So...please don't expect this to be any kind of authentic, to any kind of cuisine. I slung everything in the slow cooker and hoped for the best - and was pleasantly surprised. This is quite decently healthy. The only added fat is the coconut milk, and if split into 8 portions it adds less than 90 calories per portion for a ton of flavour. There's plenty of veg in here, and if you're calorie counting or dropping carbs then serve it with cauliflower rice, or indeed over any

From 2007 - 2012, I was the self-proclaimed, undisputed, salad queen of Doncaster. I had opened my 'little butty shop', focussing on daily fresh bread, hot roasted meats and home made sweet treats. What I didn't expect, was that the extra product line I offered - salad boxes - would become our main income. We were among the office streets, so our queue, full of ladies with sedentary desk jobs, would often be snaking out of the door - while we frantically filled our compost

I love an excuse to get the big pans out! For this I used my 28cm stockpot - when you're adding loads of veg, don't be shy - pile it right up to the top because it will all simmer down. This Bolognese is rich and tangy, but uses the cheapest current option for mince, has loads of almost-hidden veg, and added cost-next-to-nowt lentils for even more filling fibre. Adding beef stock to the chicken mince makes it taste more meaty.