Chicken Chasseur and Rice??? What is this abomination !?! I hear you cry… Weeeell its one pot, Tanny will eat it and it has fed him for 3 days and one of our kids and one of the grandkids. I figure that is a win. Sure normally I would serve chicken Chasseur with vegetables but…
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Beef, Booze and Buttons
When hubby let me know that he hadn’t been paid his overtime this month my heart sank. His overtime is the equivelant of half his flat salary and it is what we live on after paying the bills. However I always have a plan and insteead of staying in a space of “wtf do we…
Last Minute Lime Bars
It’s been a hot minute since I did anything really in the kitchen but here we are and making something I find the easiest and most refreshing recipe that is quick, simple and great for that 9pm at night reminder you were supposed to make something for that gathering you are going to tomorrow!!! I…
“Jarlic”
Rounding up Garlic Day had to be using what we had to make our very own easy to use “Jarlic”. So named by my kids when they were little to differentiate between fresh and prepared garlic. Basically it’s minced garlic in oil like you buy in the shops only this we grew and produced ourselves…
Pickled Scapes
You know the garlic harvest this year I am really proud of. Should I have left it an extra month to grow that little bit more as it went in a month late? Probably. Am I upset I didn’t? Not at all. I still got a second harvest of scapes so honestly I have no…
Confit Garlic 2 Ways
One of my absolute favourite things to eat both in summer and winter is antipasto. Sure these aren’t typically Italian but in our house we tend to call them “nibbles” and are happiest grabbing all the pickles and preserves of the year, including salad things and bread and other yummy treats and just picking what…
Brekky Fried Rice with Garlic Scapes
This week Bam and I took care of Garlic Day. In our home this is the day we harvest, process and preserve all the garlic for the year and have to get it all done with 3 hours to spare to fumigate the house. My partner is severely allergic to the fumes given off by…
“Cawl” – Nanna Lucy’s Recipes
I have to admit making this one I was worried about. For such an incredibly basic and simple recipe there are depths and layers of flavour that if you mess it up, there’s no coming back. This was the kind of recipe we had in the Spring. Fresh Spring Welsh Lamb with the leftover root…
Tanny Cakes – Lunchbox Favourites
Last year Tanny asked me if I could come up with a cake that was a cross over between a Bakewell Tart and a Coconut Cup Cake both being his favourites. This is what I have come up with and aptly named them Tanny Cakes after him because it was all his idea. Before I…
Christmas Leftovers 2022-2023
It is believed that in the UK alone around 141,525 TONNES of food packaging ends up in landfill each year and the average UK household spends an extra £100 on food, of which at least £16 goes straight to the garbage. Based on this figure, potential Christmas food waste in the UK would amount to…
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