"Eat Happy? I'm always happy when I eat Melissa's food!" GARY BARLOW
"I adore Melissa and her food. This is carefree, quick cooking with a sense of fun, and just happens to be good for you." ANNA JONES
"I'm a huge fan and love how Melissa champions the message that good healthy food needn't be complicated, scary or time consuming. This beautiful new book is packed with dreamy recipes." FEARNE COTTON
"Don't think I've ever met anyone with such a passion, love and joy for food. She's amazing!" GIOVANNA FLETCHER
Delicious quick and easy meals with a Hemsley twist.
Bestselling home cook and co-author of The Art of Eating Well and Good + Simple, Melissa Hemsley of Hemsley + Hemsley, presents flavourful and veg-packed dishes.
Featuring supermarket ingredients, simple methods, and tips and tricks to make no-fuss great food, Eat Happy is designed to see you through the whole week - tempting breakfasts to family dinners and lunches, as well as party food, snacks, baking, desserts, drinks, and simple, healthier versions of takeaway favourites.
Comfort and indulgence are at the heart of Melissa healthy food, with plenty of ideas for everyday meals, batch cooking, cutting down on kitchen waste, and dishes that can be enjoyed for supper and leftovers for a packed lunch.
Amongst the 120 brand-new recipes are, Breaded Chicken Katsu Curry, Sesame Salmon with Miso Veg Traybake, Roast Carrots with Pomegranate Molasses and Pistachios, Coconut Chocolate Clusters and Ginger Fruit Loaf.
These are delicious alternatives and satisfying treats that encourage even the most time-poor cook to take pleasure in healthy fast food that puts taste first.
1: Introduction
2: Making it work for you
3: Cooking notes
4: Time-saving tips for 30-minute meals
1: Breakfast & brunch
1: Quinoa power porridge
2: 'apple pie' buckwheat porridge
3: quick quinoa bread
4: easy granola
5: smoked mackerel pate
6: spinach & smoked trout muffins
7: pizza omelette
8: Turkish scrambled eggs
9: Indian-spiced cabbage scramble
10: Harissa greens with eggs & feta
11: Fried eggs, avocado & smoky bean tacos
12: Smocked mackerel & jalapeno salsa tacos
13: Spiced beans & halloumi
14: NYC-style big blinis
15: Birthday breakfast
2: Bowl Food
1: Monday miso noodle soup
2: Greek red lentils
3: French lentil stew with gremolata
4: Big-batch dahl with coriander yoghurt
5: Lentil & bean chilli with guacamole
6: Chunky tagine-style stew
7: Lime & avocado gazpacho
8: Creamy watercress, pea & mint soup
9: Ginger miso sunshine soup
10: Tuscan bean soup with Parmesan bites
11: Family-favourite sausage stew
12: Spanish chickpea & almond stew
13: Easy ratatouille
14: Sweet potato & cauliflower curry
15: Courgette risotto with a pesto swirl
16: Malaysian noodle soup
17: Coconut mushroom & chicken soup
18: Waste not, want not bowl
3: Meat
1: One-pan pesto chicken with summer vegetables
2: Parmesan chicken goujons with avocado ranch dip
3: Italian chicken stew
4: Fajita party
5: Easy chicken & tomato curry
6: Chicken katsu curry
7: Za'atar chicken tray bake with lemon herb drizzle
8: Korean chicken with sesame sprinkle
9: Asian turkey & carrot burgers in lettuce cups
10: Hoisin duck pancakes
11: Beef & carrot koftas with chopped salad
12: Spiced lamb in baked aubergine boats
13: Spiced lamb chops with mint oil
14: Sausage & kale tray bake with mustard drizzle
15: Filipino-style steak & onions
16: Mamma mia meatballs
4: Fish
1: Japanese fish with wasabi pea dip
2: Thai cauliflower fried rice with prawns
3: Baked hake with jalapeno salsa
4: Ginger fish burgers
5: Sardine fishcakes with pea & rocket salad
6: Grilled mullet with Greek salad
7: Garlic tapas prawns
8: Kerala turmeric fish curry
9: Five-spice sea bass
10: Fish en papillote
11: Harissa fish with herby cauliflower couscous
12: Sesame salmon & miso tray bake
13: Spicy salmon teriyaki
14: Grilled mackerel with tamarind ginger greens
5: Vegetable mains
1: Pad Thai noodles
2: Spicy nutty noodles with fried eggs
3: Singapore noodles
4: Chinese fried quinoa with spicy garlic sesame oil
5: Thai green vegetable curry
6: Turkish wraps with spinach & feta
7: Warm celeriac salad Nicoise
8: Broccoli falafels with tahini lemon drizzle
9: Mexican bean burgers
10: Veggie cottage pie with cauliflower mash
11: Spiced halloumi & chickpeas with black quinoa tabbouleh
12: Buckwheat pizza
13: Squash rice Spanish style
14: Mushroom bourgignon with butternut squash
6: Salads
1: Watermelon, feta & griddled avocado with olive dressing
2: Sesame carrot & courgette noodle salad/stir-fry
3: Freestyle quinoa salad
4: Refreshing ginger noodle & seaweed salad
5: Za'atar salad
6: Herb & pak choi salad
7: Caprese salad with figs
8: California-style kale salad with avocado dressing
9: Best mixed side salad
10: Salsa salad
11: Slaw in seconds
12: Hot-smoked trout with a beetroot fennel salad & scandi-style dressing
13: BLT salad with asparagus
14: Spicy Thai beef salad
15: Lentil salad with garlic yoghurt dressing
7: Sides
1: Roast carrots with pomegranate molasses
2: Chickpea wraps with za'atar
3: Buckwheat naans with garlic butter
4: Basil & lemon quinoa
5: Kung pao green beans
6: Heavenly halloumi salad with carrot top pesto
7: Roast cauliflower with Vietnamese dressing
8: Butter bean mash
9: Brussels sprouts with Stilton & cranberries
10: Ginger, garlic pack choi & mushrooms
11: Quickly pickled veg
12: Carrot fritters
13: Killer kale
14: Broccoli & beans with garlic & anchovies
15: Roast vegetable tray bake
16: Butternut squash fries & spiced ketchup
8: Snacks, dips & drinks
1: Chickpea crackers
2: Roasted & spiced carrot hummus
3: Broccoli, pea & feta dip
4: Olive & black bean tapenade
5: Cheeky tzatziki
6: Buckwheat blinis with spiced feta
7: Mug of miso egg broth
8: Scoth eggs
9: Bombay spice mix
9: Sweets
1: Happiness balls
2: Choc chip cookies
3: Soft serve banana 'ice cream'
4: Banoffee pie in a glass
5: Chocolate chickpea squares
6: Chocolate coconut clusters
7: Little chocolate pots
8: Ginger fruit & Nut muffins
9: Roasted fruit with cardamom & ginger yoghurt
10: Apple & blackberry crumble
11: Lemon & lime drizzle cupcakes
12: Any time blueberry bake
13: Celebration cake
10: Drinks
1: Green go-getter smoothie
2: Just green enough juice
3: Bananarama smoothie
4: Mint hot choccy or mint choc shake
5: Turbo turmeric lime tea (hot or iced)
6: Mint tea with ginger & lemongrass (hot or iced)
7: Grapefruit & cucumber gin fizz
8: Vodka & blackberry mint sparkler
11: Store cupboard
12: Fridge & freezer
13: Equipment
14: Kitchen swaps & saves
15: Leftovers & making something out of nothing Basics
