Spicy Bacon & Baked Bean Casserole is a delicious, budget friendly dish. Perfect for a midweek family meal as so quick and easy to make! It’s funny how you can forget about recipes over the years and this is one of those which my mum always used to make which I had completely forgotten about…
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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans
A fabulously tasty Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans made with turkey breast mince – so delicious and a great alternative to beef! Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans A while ago I ran around my neighbourhood in a frantic search for a can of kidney beans as I was developing a Chilli Pancake Stack and had…
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup is an intensely flavoursome soup. Made with roasted tomatoes, peppers, fried chorizo, and basil with a sweet sharp edge courtesy of lemon juice and brown sugar. Yesterday I found myself with a glut of vine tomatoes, peppers, and a pack of chorizo. Knowing that I had to go…
Prawn Curry
We are big curry fans in our house and one that I make on a regular basis is my mother’s mild Prawn Curry. Cooked with spring onions and mushrooms in a tomato and cream based sauce this really is totally delicious. When I was growing up my mother would serve banana slices along with mango…
Flavours of Brazil Turkey Burgers with Bacon & Pineapple
The Flavours of Brazil Turkey Burgers with Bacon & Pineapple combine turkey, black turtle beans, jalepenos, smoked paprika, cumin, lime juice and cheddar cheese which are then finished off with bacon, pineapple and BBQ sauce for the perfect flavour combination! Did I mention they’re healthy too! Today I’m bringing you Flavours of Brazil Turkey Burgers…
Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables
Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables One of our favourite dishes is lamb shanks which I have never made at home but really ought to! With this in mind my husband suggested that rather than roasting the leg of lamb we had, why didn’t I slow cook it to replicate the…
Quiche Lorraine with Slow Cooked Pulled Gammon
I have been using my slow cooker more and more lately and slow cooking gammon (check out 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Gammon). The best thing about it is that there is always plenty of leftover gammon and so my Quiche Lorraine with Slow Cooked Pulled Gammon is the perfect dish to use some of…
Credit Crunch Munch March/April round-up
We’ve had another delightful batch of entries to Credit Crunch and it’s been good to see some new blogs entering too. So let’s not hang about – on with the recipes! First up were Jane from Onions & Paper’s Red Lentil Balls or Mercimek Koftesi which she was inspired to re-create after eating them on…
Turkey & Chorizo Meatballs
Turkey & Chorizo Meatballs are infused with red chilli, chorizo and cheddar in a tangy tomato sauce and are perfect served with spaghetti. Turkey meat can be a little bland if I’m honest so when my mother recently gave me a pack of reduced turkey breast mince (we love a bargain in my family), I…
Slow Cooked Beef & Vegetable Casserole
A delicious and nutritious slow cooked Beef & Vegetable Casserole made with spelt grains, butternut squash, swede and leek – comfort food at its best! I don’t know about you but I really couldn’t live without a bottle of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce in my cupboard as it seems to have so many culinary…