This is a great combination of ingredients, fast to prepare, very little messing and only a small amount of space needed. It's a winter warmer on cold days and equally as hearty on a self build summer evening. One of the things I've found hardest during our kitchenless refurb has been the cold; preparing cold... Continue Reading →
Renovation Recipe: Cheesy Courgette Skins & Lamb Chops
I'm not saying my spuds are special or anything but if Mr M ever leaves me, his chosen one better know how to rock a jacket 'cause the way to his heart is most definitely through his stomach and he's used to potato perfection. Cooking with only an oven in winter means baked spuds feature... Continue Reading →
Renovation Recipes: Chicken Cacciatore
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 →
Renovation recipes: Ginger Pork Chop With Cavolo Nero, Goats Cheese & Toasted Seeds
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 →
Renovation Recipes: Herby Wine Sausage Roast
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 →
Renovation Recipes: Spiced Cauliflower Couscous With Minty Lemon Hake
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 →
Review – Lakeland Microwave Multi-steamer
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 →