There are many ingredients in a tagine that are beneficial to the body but it’s the spices that interest me the most. Recently I have been adding a lot more spice to our dishes and I’ve even been drinking cumin …
Tag: slow cooking
Slow Cooked Salmon and Olive Tagine
For me, a tagine is one of those meals that is easy to put together and it always includes ingredients that can be thrown into one dish. It’s a slow cooked meal and slow cooked food is so good for …
Nan’s Slow Cooked Rice Pudding
My Nan was not the greatest cook but she didn’t like to waste food either. I think that living through two world wars, and not having much money when she was little, helped her to be frugal. My Grandparents were …
Banana, Strawberry and Cinnamon Fruit Leather
Fruit Leather is a huge favourite with my son Ted. He loves it and he always asks me when I will be making it. Ted likes to put in his orders before the new batch I’ve made runs out. I …
Ginger Parkin
My grandfather would make Ginger Parkin when my dad was a child. I remember dad telling me that my grandfather was a Yorkshire man. Parkin is traditionally a cake which originated in the north of England. It’s very often associated …
Slow cooked Pork with Pumpkin, Apples and Sage
Slow cooked Pork with Pumpkin, Apples and Sage is a delicious dish that can be enjoyed during the week or at the weekend without too much hassle. If you have a slow cooker it is one of the best ways …
Slow cooked butternut squash pasta!
Last week I wanted a dinner that was different to our usual tomato sauce and pasta night. So I tried a little experiment with a butternut squash and amazingly everyone in this family enjoyed it. My husband said he really …
Yummy Slow Cooked Fish Curry or Pie!
As you can tell, I love my slow cooker. I bought it last year when I became sugar free and so far I think the slow cooker gets used about four nights a week. It’s just so easy to put …
Slow Cooked Leftover Lamb Tagine
For those lamb lovers this is a great recipe to use up your leftover lamb from Easter and also, to make stock from any bones that might be left. As I have mentioned before we only have meat about twice …
Slow Cooked Homemade Baked Beans!
Baked beans are such a great comfort food and we love them in this house. It was another food that I found I missed when going sugar free. Then I started reading other sugar free recipes and I came across …