Author Archives: headchef
Chicken Pasta Bake
This is a really really bastardized version of a Jamie Oliver recipe – basically so I could use up left over roast chicken from Sunday without making curry again. You will need: left over roast chicken meat half a box … Continue reading
Quick and Cheap and Easy Nachos
Okay these are a bit naughty and this isn’t really cooking, but I’ve made these a few times recently and they vanished very quickly indeed. You’ll need: 2 or 3 small packets of tortilla chips – Sainsbury’s Basics ones are … Continue reading
Eggy bread
Or French Toast, which I made for the kids ages ago and they all hated it. Except now Henry loves it and wants it every day. Makes 1 portion. 1 egg 1 thick slice of soft bread splash of full-fat … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, breakfast, eggs, maple syrup
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Lentils & Cabbage
Okay, doesn’t sound that appetising, but this went down a treat with a bottle of the excellent ginger-spiced Blandford Fly beer. I didn’t even grumble about the brown rice – it was totally like being back in a cafe in … Continue reading
Pumpkin Soup & Toasty Pumpkin seeds
Henry & Tilly went pumpkin carving the other day, and they brought home a couple of extra pumpkins they hadn’t finished – which was a bonus as I could make soup… Large pumpkin 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock large … Continue reading
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Tagged halloween, pumpkins, soup, winter
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Dill pickles
Okay, dill pickles are not exactly a staple food but these are great with Buzz Burgers (today I simplified the burgers by just using organic minced beef, and small amounts of finely chopped onions, garlic, dried herbs, Worcester and Tabasco … Continue reading
Broad Bean Risotto
Adapted, if not pinched, from the Able & Cole recipe, adding Noilly Prat vermouth and using mint instead of thyme, as we have mint growing by our kitchen door but no thyme. That’s the trouble with modern life; never enough … Continue reading
Dave’s Banoffee Pie
Thanks to Dave, Daisy and George in Carlisle for this. Boil 2 small cans of condensed milk for 90 minutes. Have faith they will not explode, and use an old saucepan – when we did this a bit of the … Continue reading
Buzz Burgers
…to obesity and beyond! No, this isn’t a rant about Macdonalds – this is my recipe for home-made beef burgers. I’ve made burgers before, but they’ve always been a mess. Mother-in-law gave us a burger press from Lakeland – a … Continue reading