Category: Recipes

  • Not Pukka but Cheeky!

    The bloody cheek!  Would you return it? I’m a Grumpy Old Woman. Are you? Help yourself to a badge. <a href=”http://mediocremum.com/category/are-you-a-grumpy-old-woman/” mce_href=”http://mediocremum.com/category/are-you-a-grumpy-old-woman/” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy145/mediocremum/grumpyoldwoman-1.jpg” mce_src=”http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy145/mediocremum/grumpyoldwoman-1.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”Photobucket”></a>

  • Butternut Squash and Chickpea Coconut Curry (Slow Cooker)

    I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for ages.  I made this curry for my Book Club a few weeks ago, along with my Lamb Curry.  It’s dead easy to make and absolutely delicious.  Enjoy! Ingredients 1 tbsp of oil 1 onion diced 2 cloves of garlic crushed 1 tbsp of minced ginger (I use…

  • Recipe: Shepherd’s Pie

    As you all know I’m not brilliant in the kitchen but there are two things I’m pretty good at cooking; Slow Cooker Lamb Curry and Shepherd’s Pie.  I know you purists will be screaming ‘it’s not a Shepherd’s Pie it’s a Cottage Pie’ as it is made with beef.   Luckily, I can’t hear you! The…

  • Chicken Myers Recipe

    Prior to meeting my husband I lived with someone for 6 years and this recipe is pretty much all I walked away with, thanks to the lack of common law legislation in this country! ;-) However, this is one of my favourite recipes.  Honestly, it tastes better than it looks. You will need: 1 small…

  • Easy Slow Cooker Lamb Curry

    Ingredients: 1 tbs of oil (whatever you have on hand) 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 125 ml beef stock (half a stock cube) 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 1 Tbs of oil 500g of lamb (you could use pork or chicken), cut into bite size pieces 2 tbs Patak’s Mild Curry…