Family Food for Cold Winter Nights
When the weather gets colder and the evenings seem darker it can be a challenge to find recipes that are quick and warming. It’s tempting to start repeating tried and tested family favourites when you’re tired, cold and hungry. A great source of inspiration for speedy family friendly meals is Italian food recipes from Sacla’, guaranteed to please even the pickiest eaters and easily adaptable to suit food allergies.
Feeding Unexpected Guests
Keeping a few jars of versatile sauce or antipasti in the cupboard or fridge can ensure you are prepared for the busy weeks ahead when the supermarkets are full of last minute shoppers and friends or family could drop around unannounced at any moment. A quick platter of assorted antipasti, crostini and cheese will have even the busiest mother appearing to be a domestic goddess. Take a cue from Blue Peter and produce a masterpiece like the Ten Minute Antipasti Platter from Sacla’ with a simple “here’s one I made earlier”.
Vegetarian Delights
The collection of recipes, at Sacla.co.uk has a host of vegetarian meal ideas that can keep the whole family warm and healthy whether they eat meat or not. The Butternut Squash Risotto with Gorgonzola and Walnuts is easy to prepare in under 30 minutes, with minimal ingredients and perfect for vegetarians and meat lovers alike. This healthy dish is perfect for a cold winter’s night when family members are rushing in from work and school or rushing out to carol concerts and drinks parties.
Fed Up of Leftovers?
A time of year that is often nutritionally neglected are those strange days between Christmas and New Year. After days of preparation and hours spent in the kitchen creating a huge Christmas dinner few people are keen to start peeling vegetables or cooking extravagant meals. Once you’ve had your fill of turkey sandwiches or turkey curry and the very last Brussels sprout has disappeared it’s hard to know where to start.
When you’re getting back to regular meals and trying to keep the kids fed, without feeling tied to the oven, the key word is preparation. Cook up a delicious beef Lasagne Tricolore or put a new twist on an old favourite with the Chicken and Pesto Lasagne with ricotta and crème fraiche. Either lasagne can be prepared days, or weeks, in advance and frozen. It’s a dish that easily expands to feed more hungry mouths if you have unexpected guests, and, in the unlikely event we have a white Christmas, is perfect for warming up kids when they come in from a snowball fight.
Get inspired for dinner tonight
For more meal ideas to keep you and the family entertained over the holidays browse the collection of recipes on the Sacla’ website or follow Sacla’ on Twitter where you can also find coupons or discounts and be in with a chance to win a hamper full of Sacla’ goodies!
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