Recipe from Waitrose Magazine. March 2019 https://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/r/tommy-banks-roastporkbelly.html It’s nice to have a roast dinner on a Sunday. We often do a roast chicken but I thought it would be nice to try my hand at pork belly on a day when we had lots of free time to do it properly. Difficulty rating- 2/5, time…
Tag: Comfort Food
Billionaires Shortbread
Recipe from Good Housekeeping, April 2019 https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/a535474/billionaires-shortbread-recipe/ I knew we’d be having a few guests during the week and as caramel & chocolate are such crowdpleasers, I thought this would be a good choice of something to offer as both a tea time treat and a pudding after dinner. Difficulty rating- 3/5, making caramel takes…
Fiorelli with prawns, butter & tomatoes
Recipe from Olive Magazine, March 2019 The recipe has not been posted online, but the magazine extracted it from Skinny Pasta, which can be bought here- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skinny-Pasta-flavour-packed-recipes-calories/dp/0857834959/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553248923&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=skinny+pasta&dpPl=1&dpID=61WmgToY62L&ref=plSrch Seafood pasta is a massive weakness for me. If there’s ever a time when through circumstances or sheer exhaustion I have to opt for a ready meal, you…
Tres Leche Cake
Recipe from Good Food Magazine, March 2019 https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tres-leches-cake I like to take the opportunity to bake and improve my baking skills when I’m going to see enough people to eat and enjoy what I’ve made. This recipe caught my attention as it looked like a very light, moist cake that’s a bit different to the…
Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine
Recipe from The Hairy Dieters Fast Food https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0297609319/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jItKCbF1YZM6G I absolutely love Moroccan food and have generally really enjoyed recipes from this and all of the Hairy Bikers cookbooks. I’m making this knowing it will be good for me but with high expectations for a really flavourful dish. Difficulty rating- 1/5- a case of chop things…
Shortbread Fingers
Recipe from Waitrose Magazine, March 2019 https://www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/s/shortbread-fingers.html I like to bake when I know there’ll be enough people around to eat whatever I’ve made and we have some carpenters doing some work in our house this week. This recipe looked very simple for something I’ve got a bit of a weakness for (must be because…
Slow-cooked lamb shank shepherd’s pie with rosti topping
Recipe from delicious. Magazine, February 2019 The recipe hasn’t been made available online. If this changes I will post a link here. This evening I decided to make this recipe for a lamb shank shepherd’s pie as it seemed to be perfect for an indulgent Sunday dinner and my husband absolutely loves slow cooked meat,…
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