Minute Creamy Tomato Beans
November 3, 2023
I love a quick bean dish, and this is one I return to often. It really easy and filling, and as usual it’s packed with lots of fibre and nutrients from the beans.
10 Minute Gochujang Noodles
September 7, 2023
These creamy gochujang noodles are the perfect thing to make when you haven’t got a huge amount of time (they’re ready in 10 minutes.).
Nectarine Burrata Sandwich
August 29, 2023
This is one of my favourite sandwiches to make. The burrata gives a really nice creamy element to the dish, then we have slightly salty prosciutto and sweet griddled nectarines.
Sun Dried Tomato Beans
August 10, 2023
I love dishes that turn out creamy with out having to add cream (but don’t get me wrong, I love cream too). And this recipe is exactly that, by blending (or mashing) the beans, what you get is a luxurious and creamy mouthfeel.
Quick Black Dal
August 6, 2023
This is by no means an authentic black dal recipe, but if you’re looking for a very easy recipe with minimal ingredients, and one that is reminiscent of black dal, then this is for you. Black dal typically uses urad dal sabut (whole black lentil), but here I’ve used precooked puy lentils to speed up the cooking time.
Creamy 10-Minute Garlic Noodles
July 27, 2023
These creamy garlic noodles are the perfect thing to make when you’re feeling a bit lazy but don’t want to get takeout. They’re ready in 10 minutes and use mostly store cupboard ingredients.
Alfredo Beans
July 25, 2023
Alfredo sauce is usually eaten with pasta (specifically fettuccine) and *typically* it’s a cream heavy dish (although traditionally the dish doesn't use cream). Here I’ve swapped pasta for beans (because, we love beans.
10-Minute Tomato Noodles
July 13, 2023
This is what I make when I really can’t be bothered to cook, but I force myself to (usually because it's either cheaper or healthier than getting takeout). It ticks all the boxes when I’m in this mood, i.
Tomato Salad
June 15, 2023
This is one of those special dishes where the finished product is far superior to the sum of its parts. I’m not even sure if this can be called a recipe, but it definitely is the perfect thing to make in summer, when you’ve got access to great tomatoes and you don’t want to turn the oven on.
Honey Chilli Butter Aubergine
March 5, 2023
This recipe only has 4 ingredients: aubergine, chilli oil, honey and butter. It’s also a very quick dish to make and comes together in 15 minutes, so it’s great for a quick midweek meal or lunch.