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 …
Category: Lunch
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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Raspberry and Vanilla Cheesecake
Last Easter I made a Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake with similar ingredients. My husband Howard, son Ted and my mum were huge fans of this cheesecake. Therefore I thought I would make in without the chocolate as Easter is over. I …
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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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 …
Roast Beef with Homemade Hummus – Video Version
Beef has become a staple in our house. Recently I’ve been cooking a lot more beef stewing steak. I’ve always thought about it being cooked in soups and steak. I had never thought it could be eaten with hummus. Therefore …