Spaghetti Bolognese (or spag-bowl) is a family favourite. It’s quick to prepare, easy to make and possibly one of the best known comfort meals in the UK. We love a lot of mushrooms, tomatoes and herbs in our spaghetti bolognese but you can adjust the recipe to suit your personal taste. You could even be […]
Month: November 2020
Cooking Basics: Roasted Root Vegetables.
So you learnt to roast a chicken with us last week and it’s time to add some delicious roasted root vegetables and be on your way to a full roast dinner. Just like our roast chicken recipe, lets keep things simple to start with. Once your comfortable with the basics, we can add fancy herbs […]
Apple and Cinnamon Crumble.
One of my personal favorite desserts is a delicious apple and cinnamon crumble. My Mum makes a great crumble so it’s only fitting that we have a great crumble recipe too. For me, the perfect crumble should have a little more fruit filling compared to the crumble. The crumble should be a little crunchy and […]
Leftover Chicken Curry
On rare occasions, we have meat leftover from a roast dinner. Sometimes we plan ahead and deliberately cook a larger joint of meat to get two meals out of it. Consequently, our leftover chicken curry goes down a storm. Using little more than basic ingredients that we have lying around in the back of a […]
Chocolate Twist Christmas Tree.
The end of the year is fast approaching and what better way to get ready then baking a Chocolate Twist Christmas Tree?! Simple, elegant, yummy and will likely be eaten quicker than it took you to make it. Definitely a recipe that children of all ages can get involved with. Did you like this recipe? […]
Cooking Basics: Roast Chicken.
Cooking a Roast Chicken can be a daunting prospect for a novice cook, but it’s much easier then you might think. My only advice would be to start simple. That’s to say, don’t get too fancy with season rubs or basting the meat while it cooks. A plain chicken cooked just right is juicy, delicious […]
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies.
It’s a cold Friday afternoon and as soon as the kids catch the warm sweet aroma of freshly baked cookies, they come bounding through the house. If we’re lucky, a freshly baked batch of 12 might get us through the weekend. In this house, the best time to tuck in to fresh cookies is when […]