Practically Fodmap

Fast 🏃🏼‍♀️slow 🐢 cooked lamb.

I love lamb that is slow cooked for hours and aromatically falls off the bone. 😋However I never like planning my day around starting dinner before lunch. 😕Enter the - nothing short of life changing.

This recipe is , and perfect for Easter. 🐣 (If you don’t need it to be low fodmap then feel free to add some garlic. But honestly it is so flavourful without!) Start by browning lamb shoulder or boneless leg of lamb with garlic oil, then add fresh rosemary, orange zest 🍊and juice, a cup of stock, salt & pepper. Instant pot for a full hour, with natural release.

Topped with thin sliced fennel, sliced blood oranges, coriander and pomegranate with a citrus vinaigrette. Served with rosemary polenta, roasted rainbow carrots 🥕 and green beans. Jus from cooking is fabulous as well. Looks like you were in the kitchen all day…except you weren’t. 🤫 Shhhh.

Back to autumn 🍁cooking…this time with added adventure! 😱 Purchased an Instant Pot Duo over the summer and never really used it. Pretty much felt like using the pressure cooking function stood a non-negligible risk of blowing up my kitchen and 3rd degree burns. (Incidentally that was a real risk as it was assembled incorrectly for the first couple of go’s 🤯😳).

Now I’m a bit more confident, kitchen remains intact and I’ve tried more recipes. Still learning about layering ingredients. 😬 Lovely not to feel so much pressure (pun 😝) to get ingredients in the slow cooker 6 hours before dinner.

Tonight, Moroccan Chicken Tangine - sautéed chicken thighs in garlic oil then added courgette, carrot, a bit of cubed sweet potato and butternut squash, spring onion greens, chick peas, preserved lemons, green olives, seasoning (cumin, ginger, hot smoked paprika, coriander, asafoetida, cinnamon, turmeric salt and pepper), chicken stock with saffron. 13 minutes in the Instant Pot. Added kale after cooking. Serve with corn couscous for GF, all Fodmap friendly. This can also be made stovetop, slow cooker, or in the oven. What should I try next?…

Bacon BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad 🥗

Probably my favourite new dish of the summer - everyone can pick what they like/can eat - Fodmap or not! Grilled corn, peppers and radishes. Roasted potatoes and red cabbage. Sliced tomatoes, red onions, avocado and jicama. Sides of bacon and blue cheese. All over a spinach salad dressed with a warm bacon dressing and with grilled bbq chicken.

Summer ☀️🌻… in a bowl!