According to Wikipedia, a pilaf or pilau is 'is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth.' After that, you can chuck pretty much whatever you want into it, making it an easy dish to use up … [Read more...]
Not another courgette recipe! Spicy courgette stew with fresh tomatoes
Here is another courgette recipe for the glut! We have a ton of tomatoes in the greenhouse at the moment so this gets rid of those as well. It is a kind of ratatouille invented to use what we had in … [Read more...]
Courgette glut recipe: courgette and tomato eggy bake
It is such a pleasure to grow and eat your own delicious fruit and veg. However, there is always too much of something and we have had a courgette glut for weeks. The freezer is packed with them in … [Read more...]
Love your Leftovers: spinach cheese frittata
This is the second in my occasional Love your Leftovers series. You know how it is when you cook fresh spinach? You think you have enough in the pan to feed the five thousand then you cook it and … [Read more...]
Slow cooked beef and mushroom one pot casserole
I managed to make dinner in 5 minutes flat yesterday morning, and threw it in the slow cooker before I left for work. This slow cooked beef and mushroom one pot casserole is no fuss winter grub. This … [Read more...]
Jack’s creamy mustard chicken
I tried another of the recipes from my bargain A Girl Called Jack: 100 delicious budget recipes book yesterday, her creamy mustard chicken. It was a winner. However, I did tweak it – Jack seems to use … [Read more...]