Smoothie
Friday, 08 January 2021
Haven’t used the Nutribullet in far too long, so dug it out today to do a smoothie for a break from working in the garden which got a nice sprinkling of snow last night. Forgot how much goodness you can get in one glass from it, back in full use for sure from today. Below
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Wicked Kitchen No-Turkey Roast Crown
Saturday, 26 December 2020
I’ve seen the Wicked Kitchen ready meals before, and I think I’ve had a couple a while back, but this is my first time seeing and trying an actual cooking product – ‘Wicked Kitchen No-Turkey Roast Crown’. This actual looks look a full sized double turkey breast, with “butter”, bay leaves and stuffing!Just pop it
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Spicy Black Bean Soup
Sunday, 13 December 2020
I love Black Beans, they are so versatile – fry them up for tacos, buddha bowls, burritos, mash them together for balls, or put them in a soup. This is a great one for a winters day, full of goodness, warmth and taste.
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Pakistani Coddle
Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Coddle is an Irish dish which is often made to use up leftovers, and therefore without a specific recipe. However, it most commonly consists of layers of roughly sliced sausages and rashers with chunky potatoes, sliced onion, salt, pepper, and herbs.
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Pickled Jalapeños
Monday, 21 September 2020
First time pickling so no idea how these will turn out over the coming days! They should last a couple of months in the fridge but I’ll get through these in a week or two. Some people add sugar to their mix. The heat will change the colour to a more olive colour. Cover all
Aldi Bean Burger and Tia Lupita hot sauce
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Years back, I’m talking guts of 20 years there was great bean burgers, Tesco sold them, they were even maybe Tesco brand, a perfect mix of chunks and smooth. Then they disappeared and everything since was mush. Then recently Aldi brought out their ‘Plant Menu’ range, and these bean burgers were the closest to those
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Black Bean & Chick Pea Balls
Thursday, 10 September 2020
A variation on the Black Bean Balls from a couple months ago. This one has no rice, but does have a shredded fresh beetroot and a couple of shredded carrots, and coated in some panko breadcrumbs.
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Denny meatless sausages and Raijmakers Heetmakers Hot Sauce
Thursday, 10 September 2020
I recently got a large supply of hot sauces from a great Dutch company (Heat Supply) selling a great range of sauces. I’ve been working my way through them all, and this one I tried on some sausages from Denny’s new meatless range. I think its a new range as I hadn’t seen them before,
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(Mild) Chilli Sauce – Trial 1
Sunday, 17 May 2020
Testing out chilli sauce while I wait for my chillies to grow – hopefully! This turned out fairly mild so I’ll double the chillies on next try. I like things spicy, but don’t like watering eyes and coughing!
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Window sill growing: Chillies – batch 3
Friday, 15 May 2020
Three types of chillies this time, I’m pretty sure they are: Scorpion, Green and Red Birdseye. A serious tip first, and one I usually do but didn’t have any – WEAR RUBBER GLOVES. Luckily I didn’t get chilli juice in my eyes but I did get it in my beard and on my nose and
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