On a day like today a dinner is a joy when you’re working from home. Spend 20 minutes putting it together and then let it do it’s thing in the oven all afternoon while you do other things. It’s another slow cook recipe as the lamb needs to be melting off the bone so I […]
This is a ridiculously simple pasta sauce which kids love. It manages to sneak in some veggies as well without them noticing. This keeps happily in the fridge for a few days as well so it’s dead handy to whip up a big batch for a weekend lunch and use the rest for a dinner […]
This curry is great because you can make the sauce up separately and store it for a few days in the fridge before using it. Ingredients : For the sauce : 1 tsp of Cumin seeds 1 tsp Coriander seeds 1/4 tsp Fennel Seeds 1 tsp Black Mustard seeds 1 Onion, finely chopped 4 chillis, […]
One rainy Saturday I really wanted to cook an Indian. With one of the kids being allergic to dairy I had to come up with an alternative to a yogurt based tandoori so I came up with this. Basically a fragrant Thai sauce used to marinade instead of the spicy yogurt one you use for […]
A savage Creole spicy rice stew with prawns and sausage. The great thing about it is that you can use whatever meat you like in it; chicken, prawns, sausage, duck, ham. It’s all good. This one uses two types of sausage, a smoked Polish Kiełbasa (centre of image) and some Chorizo. I got both easily […]
A brilliant mid-week meal which the wee ones absolutely demolish. This is pretty much our Go To dish when we have very little in the house as it’s quick and hassle free. The baked sauce should be lovely and crusty and relatively “dry” to intensify the flavour. Prep time : 10 minutes Cooking time : […]