aubergine, paneer & sweet red pepper curry.

A super easy curry to make-ahead as a midweek meal, or simmer away on a weekend. This medium spiced vegetarian curry doesn't really have an origin as such. I was influenced by Indian and Thai flavours but on the whole it's pretty made up - why not eh! With a tomato base, the paneer and deliciously softened vegetables are flavoured with the likes of lime, red chillies, ginger, garam masala and fresh coriander. The dish is finished off with a crunch of peanuts and extra lime juice. I ate it with chopsticks just because it made the paneer fun to skewer, but there really are no rules here. If you're a fan of tikka masala and red Thai curries, you might just like this too.

a very simple fragrant king prawn curry.

Aren't super simple recipes just the best? Especially when the results taste like you've been toiling away in the kitchen forever. Yes, I do love to spend hours on my macarons carefully sieving ingredients and piping like a perfectionist. And somehow I don't mind spending hours making homemade pasta, or labouring over sushi rolls. But sometimes, it's just marvellous to have those midweek meals you can whip in moments.

You may have already heard of the Very Lazy range; I've certainly been a long time fan of the chopped red chillies (perfect with pasta or avocado toast). Not being a fan of extreme spice and only cooking for small numbers means fresh chillies can be wasted. Plus, you can avoid those post-chopping-chillies eyes.

And so, the Very Lazy team sent me some of their latest products to try out. Of course, I wanted to make the easiest (and yet still Instagram-able) recipe which showcases their flavoursome range. This very quick and simple fragrant king prawn curry is ready in around fifteen minutes, yep fifteen! 

Because sometimes, it's rather lovely to be lazy.