Hi and welcome to Easy Peasy Foodie!
I’m Eb – professional blogger, busy mum and passionate foodie and I’m on a mission to make cooking EASIER and MORE DELICIOUS!
I am mum to 2 very vocal food critics (age 14 and 16) and wife to one long-suffering husband, who patiently puts up with having to wait for his dinner while I insist on photographing it from every angle first! I live in Sussex, in the UK, and in my spare time I can be found lifting weights in the gym, in an attempt to ‘earn’ extra calories, so I can eat more delicious (but always easy peasy) food!
If you want…
- easy midweek dinner inspiration,
- meal planning advice (plus FREE MEAL PLANS!)
- 30 minute meals
- meals where the oven/slow cooker does all the work
- make ahead and freezer meals
- cheats and shortcuts to making delicious and healthy(ish) food
- ideas for dinner parties and easy entertaining
- meals that don’t involve a lot of washing up
…then you have come to the right place!
(If, however, you want recipes that take hours and use weird and wonderful ingredients, complicated cheffy techniques and fancy pants equipment, then maybe this is not quite the right blog for you…)
What you can expect to find here…
Easy Midweek Meal Ideas
Love the idea of making delicious, stress-free, family friendly food from scratch every night but don’t think it’s possible?
I’m here to tell you it’s totally possible…even on busy weeknights!
With easy to follow recipes, neat tricks and shortcuts I show how you can make great tasting food without the hassle.
Many of my recipes take less than 30 minutes to make, while others take just a few minutes prep, then I let the oven or slow cooker take over and do all the hard work. But I never stint on flavour – my recipes might be quick and easy but they seriously deliver on taste too!
My recipes are all tested and approved by my harshest critics: my two kids, who will always give their VERY honest opinion!
- Want to see ALL the recipes? Check out my Recipe Index – over 600 easy and delicious family meals, clearly arranged so you can find just what you are looking for!
- Need inspiration for dinner tonight? Check out my Easy Midweek Dinner Ideas.
- Vegan or vegetarian? Skip straight to the dedicated Vegan and Vegetarian area.
- Sweet tooth? Head to the Desserts, Puddings and Cake section.
Easy Entertaining
Whilst most of my cooking is the quick and easy weeknight kind, I also love throwing dinner parties for my friends.
But here’s the thing…I want to enjoy my dinner parties too! I want to hang out with my guests and eat all the delicious food and have lots of fun. I definitely DO NOT want to spend my evening stressing in the kitchen.
So I have created a whole bank of recipes that are absolutely perfect for easy entertaining. Recipes that look impressive but are actually really simple to make and recipes which can be made way in advance. Leaving you with more time to get ready for the party (or get the kids into bed, at least!).
- Want to get your hands on the recipes? Head over to my Easy Entertaining Recipe Collection.
Meal Planning
And I don’t stop at recipes either. I am a massive fan of meal planning – I strongly believe getting into a regular habit of meal planning can save you money AND time, reduces waste AND means you eat more healthily too.
- Don’t believe me? Check out these 20 reasons why you need to start meal planning.
- Want meal planning tips? Find out How to Meal Plan for a Week in 10 Easy Peasy Steps.
- Want to step it up a level? Discover How to meal plan for a month in UNDER ONE HOUR!
Free Meal Plans
Love the idea of meal planning but think it’s all a bit too much hassle?
Then you might like to know I’ve done ALL THE HARD WORK FOR YOU! I have created not 1, not 2 but FOUR weeks of meal plans: here’s what you get: My 4 Week Easy Dinner’s Meal Plan, featuring 28 of my most popular recipes, PLUS master shopping lists for every week AND shopping lists for every recipe – making it super easy to chop and change to suit your lifestyle and tastes AND lots of help and tips for using the meal plans too!
And the best news? My Easy Dinners Meal Plan is completely FREE! So what are you waiting for?
CLICK HERE to download my FREE 4 Week Easy Dinners Meal Plan today!
Contact Me
If you like what you find on my blog please do connect with me via social media, so you can receive regular updates and don’t miss out on the latest goings on at Easy Peasy Foodie.
- You can find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
- You can also contact me by commenting on one of my recipes.
Please don’t be shy, I love hearing from my readers and do my best to reply to every comment I receive. I would especially love to hear from you if you have tried any of my recipes!
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Work With Me
If you work for a brand or a PR agency and would like to commission me to write a sponsored post, develop a recipe using your product or work on another kind of project, I would love to hear from you!
If you would like to work with me, please do get in touch via my Work With Me page, where you will find more details about my services, as well as who I’ve worked with in the past, and be able to see some examples of my past work.
Where do you want to go next?
- Want ALL the recipes => go to my Recipe Index.
- Want some quick and easy recipes for weeknight dinners => go to Easy Midweek Meal Ideas.
- Want to throw a dinner party and not be stuck in the kitchen all night? => go to Easy Entertaining.
- Want to get hints and tips on meal planning? => go to Meal Planning.
- Want to get your hands on those free meal plans => go to Free Meal Plans.
- Not sure what you want to do => take pot luck!
Professional Bio
Eb Gargano is a professional blogger, busy mum and passionate foodie and she is on a mission to make cooking EASIER and MORE DELICIOUS! Eb began easypeasyfoodie.com in 2015 as a way of sharing easy midweek dinner inspiration and meal planning tips, plus cheats and shortcuts to making delicious, family friendly and healthy(ish) food. She is mother to 2 very vocal food critics (age 14 and 16) and wife to one long-suffering husband who puts up very patiently with always having to wait for his dinner while it is photographed from every angle! Eb lives in Sussex, in the UK, and in her spare time she can be found lifting weights in the gym, in an attempt to ‘earn’ extra calories so she can eat more delicious (but always easy peasy) food!
Louise Fernandes says
Hi Eb,
I found your site quite by accident. I love Nando’s food and was looking for recipes to recreate them in my home. I do a lot of marinating and baking of chicken, beef, etc., mainly because my daughter had a few allergies and wanted to use a healthier form of cooking. We are Indian from the stiate of Goa, albeit resident in the very hot Persian Gulf state of Dubai. I am going to try out your fakeaway recipe and give you my feedback. I was surprised at the various Indian style dishes you have. Your repertoire is international. Going trawling now for other recipes. Will be back soon. Thank you for your wonderful site.
Eb Gargano says
So pleased you like my website – that makes me very happy! Oh yes, my repertoire is very international. I just love different cultures and cuisines and love looking at traditional / authentic recipes and then adapting them to make them do-able on busy weeknights. I hope you find plenty of recipes you enjoy – do let me know what you make! Eb 🙂
Yve says
Hello Eb!
How lovely to find a really good food blog ‘our side of the pond’. Yours is particularly well presented and inspiring. So many of the better food blogs are geared to US tastes and products. Super photos, too. I’m going to have a wee snipe now… forgive me… I recently bought a cookbook associated with a ‘slimming’ blog, and it was extremely disappointing. The two bloggers are extraordinarily hefty given that it is a diet blog that has been around for some time. Not very confidence inspiring, and the meals looked like dogs dinners in some of the photos. So, snark over, and I shall much enjoy the beautiful food ‘porn’ on your site! You are clever!
All best from the other end of the island (Scotland)
Eb Gargano says
Hi Yve – thank you so much for this lovely comment! I am so pleased you are finding my website so inspiring. And thanks for your compliment about my photos. My food photography is something I’ve worked hard on over the years, so I am glad my hard work is paying off. And lovely to hear from the other end of our island 😀 Scotland is one of my favourite places on earth – I wish it was not so far away! I would visit much more often if it were a nearer. Eb 🙂
Claudine Even says
Bonjour Éd pur le régime sirt food peut on remplacer le choux kalé. Je n’en trouve pas facilement en france
Eb Gargano says
I’m not sure there’s an easy answer for that one – the sirtfoods are a group of foods which have unusual properties that are supposed to activate our sirtuin genes, which helps with weight loss. Kale is shown to be one of those foods – in fact it is in the top 20 sirtfoods and there is nothing similar in the top 20. However from a culinary point of view any dark green leafy vegetable would make a good replacement (e.g dark green cabbage, savoy cabbage, cavalo nero…) or failing that, green beans, broccoli or pak choi would also be good alternatives. Hope that helps and best of luck with the sirtfood journey!
Sally Gerrand-Jones says
Hi Eb, I made a loaf of your soda bread this morning and cannot believe how quick and easy it was. We’ve just eaten half with our soup for lunch. It’s absolutely delicious. Thank you sooooooo much for such a great recipe.
Eb Gargano says
Yay – I am so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. Eb 🙂
Charisma Boothroyd says
I love these easy meals, I’ve never been able to cook but these are a great way to start. I’m just wondering if you have a hard copy of the meals because id love to get one
Eb Gargano says
Aw, yay! I am so happy to hear that my recipes have helped you start cooking 😀 I am afraid I don’t currently have a cookbook, but maybe one day! Eb 🙂
Joanna says
I have just come across your blog whilst searching for a recipe using leftover chicken.
I love it and wondering why I have only just found you, I love cooking easy, healthy and tasty meals for my family and i love menu planning, this blog has it all and is UK based which is so refreshing!
Eb Gargano says
Aw so happy to hear that, Joanna! Delighted you have found Easy Peasy Foodie, and I hope you will discover may new favourite recipes here. Eb 🙂
John Blackman says
Hi Eb,
Just stumbled across your blog like the layout and the recipes. We used to live in East Sussex but are now in the south of France. L0ts of your recipes fit in well with our local produce and tastes. Thanks
Eb Gargano says
Hi John – thanks for the kind words about my blog 😀 So pleased to hear you are enjoying my recipes. Eb 🙂
Helen says
Hi, I‘ve been looking at your recipes and they look fantastic. Just wanted to check whether they are all meals that you can have on the Sirtfood diet.
Eb Gargano says
Hi Helen – thanks for your kind words about my recipes! No, they are not all sirtfood recipes. You can find all my sirtfood recipes here >> https://www.easypeasyfoodie.com/tag/sirtfood Eb 🙂
medina latif says
hi Eb,
oh my, these recipes are a total godsend whenever i want to make something quick and delicious. i loved the easy prawn paella. i have finally found the perfect website for me and i will be cooking from these recipes more often! thankyou
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thank you! I am so happy to hear that 😀
Tricia Reynolds says
Hi Eb, I have just found your website and passed it on to my two daughters.
The senior daughter has just had a shoulder operation so is eating one handed, left one! I’m the one feeding her until she regains more movement. I was going to make lamb and apricots but when I looked up my recipe there’s a note saying ‘not enough to distinguish it’. Searching for a better recipe I found all your lamb recipes. Wonderful. I already do 4 hour roast shoulder of lamb, courtesy of my junior daughter, but wondered if yours was different. I loved the idea of onions, red wine and gravy too. Will be trying that one. I always do lamb chops on a bed of onions, covered about 25 mins then opened to brown the chops. Onions taste delicious. Don’t know why I never thought of doing the shoulder like that too. I love cooking, do a lot and have a good reputation for it but I’m always open to new ideas. I’ve made menus from when I first married in 1965 as I had a limited amount to spend. I have my housekeeping books still. Menu one page and opposite the shopping list. I got a bit lax with time and more money but the lockdown and using up freezer food found me reinstating it. Wednesday was always a ‘new recipe day’. Sometimes never to be repeated but lots entered the repertoire. Sorry for this long note but thank you for some more inspiration. At 78 I’m not too old to learn. Regards Tricia Reynolds
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thank you for this lovely note – so good to hear you are enjoying my website and recipes. I loved reading about your housekeeping books. And I highly approve of having a ‘new recipe day’ once a week – such a great way to always keep things interesting! Thanks for taking the time to share all this with me! Eb 🙂
Donna says
Hi Eb,
Thank you for your “LEFTOVER ROAST BEEF STROGANOFF” recipe. I have been making it since the first time I stumbled upon it almost a year ago.
You see, my daughter does not eat meat. She has autism (both my kids are autistic) and she only eats fruits, vegetables, and carbs. A different kind of picky eater! That’s for sure!
Anyway, I make roast beef in the slow cooker a lot and there are always leftovers every time I do. I started making leftover stroganoff using your recipe. My daughter LOVES it! Because of your recipe, she has learned to love all the stroganoff made in this house. I have you to thank for that, and I realize I have not thanked you yet. So, thank you!
All the best,
Donna
Eb Gargano says
Hi Donna, Thank you so much for this lovely message! I am so happy to hear you daughter likes my stroganoff recipe so much, especially given she usually doesn’t like meat. And I am delighted to hear that it has helped her widen her repertoire of foods she is happy to eat! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. Eb 🙂
Charles says
Hi Ed,
I’m just looking for easy peasy recipes for two, not too spicy but everyday food that tastes good.
Warm regards,
Charles.
Eb Gargano says
Hi Charles, well you are in the right place! My website is full of easy peasy recipes, every day food that tastes good and nothing too spicy. The only box I don’t quite tick is ‘recipes for 2’ – most of my recipes are for 4, but they can be easily halved… (just change the number 4 to the number 2 in the recipe card and all the ingredients will be halved automatically for you). Or, alternatively, cook the full quantity and freeze half! Hope you find lots of new favourites! Eb 🙂
John Devereux says
Hi Eb, having spent half my 60 plus years between the UK and Ireland I have made more soda breads than I can remember!. Being a part of The Irish community here in Birmingham I get asked to make quite a few soda breads for family occasions. I usually make White or Brown Soda’s,even half n half. I used your recipe to make the treacle and Guinness soda bread for the first time and included a few amongst the brown soda breads. My usual supporters/critics said it was the nicest brown soda bread they had tasted. Thank you for the wonderful recipe I’ll be using it on a regular basis. All the best to you and yours, Sèan.
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thank you so much for this lovely feedback! That’s so great to hear. I’m going to copy this over as a comment on the actual recipe too, as it may help others who are checking out the recipe 😀
Jacquie says
Hi Eb,
I’ve been listening to ‘Ultra Processed People’ on Audiobook and really want to get into cooking as much as possible from scratch. I was wondering if all your recipes are UPF-Free & if not is it obvious? As I’m just starting this journey with my 10 year old daughter I’m hoping to follow something pretty fool proof, and being a single mum who also runs her own business – I would really appreciate not having to figure all this stuff out on my own!
Eb Gargano says
Hi Jacquie, a lot of my recipes are UPF free, but not all of them. Most are low-UPF and pretty easily adapted. I’ve done a whole post on UPF free dinners here >>> https://www.easypeasyfoodie.com/easy-upf-free-dinners/ (It also covers some suggestions for other meals too!)