youryum https://youryum.com Recipes worth cooking, and an honest page on every ingredient in them — what is in it, how to pick it, how to keep it, what to use instead. en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Red pepper vs orange: which has more vitamin C? https://youryum.com/articles/red-pepper-vs-orange-vitamin-c https://youryum.com/articles/red-pepper-vs-orange-vitamin-c Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A raw red bell pepper carries about two and a half times the vitamin C of an orange, gram for gram. Here is the data and the caveat that matters. Harissa roast chicken traybake https://youryum.com/recipes/harissa-roast-chicken-traybake https://youryum.com/recipes/harissa-roast-chicken-traybake Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chicken thighs roasted on top of chickpeas and red peppers, so the fat renders down into everything underneath. One tray, one wash-up. Traybakes Zucchini ribbon salad with lemon https://youryum.com/recipes/zucchini-ribbon-salad https://youryum.com/recipes/zucchini-ribbon-salad Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Raw zucchini is better than its reputation, but only if you shave it thin and give the salt ten minutes to work. Salads & sides Charred red pepper and chickpea stew https://youryum.com/recipes/red-pepper-chickpea-stew https://youryum.com/recipes/red-pepper-chickpea-stew Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The peppers go under the grill until they are properly black in patches. That ten minutes is the whole flavour of the dish. Soups & stews Tinned or dried chickpeas: which should you buy? https://youryum.com/articles/tinned-vs-dried-chickpeas https://youryum.com/articles/tinned-vs-dried-chickpeas Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dried are about a quarter of the price and hold their shape better. Tinned take four minutes. The honest answer is that you want both. Zucchini fritters that actually hold together https://youryum.com/recipes/zucchini-fritters https://youryum.com/recipes/zucchini-fritters Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Grated zucchini holds an astonishing amount of water. Get it out and you have crisp fritters; leave it in and you have green pancakes. Weeknight dinners Plant proteins, ranked by what you actually eat https://youryum.com/articles/plant-protein-ranked https://youryum.com/articles/plant-protein-ranked Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most protein rankings quietly compare dry lentils to cooked tofu. Measured the way food reaches the plate, the order changes. Two-ingredient yogurt flatbread https://youryum.com/recipes/yogurt-flatbread https://youryum.com/recipes/yogurt-flatbread Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT No yeast, no proving, no oven. Flour and yogurt in a bowl, and hot bread twenty minutes later. Salads & sides Sheet-pan salmon with peppers and capers https://youryum.com/recipes/sheet-pan-salmon-peppers https://youryum.com/recipes/sheet-pan-salmon-peppers Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The peppers get a fifteen-minute head start. Put them in at the same time as the fish and one of them will be wrong. Traybakes Overnight oats with Greek yogurt https://youryum.com/recipes/overnight-oats-yogurt https://youryum.com/recipes/overnight-oats-yogurt Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Equal parts oats, milk and yogurt by volume. Everything after that is a topping, and none of it changes whether it works. Breakfast Spiced chickpea soup with lemon https://youryum.com/recipes/spiced-chickpea-soup https://youryum.com/recipes/spiced-chickpea-soup Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Blending all of it gives you baby food. Blending none of it gives you thin broth with things in it. Half is the answer. Soups & stews