Michelle Tant

The last time I was served Gnocchi it was with a cheese sauce and it was almost enough to put me off for life. So it was with a certain amout of trepidation that I had a go at this recipe. It's very easy to put together and takes about 45 mins or so. You'll need... Salmon fillets 2 x Courgette sliced diagonally A red onion in wedges A lemon in wedges too 400g of potato gnocchi Handful of olives Handful of fresh rocket Fresh parsley to garnish Olive oil Pepper Put the courgette, red onion, lemon, gnocchi & olives in a roasting pan, drizzle with olive oil and put in a preheated to 200'c oven for 30 mins. Take out and stir the vegetables then put the salmon fillets on top, sprinkle with pepper and put back into the oven until the Salmon is cooked, around 10-20 mins, depending on the size of the fish. Take out, set aside the cooked Salmon while you mix in the rocket. Serve the vegetables onto plates, place the fish on top and garnish with the parsley. Eat and enjoy! I was c...

The debate about children in poverty had raised its head again lately here after the report which said that more children from working families are living under the poverty line than those in non-working families. The sensationalist headline "work doesn't pay" being the title of choice for some tabloids. Whatever the particular statistics, the fact remains that in the UK today, 4 million children live in poverty. That's 1 in 3. That is shocking. Apparently the poverty line is where the household income is less than 60% of the median household income. Or in normal terms, for a family of 4, a total income of around £300 per week, inclusive of benefits etc.[www.cpag.org.UK] For the people who think...Oooh, £1200 per month sounds ok, let me break it down for you. (for a family of 4) Mortgage or rent £600 Council tax £140 Gas & electric £50 Water £25 Car costs £150 (inc petrol, tax, NOT inc repairs, servicing, MOT & tax) So we are at £965 costs but...