Pesto Chicken, Spinach and Tomato Tart

With it being half term there are plenty of opportunities to get busy baking in the kitchen and Minxy loves to be hands on when it comes to cooking. She made this delicious pastry tart using Jus-Rol pastry on Monday and it was all gone by the evening! 

It's ideal for a hot lunch or light dinner, you can even slice it and take it on a picnic - it's so versatile!

Get Well Soup Campaign

Nothing beats the winter sniffles and flu like a bowl of warm soup and now you can treat a loved one to a limited edition personalised can! Heinz will then donate time to entertain the children in hospital and hospices over the Christmas period, with the help of national children’s charity, Starlight, with their 'Get Well' Soup campaign.

Starlight brightens the lives of more than 500,000 sick children every year and this year’s hospital pantomime, Dick Whittington, is set to provide lots of fun for those that are ill and suffering this Christmas period across the nation. Heinz aim to raise 3.000 minutes worth of entertainment to fund performances of the pantomime in 65 wards in the UK.

Sally Meekins from Heinz adds “The performance of Dick Whittington is so fun and engaging, we are sure the kids are going to love it! It’s great to know that together with Starlight, Heinz fans are bringing a bit of sparkle to children’s hospital wards this Christmas.”

For more information on Heinz 'Get Well' soup campaign and to purchase your soup head to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HeinzSoupUK - what a lovely, quirky way to send your get well soon wishes!

Salmon and gnocchi bake

This has become a firm favourite for the Mr and I. It's rich in flavour and filling plus we both love eating fish.

Ingredients

Serves 2/3

500g gnocchi
2 salmon fillets, diced
1 tbsp tomato puree
200g Philadelphia/soft cheese
Chilli powder (I add 1 heaped teaspoon but you can add more or less to suit your taste)
Handful of chopped parsley
Squeeze of lemon
Grated cheese for on top


Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
• Bring a pan of water to boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for a few minutes (it raises to the surface when done)
• In a seperate pan add the tomato puree, soft cheese and chilli. Warm gently
• Add the gnocchi, approx 100ml of the boiled water and the salmon. Stir.
• Add the lemon and parsely then remove from the heat. Pour into an ovenproof dish, sprinkle on cheese and bake for around 20 minutes until the cheese is browning nicely.
• Scoff!

You could have a serving by itself, enjoy it with some fresh warm bread or it would go lovely with a salad. It's also quite versatile as you can add a few of your fav veg in with it too (I recommend broccoli or leek!).