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Shepherds Pie
Everyone has a favourite recipe for Shepherds or Cottage Pie; do you use lamb or beef? Do you add cheese? What veg do you add in. My recipe uses beef and is quick and easy to fit into a … Continue reading
Chorizo Pasta
My children are all passionate about pasta, but sometimes it is great to have a change from bolognaise. This is a bit of a cheat but it is quick, easy and incredibly popular. Ingredients Tiny amount of olive oil Onion … Continue reading
Best of British
Best of British Last weekend, I imagine like a lot of people I stayed up till 11.02 to watch Andy Murray win his nail biting match. Like the Duchess of Cambridge a few days later each point was a whole … Continue reading
Rogan Josh
To some degree I am a creature of habit and my menus depict this. The down side of this is that meals become predictable and the children are agitated by a change in routine. I do try to keep a … Continue reading
Old School Network
Once, in the not so dim and distant past it was acceptable and even expected that the first born son would follow in the family business taking on the family title. The second son would go into the Church, subsequent … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Mash
One of the reasons I don’t follow recipes and particularly the ones with exacting measurements is that there is always a quarter of this left or a sprinkling of that. What do you do with these tiny non useful amounts … Continue reading
Dining Out on the Past
It was such a rare event. In fact I cannot remember when the last time was. With the latest news coming from the media; about children staying at home till they are 35, I am not sure there ever will … Continue reading
BBQ Side Salads
With this sudden onset of wonderfully sunny weather the planned roast was ditched in favour of a BBQ and I guess like me, many of you will have done the same.I am not a great lover of BBQs because even … Continue reading
Potato Pie
This came about after I had spent a couple of weeks in and out of hospital so had loads of potatoes left over that the rest of the family didn’t need having lived off pasta and takeaways. Ingredients Potatoes mashed … Continue reading
Overcome the Obstacles
I met and got talking to a really inspiring woman yesterday. I liked Mary-Anne as soon as I met her, we appeared quite similar. She had children slightly older than mine but not much. As often happens we started a … Continue reading