Gosh but it’s chilly today (some of our visitors in the north have also seen the first flakes of snow) and I just feel an overwhelming need for warming, comfort food. Chilli fits this bill admirably and is so easy to put together especially if you have a few cans of beans in your larder.[Read More]
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All Treat, No Trick!
All that walking around knocking on doors and tricking neighbours for tasty treats can work up an appetite! This warming, comforting and time-tolerant cottage pie is bound to blow away even the spookiest cobwebs – and keep
The Best-Ever, Ultimate, Bariatric Shepherd’s Pie
It may seem a tad over the top to call this pie recipe ‘the ultimate’ one, but it is seriously the best to date! I featured it in my last free newsletter (see here) but think it’s worth sharing here on the website too. It has all the flavour of my previous very popular Herder’s Pie (in ‘Return to[Read More]
Clear The Decks or Freezer: Make Beef and Rose Koftas!
We have been eating from the freezer for a couple of weeks now – my attempt to free up some space for the Christmas goodies that are being tried and tested in our kitchen for the coming Christmas Newsletter and festive recipe posts. There seems to have been an over-order on extra lean minced/ground[Read More]
Bonfire Night Beef and Bean Burgers
I hope you’ll forgive me for wondering if you’ll celebrate Bonfire Night, but after all the pics on social media relating to Hallowe’en, I think you might all be partied out! What fun everyone seemed to have and it was especially heartening to see all of those who professed to ‘never celebrating like this pre-WLS’[Read More]