Wild mushroom arancini

I made these little arancini delights in about ten minutes, whilst on the phone to my BFF. So virtually one handed. Ten minutes, I should clarify, was only possible because I had leftover risotto from the night before, so it was just more a case of assembly.

I literally took cold risotto and formed it into a clump in my hand, poked a hole with my finger, which I could squish mozzarella cheese into, then reformed the rice in the shape of a ball. I dipped them in whisked free range egg, then a mix of rice and corn crumbs, and fried them in butter, over low temp, until golden all over. You could finish them in the oven for ten minutes to ensure a really gooey golden centre.

I also made a mayonnaise to go with them. Little miss one thinks these are possibly the best thing ever, whereas master two is begrudgingly shovelling them in, making exaggerated gestures of disgust. So I guess these were received with mixed reaction...!

Smoothies

Smoothies are just the best for fussy eaters, and all kids become fussy at some stage. This is packed with organic berries, Greek (unsugared and unflavoured) yoghurt, milk, and Manuka honey. It's absolutely delicious and is still classed as a "treat" drink so it always gets polished off when I make it! Jonno used to have these in sippy cups when he was little and in phases of being off food. It feels like such a cheats way to get bonus nutrients in. So much better than (store-bought) juice as you get the whole berry and added calcium. Mm. Best thing? There's always leftover for moi!

Salmon, potato, broccolini and Meyer lemon butter

This is one of those dinners that delighted me to prepare, and to see my kids eating with relish. Or gusto, more accurately, as no relish was served. Crispy skinned salmon fillet with a crushed potato (par boiled then smashed and crisped in the pan with salmon), finely sliced broccolini and, the best bit the lemon butter. So that's the juice of one lemon, 20g butter and a shiny, free range egg yolk, whisked over low heat until thickened. Seriously, delicious dinner.