I love cooking. Have I mentioned that? Because I do! I really love cooking - and I love the eating too *grins* But taking some basic ingredients and putting them together and making food is just an awesome feeling... Yes, I'm a dork. I'm aware of this ( Read more... )

Prep: 8 mins
Cook: 12 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients500g bag new potatoes ( Read more... )

Talk about one of the main signs that I'm feeling like myself again - both mentally and physically - is that I'm cooking again. My leg is healing enough that I'm able to stand in front of the cooker, and my concentration is long enough that I'm not gonna confuse myself part way through!

Tonight's new recipe was Speedy Moroccan MeatballsPrep: 5 ( Read more... )

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
400g can chopped tomatoes
500g pack gnocchi
handful basil leaves, torn
half a 125g ball mozzarella, torn into chunks

MethodHeat grill to high. Heat the oil in a ( Read more... )

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
6 good-quality sausages, skins removed
1 tsp fennel seed
250g pack mushrooms, sliced
150ml red wine (optional)
660g jar tomato pasta sauce
300g penne
grated or shaved parmesan, to serve

MethodHeat a large, wide frying pan, then crumble in the sausage meat and fennel seeds (there’s no need to add ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I amaze myself what I can manage to cook with my rice cooker...

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients1 onion ( Read more... )

prep: 5 minutes
cook: 15 minutes
serves: 4

Ingredients
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes
1 tbsp olive oil
250g small lean beef meatballs
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp chopped rosemary
560ml jar passata
200g frozen peas
few parmesan shavings, to serve

MethodBoil the potatoes for 10 mins until tender. ( Read more... )

serves: 4
prep: 10 minutes
cook: 40 minutes

Ingredients
4 chicken leg portions, cut into thighs and drumsticks, skin removed
2 onions, 1 chopped, 1 cut into wedges
1 red and 1 green pepper, deseeded and thickly sliced2 tbsp olive oil ( Read more... )

serves: 4
prep: 8 minutes
cook: 12 minutes

Ingredients500g bag new potatoes ( Read more... )

serves: 4
prep: 6 minutes
cook: 12 minutes

Ingredients
1 large red chilli, deseeded
½ a finger-length piece fresh root ginger, roughly chopped
1 fat garlic clove
small bunch coriander, stalks roughly chopped
1 tbsp sunflower oil
4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
5 tbsp peanut butter
150ml chicken stock
200g tub Greek yogurt

MethodFinely ( Read more... )