Category: Recipes

  • How to eat mussels?

    My hubby and ‘ve been married for just over 5 years now. However, we married quite quickly after we first met, within 11 months, so we haven’t really known each other for that long. I’m still discovering loads of his hidden talents…….. Thanks to the lovely folks at Fish is the Dish for the gorgeous…

  • Slow Cooker Smoked Haddock Kedgeree

    I was sent an amazing selection of haddock and smoked salmon from John Milne from Delish Fish, as part of the Fish is the Dish campaign to encourage families to eat more fish from sustainable stocks. They also sent a recipe for Kedgeree but, me being me, my first challenge was to figure out how…

  • Slow Cooked Chilli Beef and Chocolate

    I made the most amazing Chilli earlier this week, if I do say so myself.  I’d love to post the recipe but I can’t as I lifted it straight out Sarah Lewis’ 200 More Slow Cooker recipes.  However, I think I’ve cracked her secret…Dark Chocolate and Dark Muscovado Sugar. I know it sounds insane adding…

  • Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

    My husband always looks so disappointed when I tell him we’re having soup for dinner!  However, after his initial moan, he really liked it.  It’s a hearty meal, great for those cold and dark winter evenings. Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts 1.5 litres of chicken stock 1 onion, chopped 2 stalks of…

  • Thai Green Prawn Curry Recipe

    We have a rule in our house, whoever, does the cooking doesn’t do the washing up.  For the most part it works.  I tend to do more of the cooking as I don’t work in the mornings.  However, this week I had a work deadline, so I didn’t manage to get anything organised.  Hubby was…