This is another great summer recipe for your slow cooker, and it tastes even better if you finish it off on the barbecue. Pork belly is a really cheap cut, and it responds well to slow cooking. It is a very fatty joint, but by cooking it for a long time you render off a lot of the fat, which you can just skim off the top of the sauce. I love recipes like this for when I am entertaining, as you get tasty results from not a great deal of effort, it’s a dig in and help yourself kind of dish...
Zingy Chicken
Don’t put your slow cooker away now that the weather has improved, try this zingy chicken recipe for a light summery dish.
Easy Noodles
You can use any kind of noodles for this dish, and really any vegetables, I’ve just included what I normally or prefer to use. If you don’t like something feel free to swap it out for an alternative. The chopping of the vegetables takes longer than the cooking in this recipe. If you are quick and efficient with a knife you can have it all done in 15 minutes, it usually takes me about 25 minutes to get the meal on the table – quicker than the takeaway in both cases! I’ve served it here with a...
Bone broth and stock
If you cook meat on the bone, then you really should be making broth and stock. Bone broth has become the superfood of recent times, but it’s nothing new and it’s so easy to make, especially if you have a slow cooker as you can cook it overnight. It doesn’t really matter if you believe the hype surrounding broths, they taste so good, why wouldn’t you want to enjoy them. Basic broth/stock Depending on how well you strain your bones and vegetables, depends on whether you get a clear...
Black Eyed Peas and Ham
Sometimes you just want a big bowl of comfort food, and these Black Eyed Peas and Ham are for those days. Serve over baby spinach and you can call it a healthy dinner!
Mac n Cheese Breakfast Leftovers Style
If you’ve got any leftovers from breakfast this bank holiday, how about this decadent Mac n Cheese recipe?
March 2018 shop local
It has been quite a challenging month trying to continue to shop local whilst not having a kitchen
No Shop Bean Stew
When you can’t be bothered to shop or cook this No Shop Bean Stew is so easy, it uses ingredients you will already have in the house, and you can eat it from a bowl on the sofa too!
Suitable for vegetarians and vegans, yet hearty enough for any meat eating carnivore!
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