This is one of those recipes that is really quick to make and is great to rustle up when you have to fill starving kids. It is also great as a power lunch before rehearsals etc.
It is so easy, it's great as a dish for the kids to learn to cook. If you have leftover ham, use that instead of the bacon, it also doesn't need to be frazzled first either....
Beef Goulash
CraftyslhFriday, August 13, 2010bay leaves, beef, caraway, garlic, onion, paprika, parsley, red pepper, suet, thyme, tomato
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It's great when I feel relaxed, that's when I get inspired to start cooking and love to refresh old recipes and try new ideas too. The days are beginning to shorten, it's cooler in the morning and I start to get the preserving bug. I can't resist the roadside stalls with gluts of fresh vegetables and fruit which cry out to be pickled, made into...
An easy Lamb Curry
CraftyslhFriday, February 19, 2010cayenne pepper, coriander, cumin, lamb, tomato, turmeric
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My daughter loves Lamb and also curry, so her treat for the end of half-term was a lamb curry for lunch. I don't use spice mixes, but this is such an easy and tasty curry, you will be really surprised.
Ingredients
1lb neck of lamb fillet cut into cubes
1 large onion finely sliced
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic
1 inch piece of root ginger
1...
Ox-cheek in red wine
CraftyslhTuesday, February 16, 2010carrot, celery, onion, ox cheek, red wine, tomato puree
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Well I love the Ox-cheek with mushroom ragout recipe is use, but suffering from a cold, feeling rough, and realising that I didn't have any mushrooms, I thought it was time for a change.
Ingredients
2 ox-cheeks cut into 1 inch cubes
2 onions cut into large chunks
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 sticks celery cut into large chunks
2 carrots chopped into...
Faggots with peas
Family recipes are great, Mum showed me this and it is a firm family favourite. This is a really easy cheat that gives a lovely hot luscious meal, great during cold weather, you just cook in one pan.
Ingredients
2 faggots per person
2 tins oxtail soup (sufficient for 8 faggots)
small packet frozen peas (I prefer petits pois)
Method
Put the faggots...
Raspberry fool
Ingredients
1 punnet Raspberries
250ml Double cream
50g Icing Sugar
Method
Reserve a couple of raspberries to decorate the top of the dessert
Mash raspberries with icing sugar in a bowl, then push through a sieve (this is called "coulis").
Whip cream until soft (careful not to overbeat), then fold in 3/4 of the raspberry coulis.
Layer the coulis with...
Cheesy Dauphinois Potatoes
Ingredients3 potatoes, cut into thin slices250ml double cream125ml milk55g Butter1 garlic cloves, chopped100g cheddar cheese gratedsalt and fresh ground black pepper Prepare the potatoes by cutting into thin slices 0.5cm . Preheat the oven to 190ºC/Gas 5.
In a saucepan heat the garlic, potatoes and cream and butter, add enough milk to just...
Beef Enchiladas
For the Enchiladas
1 packet of flour tortillas (only 4 needed)
250g minced beef
1/2 green pepper (sliced)
1/2 red onion (sliced)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Olive oil
1/2 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin kidney beans
1 beef stock cube
Method
Put the oil with paprika and cayenne in frying pan, gently warm the spices, add the onion and fry until softened,...
