My husband Howard had a craving for southern fry chips the other day. (No Howard is not pregnant!) His suggestion gave me an idea for this dish. I love stir fries as they are always quick and easy. It makes …
Category: Dinner
Southern Spice Mince Beef Pasta
My son Ted is 11 and it’s even harder now to encourage him to eat vegetables. At least he does inform me that he’s allergic to veggies nowadays. Ted just wouldn’t eat them if I put a pile on his …
Sausage Bake – Video Version
My husband Howard, son Ted and I love sausages. I don’t know why but I often forget about this food. That is until Howard and Ted remind me we haven’t had sausages in a while. When they reminded me this …
Oven Baked Sausage and Bean Stew – Video Version
To be honest, I quite often forget about the humble sausage. My husband Howard and son Ted love a sausage dinner. I do as well but I always find myself by the beef and chicken in the supermarket. Therefore I …
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Chickpea Tomato and Vegetable Pasta
Firstly I started by calling this a chickpea spaghetti bolognaise. The other day I made a chicken spaghetti bolognaise and I was told off by a viewer of the video on my YouTube channel. The Italians consider a spaghetti bolognaise …
Sausage Pasta with Homemade Sauce – Video Version
Over the years of writing this blog post I’ve written a lot of pasta recipes. I’ve made everything from seafood pasta to chicken pasta and of course bolognaise. The other day I realised that I have never made a sausage …
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Oven Baked Chunky Beef Spaghetti Bolognese – Video Version
Recently I made this dish and I cooked the beef in the sauce. Nowadays I have a very fussy eater on my hands and he isn’t the biggest fan of my tomato sauce. Instead of cooking the beef stewing steak …
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Roasted Tomato and Green Bean Salad
My husband Howard is a master at making grill tomatoes for a fry up. A few years ago Howard decided to add dried mixed herbs to the tomatoes and it was delicious. Shh, don’t tell him but I’ve decided to …
Oven Baked Beef and Black Bean Stew – Video Version
When I was cooking this meal my husband and son were playing football in the back garden. I opened the door to ask my husband a question and his first comment was the kitchen smelt like a Chinese takeaway. Then …
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Baked Aubergine and Courgette Salad
Nowadays I’m all about that veg. In recent months I’ve been trying to include a wide variety of vegetables into my diet. I’ve been reading about how helpful they can be as I age. It’s always best to eat seasonally …