Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Chorizo Soup Recipe

This delicious Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Chorizo soup recipe is perfect for an Autumn/ Winter day after a long crisp walk. I added a little finely chopped fresh red chilli to mine to give it a little extra kick but you can leave this out if you like or add more if...

Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole Recipe

This warming, hearty slow cooker sausage casserole recipe is perfect for a cool Autumn or Winter day. Choose a good quality butchers style sausage for best res

Spicy Curried Cauliflower Soup Recipe

Spicy Curried Cauliflower Soup Recipe. This easy to make curried cauliflower soup is just perfect for cooler autumn days when you need something to warm you up!  I roasted the cauliflower florets in the oven to start off with, although if time is short you could...

Lemony Lemon Cake recipe

Lemony Lemon Cake recipe. This zingy lemon cake is moist and tangy with a lemony topping that cuts through the sweetness of the cake

Pot Luck Salad Recipe

Pot luck salad – this versatile and hearty protein packed salad is versatile and fantastic for those days when you’ve not got much time

Chicken Pie Recipe

This delicious chicken pie is a great way to use up leftover chicken and is quick and easy to make. Perfect for a quick weekday dinne

Stir-fried Garlic Brussels Sprouts

Stir-fried garlic brussels sprouts make a wonderful accompaniment to winter dishes like beef stews or bangers and mash. If you’re not feeding vegans and vegetarians add a little crispy bacon or pancetta to make it extra nice.

Summer Minestrone Soup

Summer Minestrone Soup is perfect for lunch on a summers day.

A light, tasty soup packed with Mediterranean vegetables, tomato and basil, serve with a crusty French stick or some garlic and herb croutons.

Top Money Saving tips

Are you looking for tips on saving money on your weekly food shop? Look no further! Here are my top tips for saving time, energy and money on your food shops.Go shopping in your own cupboards, fridge and freezer Before you go to the shops, have a good look through...

All-butter Orange Mince Pies

Ingredients 1 jar of mincemeat. The juice and finely grated rind of 1 orange227g of butter (you're supposed to use unsalted but I prefer salted) 454g of Self-Raising Flour Icing sugar to dust. Method Cut the butter into small chunks and rub it into the flour either...

Roasted Garlic and Tomato Soup Recipe

This delicious roasted garlic and tomato soup combines the mellowness of the roasted garlic with the freshness of the vine-ripened tomatoes to create a wonderfully warming and uplifting soup.      Roasted garlic is one of the most amazing flavours known to...

Super quick and easy lentil soup recipe

Lentil Soup is a wonderfully versatile soup. If you don't have much time it can be made quickly and easily by pretty much throwing a handful of washed lentils, some stock, a finely chopped onion and some herbs into a pan and simmering until the lentils go fluffy. If...
Super quick and easy lentil soup recipe

Super quick and easy lentil soup recipe

Lentil Soup is a wonderfully versatile soup. If you don't have much time it can be made quickly and easily by pretty much throwing a handful of washed lentils, some stock, a finely chopped onion and some herbs into a pan and simmering until the lentils go fluffy. If...

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Chicken and Leek soup

Chicken and Leek soup

A wonderfully light soup which can use leftover chicken from a roast dinner. Done in the soup maker, this soup only takes 26 minutes to cook If you prefer you can do it in a saucepan instead, simmering the soup until the leeks, carrots, onions and celery are lovely...

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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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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.  Ingredients For the Crumble Topping 250g of Self Raising Flour 125g of...

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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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