This hotpot with added beans makes a pack of mince go just that little bit further. It doesn’t mind sitting about for a bit once it is made. It is also easily doubled if you are having a family gathering. You can experiment with different vegetables in this, such as frozen peas or swede. Serves: 2 […]

If you find your sauce too thin there is an easy way to thicken it. All you need is some cornflour (also known as sauce flour) and water. Combine about a heaped teaspoon of cornflour and mix it with enough water to make a thinish paste. Add a couple of tablespoons of your hot sauce […]

The aim of my website is to inspire you and your family to get into the kitchen and GET COOKING! Everyone can cook. All you need is an easy non-complicated recipe, which contains ingredients you can get from your local supermarket. If you can produce a tasty meal enjoyed by everyone, you will be encouraged […]

Avocados Avocados are technically a fruit but most of us eat them as a vegetable. They are native to Central America, and there are 4 main varieties. The ones we most commonly see in our shops are the Hass variety. Avocados are full of all sorts of goodness including vitamin E, potassium and iron. While they do […]

Everyone loves a banana. So much so, that they are the world’s bestselling fruit. Here in the UK each of us eats on average 12kg per year. That works out at about 2 per week for each of us. There are about 1000 different varieties of bananas throughout the world. The one that we know […]

Having good kitchen equipment can make a difference. Trying to decide which ones would be useful can be a challenge. There is no point buying equipment which you use only once in a blue moon. All that happens is it sits gathering dust while taking up valuable cupboard space. I have listed below my favourites. […]

Coriander comes in two guises, fresh leaves and dried seeds. They both come from the same plant but have very different flavours. It grows extensively in Western Asia and Southern Europe. The leaves are fragrant and are most commonly added to dishes at the end of cooking. Heating the leaves diminishes their flavour. They also […]

Beetroot and chocolate cake, or red velvet cake as it is also known, makes a real change from chocolate sponge. You cannot see or taste the beetroot, but it gives it a denser, moist texture and a lovely crispy top. The original recipe said to use a spring form tin. If you have one great, […]

Beef Chilli goes down well with everyone, especially when it is cold outside. You can use which ever colour of pepper you like, I find that Read more… Chicken This chicken pie is a winner every time. If you have cooked chicken in the freezer, all you need to do is boil some potatoes Read […]

Blog I picked the first of my home grown courgettes today, and they are beauties! Not bad considering all I had to do was plant the […]

Blog, Introduction I can lose hours rooting around on the internet looking for new recipes, ideas or inspiration. These days we are spoilt with the amount of […] Blog I am a big jigsaw fan, however I am not a big fan of sorting the edge pieces from the inside pieces before starting. So […] […]