First posted Oct 2015 When you're too tired to cook or shop and need to rely on a larder staple for a quick meal, this is one of my favourite fall backs. It's great loaded into baked potatoes, with buttered crackers, on healthy celery, or to jazz up cold roast chicken or a pack of... Continue Reading →
Chicken Cacciatore, or "Hunter's Chicken", is the sort of hearty stew guaranteed to warm the cockles of a self-builder's heart on a cold wintery day. It absolutely sounds like you need an Italian Mama's full kitchen to create it but I can tell you it is possible in a teeny space, hobless & delicious, without... Continue Reading →
Cavolo nero sounds pretty posh doesn't it, but is simply the Italian name for black kale/cabbage. Traditionally grown in Tuscany, it's now grown in Lincolnshire too, helping to keep down the food miles. This is healthy stuff, great in stews and hearty meals but also a good source of lutein, fibre and calcium, plus vitamins... Continue Reading →
This is fab, fast and filling. Even Mr M - not a huge sausage fan - will eat it as long as the sausages are butchers' own or what he calls 'decent' ones. I always try to aim for a decent sausage, personally. I didn't have whole small baby potatoes for this recipe run through... Continue Reading →
I love trying new recipes and ways with food, especially when they combine healthy eating with builder sized portions, easily made in a kitchenless house. A few of the 'clean food' bloggers have been waxing lyrical about cauliflower rice & couscous for a while but I hadn't tried it. I'm now hooked! Tasty, fresh and... Continue Reading →
Since ripping out our kitchen about a year ago, I've missed many things. Padding down in a morning to make a juice, or him a brew... being able to wash up in a normal sink with hot water - oh the luxury!... scrambling eggs... pan-frying a chicken breast... and something as simple as being able... Continue Reading →
Boy, was I looking forward to my tea tonight. Fresh homegrown tomatoes from our vine, still juicy in November and picked last night. Seasoned, drizzled with oil, balsamic & basil leaves, garlic cloves tucked into gaps and popped in the oven at 10am for 2hrs slow roasting to release their sweet flavours ready to accompany... Continue Reading →
