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Herb garden

A few little essentials I couldn’t live without and herbs are so pretty I surround my outdoor table with herbs in just about every pretty container I can get my hands on and not only are they great to have at hand for cooking but also make for happy bees.

Basil perfect for lush tomato pasta [...]

Chargrilled Chicken Taco

Gorgeous, quick to make and a great dish for letting the children lend a hand. Ideally it’s cooked on a BBQ but…. I live in Manchester so mainly it’s cooked in a pan…

This recipe serves 2 big people and 2 little people – adjust as you will

What you need: – taco

3 chicken breasts or 6 [...]

a great big pan of spaghetti

Do note this is a whimsical recipe so measurements are kind of suit yourself….

When I’m really hungry the only thing that will really do for me is pasta, great big steaming pans of pasta and if that pasta happens to be luxuriating in a creamy sauce well then that’s just all the better.

One of [...]

Juicy Sausage and Cider Casserole

Simple, juicy and a perfect autumn dinner.

What you need:

12 chipolata sausages (use good ones with high meat content)
3 large carrots
2 large eating apples
1 red onion
400 ml cider (I use Aspall Organic Suffolk Cider because its my favourite)
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp dark brown sugar
Handful of picked fresh thyme leaves (or 2 tsp dried thyme)
1 clove [...]

Frugality Bites - tomato soup

Soup is one of the most frugal meals you can make, it has endless possibilities, it’s filling, it’s easy to make and ideal for using up the last little bits of vegetables left over from the week.

This simple recipe perfect for early Autumn when the opportunity to use up gluts of homegrown tomatoes arises, this [...]

Speedy Keema

This recipe is inspired by Twitter… when I asked the question.. hmm what can I do with mince? Not only did I receive the idea for keema but I actually will never need to ask the question again as it would appear Twitter knows 8 billion things to do with mince!

So, if you’d like to [...]

Rhubarb!

When I took over my allotment in January, I noticed a little rhubarb patch was already in place… and that little patch now looks like this!

So after making a large quantity of rhubarb crumble and custard, I’ve had to come up with some more inspiring ideas! Not that the crumble wasn’t just delicious!

Rhubarb Ice Cream

What [...]

Pasta Puttanesca

This is one of the easiest quickest most delicious pasta dishes that you can possibly make! And as long as you go easy on the olive oil and portion of pasta – you can even make it fit into a diet! And if you are one of those lucky people not on a diet in [...]

Roast Vegetable Couscous

This is a very simple and quick recipe to make – perfect for midweek dinners and left overs are very lovely next day for lunch.

What you need:

1 teacup of dry couscous
1 large red pepper
2 courgettes
1 red onion
1 clove garlic
1 dried chilli
400g tin of chickpeas
250g cherry tomatoes
small pack of feta cheese
olive oil
flat leaf parsley

What you do:

Peel [...]

Chilli with Chocolate

This post is part of the foodie game over at Keep Calm and Eat Cake and this week’s prompt is chocolate…. yum!

What you need:

500g beef mince
2 carrots
1 red pepper
2 red onions
1 red chilli
1 clove garlic
3 tins tomatoes
2 tins kidney beans
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp Green & Blacks cocoa
1 [...]