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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Southern Spice Quinoa Salad with Breaded Chicken
Thankfully Summer is on the way and I’m looking forward to cooler foods like salads. I love a salad especially when I add quinoa. It makes it so much more tasty. Recently I’ve been experimenting with spice. Southern spice has …
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Southern Spice Pork Stir Fry
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 …
Roasted Chili Chickpeas – Video Version
Nowadays a buzz word seems to be protein. Social media platforms seems to be advertising protein in very article, video or short. Until recently I hadn’t considered that chickpeas were a brilliant source of protein. They have 21 gram per …
Southern Spice Sweet Potato Chips
The other day I was making chicken and chips for dinner. I know this is a meal that will be gobbled up by my little family. My husband Howard and son Ted love their filthy food. Suddenly Howard asks if …
Oven Baked Sausage and Bean Stew
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 …
Sausage Pasta with Homemade Sauce
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 …
Oven Baked Chunky Beef Spaghetti Bolognese
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 …
Oven Baked Beef and Black Bean Stew
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 …
Chocolate Bean Chili – Easter Edition
Savoury dishes and chocolate aren’t two foods I would have ever put together. A few years ago I made a chocolate bolognaise, chili and stew. They were so tasty that I decided to add cacao powder to a vegetable chili …
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