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Italian Nonna’s Penicillin Soup

Italian Nonna’s Penicillin soup (Sometimes call Nonna’s Italian Penicillin Soup) is exactly what you need when you’re feeling under the weather, you’re cold, or sad or just need a hug! Made with vegetables, chicken and tiny pasta shapes, this will have you on your feet in no time!

10 Must-have herbs and spices for your perfect spice rack

Spice Rack Essentials. What herbs and spices should I buy for my perfect spice rack?

How to think like a cook!

 How to think like a cook (for beginners!) If you're completely new to cooking it all may seem really daunting. You get swamped by recipes and cooking videos. Now recipes are fabulous for what they are, a guide to recreate a dish that someone has already made. I want...

9 Things I would never buy, and the reasons why!

Here are some things I would never buy and the reasons why Pre-made packet flavouring mixes I never buy pre-made packet flavouring mixes for things like shepherd's pie or sausage casserole.  Why? Usually, all they are is a mix of herbs and spices, with a little added...

Kitchen Cupboard Staples – 12 useful ingredients to keep in your kitchen cupboard

Kitchen Cupboard Staples - here are 12 useful ingredients to keep in your kitchen cupboard. Here are some of the kitchen cupboard staples I always keep in stock. This isn't an exhaustive list, or we'd be here all day, and I'd be like the best from the east coming back...

Easy American Pancakes Recipe

If you want a tasty but rather indulgent breakfast or brunch idea, this fluffy American pancakes recipe is just the ticket! Serve the pancakes with lashings of crispy streaky bacon and maple syrup, or add a dusting of icing sugar and your favourite fresh fruit and honey if you’re feeling more virtuous!

Easy Broccoli and King Prawn Risotto Recipe

Broccoli and King Prawn Risotto Recipe This gorgeous summery broccoli and king prawn risotto recipe is perfect when you need something quick and easy that tastes fantastic but takes minimal effort!  I added courgette for a little extra flavour,  but you can leave that...

Quick and Easy Tagliatelle Carbonara Recipe

This quick and easy tagliatelle carbonara recipe uses simple ingredients which are combined to make a comforting dinner suitable for any night of the week. Serve with a side salad and lashings of crusty garlic bread. If you don't have tagliatelle, you can use...

Delicious Roast Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe

Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe If you have any leftover chicken from a roast chicken dinner, or some leftover cooked chicken thighs or legs you can make a tasty roast chicken salad sandwich. This is perfect with a little salad cream and a cup of tea. You could toast...

Quick and Easy Ginger Biscuit Recipe

Quick and easy Ginger Biscuit recipe These ginger biscuits are quick and easy to make. They make the perfect accompaniment to a steaming hot cup of tea on a cosy autumn afternoon and are fast enough to make if you discover that you have friends and family on the way...

Chicken and Green Pesto Pasta Recipe

Chicken and Green Pesto Pasta Recipe Succulent pieces of chicken are combined with tangy green pesto and zingy parmesan cheese in this delicious chicken and green pesto pasta recipe. This recipe is inspired by a dish my daughter once ate in an Italian restaurant. I...

The best egg sandwich recipe

This egg sandwich recipe is perfect for packed lunches and picnics. You could add salad cream or mayo, or watercress, cress, crispy bacon bits or prawns to make it taste extra special.

Soup Maker Ham and lentil Soup

Soup Maker Ham and lentil Soup

This delicious soup is a perfect way of using up leftover ham. The lentils are packed with protein and fibre which makes the soup very filling. This recipe is for the soup maker but there is absolutely no reason why you couldn't also do it in an ordinary sauce pan...

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Slow Cooker Cottage Pie Recipe

Slow Cooker Cottage Pie Recipe

There's nothing quite like a big bowl of slow cooker cottage pie to warm you up on a cold, rainy winters night. Delicious minced beef and onions are slow cooked with carrots, celery and herbs and finished with gravy. This is topped with piles of creamy mashed potato...

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Soup maker Celeriac and Sweet Potato soup

Soup maker Celeriac and Sweet Potato soup

This celeriac and sweet potato soup is made in less than 20 minutes in a soup maker. The sweetness of the sweet potato are complemented by the tang of the celery and the warmth of the celeriac. The addition of a little ground white pepper gives the dish a warm twist....

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9 Top Tips for Using A Soup Maker

9 Top Tips for Using A Soup Maker

Here are 9 Top Tips for using a Soup Maker. Soup makers are great, once you've figured out how to work them! Allowing you to get on with doing other things whilst it makes delicious, nutritious soup in 19-26 minutes makes it wonderfully convenient. It is also a great...

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Apple Crumble Recipe

Apple Crumble Recipe

Apple Crumble is the ultimate comfort food. Buttery crumble topping complements the tartness of the apples. Serve with lashings of steaming hot custard or with a generous drizzle of fresh cream. 

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How to make Apple Sauce

How to make Apple Sauce

Apple sauce is a fantastic accompaniment to Roast Chicken and Roast Pork. The subtle tang of the apples is complemented with the sweetness of the sugar. It's very easy to make and only has three ingredients. Bramley apples, sugar and a splash of water.  Ingredients...

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Quick and Easy Pancake Recipe

Quick and Easy Pancake Recipe

Pancakes make a great weekend brunch dish. They're quick and simple to prepare and can be served plain as they are or with whatever toppings you'd like. There's no need to serve them just on pancake day!  Ingredients 5 heaped tablespoonsful of plain flour pinch of...

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Slow Cooked Pulled Pork

Slow Cooked Pulled Pork

Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork Recipe Pulled pork is soft, melt in your mouth pork, which is so tender it simply falls to bits with a fork. Covered in tangy barbeque sauce and served in a bread bun with crunchy coleslaw and a crispy salad. Add some corn on the cob and you...

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Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables

Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables

Roasted Vegetables  If you have any vegetables that need using up, this recipe is ideal. Serve as a side dish or have on its own. It also makes a great base for pasta sauces and soups and is great mixed with cous cous.  There are no hard and fast rules, you...

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Easy Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

Easy Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe

Easy Victoria Sponge Cake recipe Victoria Sponge cake is very easy to make and is very versatile. Light, vanilla sponge cake is sandwiched with tasty raspberry jam and fluffy buttercream, finished with a light dusting of icing sugar. A perfect tea time treat for all...

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Easy All-Butter Shortbread Biscuit Recipe

Easy All-Butter Shortbread Biscuit Recipe

Easy All-Butter Shortbread Biscuit Recipe This  easy all-butter shortbread biscuit recipe has a rich, buttery flavour and a crisp texture, perfect for having with a cup of your favourite coffee or a cup of tea.  They are great given as presents to friends and keep...

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How do I make my stew taste better?

How do I make my stew taste better?

Have you been making stews and found that they're a bit bland or watery or not quite as flavoursome as you'd hoped? If so here are some tips for making your stews tasty and have your family begging you for more!  Choose your ingredients wisely Whilst having lean meat...

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Creamy Mashed Potato Recipe

Creamy Mashed Potato Recipe

.Creamy mashed potatoes are the perfect accompaniment to slow-cooked beef and tomato stew, savoury mince or sausages. They form the basis of fish cakes and are the topping for fish pies, cottage pies and shepherds pies. Whilst you can get pre-made or frozen mashed...

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Slow Cooked Spicy Beef and Tomato Stew

Slow Cooked Spicy Beef and Tomato Stew

This spicy, warming tomato and beef stew is just what you need on a cold winters night. The paprika and chilli give it a little kick and the beef, tomatoes and carrots give it a sense of robustness. It feels like all is well in the world when this hits your plate...

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Sunshine Stew with King Prawns and Chorizo

Sunshine Stew with King Prawns and Chorizo

 Warming and spicy, this rice based dish is just what you need whenever you wish you were sitting on a sunny beach. Using succulent King Prawns and the gentle heat of Spicy chorizo, melded with tomatoes, chilli and bell peppers this will bring a sense of sunshine into...

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Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Having a steaming bowl of noodles swimming in a beautiful, warming stock not only raises the spirit it warms the heart! There's nothing much more comforting than having a big bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup when you're feeling stuffed up with cold, or when you need a...

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Sweet Chilli Chicken legs

Sweet Chilli Chicken legs

 Sweet Chilli Chicken Legs Succulent chicken legs, cooked in a sweet chilli sauce. This super easy recipe is ideal when you've got limited energy but still want something warming and a bit spicy. This is great served hot with a jacket potato or cold in a salad....

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Mama Coops

I love cooking! I'm hoping that by sharing some of my cooking wisdom, recipes and tips with you you'll come to love cooking as much as I do! When I'm not cooking and writing, I love spending time with my family and my cat and reading crime novels