• Hungover and Hungry: New Potato and Bacon Salad

    Fresher’s week is hard for us foodies. Having to deal with ‘Fresher’s Flu’, meeting loads of new people, a big move into (not always nice) accommodation, multiple drunken nights out… well it doesn’t leave us with much energy to cook. Unfortunately, when you’re hungover, a nice meal is sometimes...
  • “You’re welcome”: A decadent white chocolate and PB cheesecake

    So here, my friends, is my recipe for a dessert that my dad made for me over the Easter. I say “my recipe” because: A) I’m writing it out and B) I forgot the actual specifics of the recipe as soon as he’d told me, and didn’t write it down....
  • Omelettes, omelettes for days! Shake up your lunch

    For the past year, 70% of my lunches have been omelettes. Whether they’ve been from Coates Café near my lectures or in my kitchen, in my underwear, chances are I’ve just woken up. Omelettes are a fantastic lunch because they contain plenty of protein, they’re cheap and they’re versatile, yet...
  • Procrastibake: Brownies and Biscuits

    It’s that time in the year again, when essays are starting to roll around and seminar prep has become a repetitive cycle. Here at Impact we’re yearning for some home baked goods, and if you are too, then you’re in for a treat. Malteser Brownies Ingredients: 180g butter 200g...
  • A Flipping Great Pancake Day

    What the Impact team has been up to this Pancake Day… Everybody loves Pancake Day, especially us foodies here at Impact! We’ve been whipping out our frying pans, getting out our toppings and busily cooking up some classic Shrove Tuesday treats. Here are a few of our best efforts!...
  • What’s Your Pancake?

    A entire day officially dedicated to arguably the most fun type of food, pancake day deserves a celebration to equal its awarded status. This day only happens once a year (well, for conformists, that is), so don’t waste it! Many dilemmas crop up on the day: bought or homemade?...
  • Easy-Peasy Coconut Curry

    Serves 2 Ingredients 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp tikka curry paste (paste not sauce) 1/2 tsp of chilli powder (adjust to personal desire) 2 chicken stock cubes 400g chicken (diced in to cubes) 2 cups of basmati rice 4 cups of water 2 tsp whole cumin seeds 200 ml...