Brooke

Hi! I’m the face behind A Home Cook’s Diary. I’m so excited to be sharing my love for food with you!
lentil potato soup with kale. served with toasted pitas
Brooke

Lentil Potato Soup

This creamy and dreamy lentil potato soup is perfect for a delicious fulfilling meal. Flavourful lentils in a smooth coconut cream base, with kale and everyone’s favourite carby vegetable – potato!

camembert bacon wedge bake with leek and kale, served with broccolini
Brooke

Camembert Bacon Wedge Bake

This camembert bacon wedge bake takes many delicious ingredients and combines them into a big bowl of goodness. It’s almost like a cheat tartiflette! Cozy and comforting, but really, what else can you expect from A Home Cook’s Diary recipe. 

pressure cooked massaman curry on rice, with beef, onions, and potato
Brooke

Massaman Curry

Fork tender beef, delicious potatoes, and a flavour packed gravy – this massaman curry is absolutely divine. Done in a pressure cooker, or slow cooker, this is a recipe with simple ingredients but a far from simple taste. This is definitely a dish to try!

leek and bacon orzo in a black bowl with a parmesan sauce
Brooke

Leek and Bacon Orzo

This leek and bacon orzo is one pan, 0nly and few ingredients, and straight up scrumptious! Who says simple food means boring food? Not me! This dish is one the whole family can enjoy, and it will not break your bank account!

pressure cooked beef stew with a tomato gravy, mushrooms, potatoes, onion and carrots
Brooke

Instant Pot Beef Stew

This one pot Instant Pot beef stew is perfect for a cozy night in. With super tender and succulent beef, a flavourful tomato gravy, and scrumptious veggies… it has the same results as a slow cooker, except all in under 1 hour!

chicken potato bake with green beans and cheese
Brooke

Chicken Potato Bake

Tasty does not always look pretty… but this chicken potato bake is a yummy and super easy dinner. Juicy chicken thighs, in a flavourful sauce with veggies, all covered by a cheesy potato gratin-esk topping.

chicken and bacon broccoli back in a black bowl with a parmesan alfredo sauce
Brooke

Chicken Broccoli Bake

This chicken broccoli bake is a tasty, simple, and healthy dinner. Flavourful chicken, broccoli and carrot, coated in a light and cheesy alfredo sauce. This is sure to be a new family favourite.

one pan brie and bacon gnocchi, still warm in hte pan
Brooke

Brie and Bacon Gnocchi

Smooth, velvety, delectable… this perfectly sums up this brie and bacon gnocchi. Dinner could not get more simple than this! Pillows of gnocchi coated in an amazing brie sauce, complemented by savoury bacon. This should definitely be tried in your next dinner rotation!

beef short rib slow cooked ragu in a tomato based sauce with gnocchi
Brooke

Short Rib Ragu

This short rib ragu is nothing short of luxurious; slow cooked on low in a rich red wine and tomato based sauce. If you are wanting to immerse yourself in divine Italian cuisine, without the plane tickets, then this is the dish for you!

chicken bacon pasta bake with sundried tomatoes
Brooke

Chicken Bacon Pasta Bake

This chicken bacon pasta bake is so simple and tasty. It is sure to be a family favourite with tender chicken, crispy bacon, sundried tomatoes, in a light and flavourful sauce, all topped with cheese… yum! It’s a great weeknight dinner, and to have as leftovers another day – that is if there’s any left.