Tag: meal

  • Meal Planning Monday: 3 Dec 2012

    I hope you’ve all had a great weekend.  Sadly, ours isn’t finished yet as our daughter has the day off.  The Teachers have an Occasional Day.  If you’re wondering what one of those are, according to friends, it’s not an inset day dedicated to professional development but a day to do a bit of Christmas Shopping!!!  I have to…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Converting Conventional Recipes to use in a Slow Cooker

    Prior to having a Slow Cooker I really wasn’t confident in the kitchen.  Whenever I cooked it was like a meticulous science experiment, following recipes word for word and if I didn’t have an ingredient all hell would break loose as I wouldn’t know what to use instead. However, the more and more I have used my slow cooker the more…

  • Sausage and Caramelized Onion Jacket Potatoes

    This is the perfect meal for either ‘All Hallows Eve’ or Guy Fawkes night.  This recipe serves two but is easily doubled, tripled, etc.  On this occasion I haven’t used my slow cooker but you can do jacket potatoes in one. Time: 10 minutes Serves:  2 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 2 Jacket Potatoes – you could…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday: Moroccan Harira Soup

    Welcome to Slow Cooker Sunday a place to share slow cooker recipes and to be inspired!  Feel free to join in.  You can either use the linky below or leave your recipes in the comment section. My Slow Cooker has been working overtime this week we’ve had Vegetable Biryani, Beef Stew, Fish Creole but the favourite was…

  • Finally, some help in the kitchen!

    I’m no Super Ninja Mum, I do like to cook from fresh but on occasion I need a bit of a break and am always up for a bit of a cheat sometimes.   I want to let you in on a secret; I’ve got someone helping me in the kitchen and she’s come to my rescue on…