Despite warm weather on the horizon (maybe even a mini heatwave over the Easter weekend!) the evenings are still chilly and we’re still eating warming food from the oven rather than from the barbecue until then. But I have been giving the traditional slow-cooked casserole mix something of a summery lift and boosting the protein[Read More]
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Pork & Bean Winter Casserole
I love a stew, casserole or slow-cooked dish that is meltingly tender and full of flavour, especially in the winter months (although I have been known to knock-up a casserole on a summer’s day when the mood takes me and the salad fayre starts to pale in interest). This is a pork one paired with[Read More]
Slowly Does It!
My mailbag frequently has a request for a slow cooker recipe suitable for bariatric eating – and never more so than at this time of year when most of us are back from work late; need a nourishing meal on the table for family in record time; and the meal invariably needs to[Read More]