Category Archives: Main Course

Two-for-One: Bacon and Tomato pasta sauce with creme fraiche and Chicken Cacciatore

Everyone needs a good standby pasta sauce. Easy and quick to make – ideally from store cupboard ingredients. This one fits the bill beautifully.
It was inspired by a …

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Two-for-One – Cook Once – Eat Twice : Chilli-con-Carne

One of the best ways I find to save time during the week is to cook extra one night to use the next evening also. Of course, what you don’t want is for the children to take one look at it the second time around and chorus “Oh no, not this again!” …

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Chicken in Ginger and Lime

I thought it was time for an ‘everyday’ recipe this week. Wall-E cakes are all very well but (I have to be honest) the preparation time was measured in days rather than minutes! So, lets return to simpler fare with … Continue reading

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Chicken and Guacamole Tortillas

Friday was not a good day. I’d arrived late at work in the morning and had spent most of the day trying to catch up. I finally got home at about 7 in the evening, dropped my bags on the … Continue reading

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Tuna Fish-cakes

Steamy, buttery mashed potato is one of my favourite foods, although my eldest hates it (- what’s there to hate?). But the cold and clammy version found in the fridge the next day is distinctly unappealing – combine them with … Continue reading

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Tomato, Mozarella and Basil Tart

Summer took so long coming, and is now going fast! But even though there has been a definite autumn nip in the air, you probably – like me – want to cling on to the last vestiges of summer and … Continue reading

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More Homemade Pizzas

There is absolutely no doubt that homemade pizza tastes better than shop-bought ready-made pizza! At least in part because you can tailor it to your liking. But it is time consuming to make and not the sort of recipe that … Continue reading

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Homemade Pizza

(If you’re busy, the best meals are, of course, those cooked by someone else! This post is written by our teenage Guest Blogger. If you have ever been put off making homemade pizza as it seems too complicated and difficult … Continue reading

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Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta

Do you ever have those days when you get home and really don’t want to have to cook supper? In the ‘Olden Days’ when all I had to worry about was me, I’ld have cracked open a bottle of wine … Continue reading

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Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce

I guess this is a rather strange picture for a recipe – but I can’t imagine that my picture of fresh tomato sauce would be any different from anybody else’s! (And don’t you think that fusilli looks like an old … Continue reading

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