Meat

I love spicy food and I love cooking but I work very long hours and just want to veg in front of the tv when I get in. I hate ready meals, I think they are tasteless and overpriced. Plus they don't leave me any leftovers to take to work for my lunch :-D To solve my tea time dilemma I have been experimenting with a few of my favourite recipies. Most cookbooks have so many stages and lists of instructions that it takes forever to follow them. I was sure I could simplify some of them and this chilli recipe is one of my successes. You don't need to stir and simmer after adding every ingredient - I have made it their way and my way and no one can tell the ...  Read the complete review

I have a bit of an addiction to hearty, filling soups. Especially at this time of year and with this abysmal weather we've been having on the coast. A few years ago I decided to make Tuscan sausage and bean soup, but was a tad too lazy to find a recipe, and made it from scratch and memory. What I actually ended up with was an extremely versatile and stretchable base recipe that can be adapted in a million ways all depending on what you have in the cupboards. It isn't really a soup, depending on how hearty you make it, it is somewhere between a soup, a stew and a casserole. If you serve it over rice, it is something entirely different. I don't tend to go ...  Read the complete review

Beef Wellington for two Wanting to try something different and have a bit of a treat on a Saturday night, hubby and I decided to have Beef Wellington. This was made using a combination of recipes as it seemed impossible to find one which would meet our needs. *General Information* Serves 2 Preparation time - About 45 minutes (then add at least half an hour for it to chill - or leave for up to a day when preparing in advance)) Cooking time - About 20 minutes Probably doesn't freeze very well. Calories - a lot!!! *Ingredients for the Beef Wellington* 1 fillet or tail end steak (14oz) or ...  Read the complete review

It's wet and windy outside and I need something hot and filling to eat. This is one of my winter favourites which the children love too. It is easy to prepare and can be done well in advanced of when you want to eat. It is also suitable for freezing, so if you have a casserole dish big enough you can make double quantities and keep some for the next week. All my quantities are approximate so you can add or subtract according to personal taste. I have never tried this with a meat substitute but there are many on the market (like quorn) which I guess would work equally well. So this is what you need: 1lb pork, either fillet or stewing cut into ...  Read the complete review

Crispy Bacon Wrapped Chicken with cashew nut stuffing. Ok, this is a bit fiddly and time conuming but it's a really tasty dish. Serves 2: 2 chicken breasts, butterflied and beaten lightly to make them quite thin. some sausagemeat. cashew nuts de-shelled and bashed up - not too finely but quite small. Salt and pepper Streaky Bacon Potatoes Spring Onions (Fresh Ginger Chillies Soy Sauce Lemon or lime juice) these ingreadients are for a variation sauce. You can just make a chicken gravy if you like. Beat the chicken breast carefully (between some cling film if you prefer) making ...  Read the complete review