I’m a recent convert to Boursin cheese. I don’t usually buy branded food, but it’s been on special offer so I thought I’d give it a whirl. You probably already know, it’s delicious. I can see why it’s such a classic brand. I’m not sure I should be cooking...
readmore Main meals, Pasta, Vegetarian
I don’t know about you, but I find that the hardest part of cooking a meal is trying to pull all the elements together at the end. Trying to get the timings of main dish, side and vegetables all matched up tends to leave me running around like a...
readmore Chicken, Main meals
This spaghetti bolognese recipe is really versatile. You can increase the vegetable content by adding finely chopped celery or sliced mushrooms. If we’re eating with the kids, I tend to chuck some frozen peas in to the pasta for the last three minutes of cooking time. You could use...
readmore Beef, Main meals, Slow Cooker
This tomato and lentil soup is (as very often on this blog!) easy to make, and has the advantage of using just store-cupboard ingredients so you can make it with no notice. If you’re in a hurry and don’t have time to cook the lentils, you could leave them...
readmore Main meals, Soup, VegetarianLooking back at last week’s meal plan, I actually stuck to it pretty well. We finally used the beef from the freezer yesterday, although I didn’t do a tomato-based sauce. I did a basic stock with a splash of red wine vinegar, and served it with roasted courgette and pepper. To be honest, it was ...
readmore Link-ups - memes etc, Meal PlanSometimes I look back at our meal plan, at the things I bought and was supposed to eat, and realise we had hardly any of it. Last week we didn’t have the pea and bacon risotto, so that’s back on for this week (and we need to eat it today or tomorrow before the bacon ...
readmore Link-ups - memes etc, Meal Plan