Last night I cooked a dish which left me with polenta left over as I cannot stand wasting food I put it into the fridge for today, in Italy polenta is often fried or grilled the next day, so I then had to go through the fridge and find something to put with my grilled polenta and …
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Category:Yummies
This is a page for family favourite recipes, many passed ont to me from friends and family, all of them have been well tried.
With budgets in mind, a lot of the recipes are adapted to use cheaper cuts of meat, also most of them are freezer friendly, so we can make large portions and stock them in the freezer.
I am always grateful to people sending me recipes that they love and then to share them on this section for others to try. I will be putting up some vegitarian recipes and all the recipes benefit from organic or home produce, if you can afford them or you grow them yourself.
Italian Sausage, Fennal & Green Lentils
I am at the moment going through an Italian phase, it is one of my favorite nations for food, generally I love the rustic feel behind the food using simple pure ingredients but producing wonderful flavours. This dish is a fine example of that, the flavours are deep, intense and very satisfying, using fennel which is …
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Updated Version Of Lemon Drizzle Cake
I would not have believed I could find a better recipe than the one I have had on my site for sometime but I have! Although it is so very close to being the same there are subtle differences and it has gone down a wow with friends and family, this version is a tray …
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Susie’s Super Chilli
I treat the chili pot a bit like the old fashioned stew pot of years ago, ie, anything goes in. I have found it difficult putting this recipe down on paper as it seems to change everytime I make it, all I can say is I have never had a complaint and people keep asking for the …
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Jamie Oliver’s Brilliant Brownies
If you want something to do with kids on a wet afternoon this is it and you get to eat really good brownies at the end of it. This recipe of Jamie’s came from his book Little Book of big Treats which he did for comic relief, it is easy and fun. I made it …
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Beef Enchiladas In A Red Chilli Sauce
This is a time consuming recipe but if you love Mexican food as we do it is well worth the effort, I also found I was able to take some shortcuts which worked really well. I only take shortcuts if as in this case I could not get the correct chillies for the sauce, this …
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Lamb & Red Pepper Stew
Probably the best lamb in a pot dish I have ever had, I have made it many times and people just love it and always want more. In the recipe it does not tell you that you can use Lamb neck fillets which is what I use and it is cheaper, but you must then …
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Mexican Green Rice (Arroz Verdi)
Fantastic side dish, it never lets me down, people are always asking for this recipe after eating it. I have found it goes well with barbecued food as well as Mexican food, you can also serve it with cold meats and salad, it will freeze but is best straight from the oven when then cheese …
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King Prawns With Ginger, Lime & Honey
This is such a good dish, if you do not like prawn you can replace them with finely chopped chicken, it works either way and this is really for all lovers of fresh ginger. This recipe serves 4 and is very quick takes about 15-20 mins We found a chilled Italian white wine goes really …
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Pat’s Garlic Mushrooms
We had another wonderful evening with our friends Pat and Denis last month and Pat as always cooked a wonderful meal, this was our starter and she very kindly gave me the recipe to share with you all. Not only is this a different take on Garlic mushrooms but it is low on calories, I …
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Asparagus & Prawn Risotto
This dish to me is the perfect curl up on the sofa with a bottle of wine and good movie supper dish, it is creamy rich yet the asparagus keeps it spring fresh, I find although you have to stand over a risotto, quite a simple dish which you can play around with and make …
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Susie’s Asian Fried Rice
I find this such an easy yet tasty supper dish, it has a strong connection to Nasi Goreng but as with most recipes of this nature by the time they get to our shores there is very little left which is authentic. One strong tip is to cook your rice a couple of hours before …
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