Karen Wright - Locked down cooking

I have been cooking every day and making videos to upload onto my YouTube channel. It is mostly for my own amusement, but I am thinking of writing up each recipe and perhaps going down the publishing route. What title would it have: Locked Down Cooking with Karen, perhaps?

On Tuesday last week, I made a little video for the Caravan and Motorhome Club. It was cooking outside, making believe we were on holiday as they were encouraging everyone on Wednesday to make and eat a meal in the caravan or motorhome.

Now, our caravan is in storage, but we do have a tiny tent. We put the tent up in the garden and I cooked, and we had a drink and a bit of fun.

This is something everyone who is housebound could do if they have a little outside space of their own. Or an indoor picnic is a good idea if you have children.

On Friday I had a live phone chat with BBC Radio Leeds. They had seen my soda bread recipe in the Express last week and wanted to know more, so that was a highlight for me that day.

On Sunday we took advantage of the nice weather and I cooked outside. I made chicken tikka skewers, hotdog and pineapple skewers and two fast and easy side dishes. These were a potato salad and a couscous. Both were made from scratch ingredients that I had in the house. Here is how I made the potato salad; any potatoes will work!

Ingredients: 2 large cooked potatoes chopped into chunks (tinned work well)

4 chopped spring onion (or any sliced onion)

2 Tablespoons natural Yogurt (or mayonnaise)

1 Tsp Dijon or wholegrain mustard (optional)

Salt and pepper

Chives for garnish (optional)

Method: In a bowl combine all the ingredients except the chives. Place in a serving dish and sprinkle with chives if you have them. I used leftover baked potato and kept the skins on for extra health benefits.