Tag Archives: Chicken

Creamy Chicken and Tomato pasta

I use this blog as my cook book – except of course for those recipes I haven’t shared with you yet! So every now and then I update them when I find an easier/quicker way to make them. This is … Continue reading

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Paprika Chicken with Feta

Entertaining on a weekday can make for some interesting challenges, can’t it? The ideal is a sumptuous meal (of course), prepared with minimum effort, in not very much time, which will deeply impress your guests. Or so we hope. This … Continue reading

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Chicken, Courgette and Feta Crustless Quiche

During my recent browsing on the internet for recipes to use up leftover chicken, I came across this delicious Chicken and Feta Frittata. True to form I fiddled a bit, added in some leftover vegetables and thought I would try … Continue reading

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Take One Roast Chicken and make three (+) meals

You will be pleased to hear that our chicken did NOT end up in the bin. Yes – ‘only’ 86,000,000 chickens thrown away this year, not 86,000,001. One chicken turned into: Roast Chicken with all the trimmings on Saturday before … Continue reading

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Chicken Kurma

This is one of our family standbys – simple, reasonably quick and not expensive. I’ve cooked it for years and it’s always popular – a good solid four star meal. So having packed Student Son off to Uni after a … Continue reading

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Take One Roast Chicken…

Apparently we throw away the equivalent of 86 million chickens every year (so it says here). I didn’t think there were 86 million chickens in the UK. Clearly I was wrong. The Daily Mail tells us that we eat 2.2 … Continue reading

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Another budget menu plan – £21 for five quick weekday meals

Do you know the actual price of the meals you put on the table? I used to think that I had a rough idea, but since I’ve started costing up meals in detail, I’ve been amazed at just how much … Continue reading

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Spatchcock Chicken and a Weekly Menu plan

March appears to be disappearing at a rush with Palm Sunday next weekend. Then it’s Easter and everyone will be on holiday for a week or two! Last weeks menu had its high and lows. Spatchcock chicken was a definite … Continue reading

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Weekly Menu Plan – Pancakes and Valentines Day!

Last week was a really busy week. I had to work late a couple of nights so the children had to cook supper – and (brilliant kids that they are) they did too! It was great to come home late to find …

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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.
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