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Toad in the Hole with Leftover Roast
A nice way to use up leftovers. I will take a much better picture next time I make this as I opened the oven door by accident so it was slightly flat. We hadn't had roasties so I made some to go with. Ingredients ½ cup leftover roast meat ½ cup leftover roast potatoes ½ cup cooked vegetables (carrots, sprouts, peas..whatever you have left) 150g plain flour 185ml milk 2 eggs ¼ tsp salt ⅛ tsp black pepper 1 tbsp vegetable oil Method Preheat the oven to 220C. Drizzle the
5 minutes ago


Fajita chicken fried rice
We piled this into wraps like an almost-burrito! Ingredients 170g basmati rice 3 chcken thighs, cut into chunks 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, roughly chopped 1.5 peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika ¾ tsp ground cumin ½ tsp groundcoriander ½ tsp dried oregano 1 lime, juice only Small handful fresh coriander, chopped Salt salt and freshly ground blakc pepper Method Cook the until just tender. Drain well and set aside to cool. Season the chic
13 minutes ago


Pasta alla Norcina
This is creamy wthout being overly rich. I used M&S Italian sausages which were really tasty. Ingredients 400g penne 2 tbsp olive oil 400g Italian sausage, casings removed 1 small onion, finely diced 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1/4 cup white wine 1 cup double cream 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano, grated Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Method Cook the pasta and cook to al dente. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the sausage and fry it for 5-6 mins until sl
55 minutes ago


Authentic Mushy Peas
Just like my Mum used to make. And boy did it take me back! So much more cost effective to buy a big bag of peas and just make the batch size you need. Ingredients 250g dried marrowfat peas (must be marrowfat peas which are larger, have a higher starch content and contribute the right flavour and texture for traditional mushy peas) Boiling water 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 3 cups water 1 tsp salt Method Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in boiling water. Place the dri
2 hours ago
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