Vegetable soup


When the nights are drawing in there is nothing like the aroma of a good soup to warm the cockles […]

Tags: butternut squash, soup, soups, vegan, vegetable soup, and vegetarian recipes.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Side order, and Supper.  

Prep time: 15 minutes  Cook time: 1 hour

Pork burgers with harissa mayo & chilli jam


Plays on a family favourite with excellent results. Pork works better than beef in pulling in […]

Tags: barbecue, beef burger, chilli jam, harissa paste, pork, pork burgers, and pork mince.

  Cuisines: British, Canadian, French, Middle Eastern, and USA.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 8 minutes

Spicy bean burgers


These burgers are cheap as chips to make but taste great and are an excellent alternative to meat. […]

Tags: bean burgers, kidney beans, legumes, lentils, vegetables, and vegetarian recipes.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, Mexican, and USA.

Prep time: 15 minutes  Cook time: 8 minutes

Pork meat balls


There are many different recipes for meatballs and this one works great with pork mince with all […]

Mum’s pork pie


My mum used to make this every once in a while and it tasted the business. She’d always […]

Tags: chorizio, melton mowbray, pork mince, pork pies, pork recipes, and streaky bacon.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British.

Prep time: 25 minutes  Cook time: 50 minutes

Pasta Carbonara


There is an ongoing argument that this dish should not have cream in it, but if you’ve got […]

Tags: bacon lardons, Italian recipes, pasta dishes, and spaghetti carbonara.

  Cuisines: British and Italian.

Prep time: 5 minutes  Cook time: 20 minutes

Meat & potato loaf


Again this was a dish I cobbled together, using the remains of a joint of beef, a few spuds […]

Tags: babeque sauce, bat out of hell, leftovers, Meat loaf, roast beef, roastt pork, sunday lunch, and sunday roast.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, French, Italian, and USA.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 1 hour

Spaghetti Bolognese


This is one of those recipes which has evolved over the years, becoming equally British, with our […]

Tags: italian, italian recipes. tomato sauce, pasta dishes, spag bole, and spaghetti bolognese.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British and Italian.

Prep time: 20 minutes  Cook time: 45 minutes

Risotto with smoked bacon, roasted squash, peas & green pesto.


To get the best of any Risotto it’s essential to use a medium grain rice like Arborio which […]

Tags: arborio rice, italian, and risotto.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, and Supper.   Cuisines: British, Italian, and Spanish.

Prep time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 20 minutes

Green Pesto


This classic Italian recipe when knocked up at home tastes a million times better than […]

Tags: arborio rice, Italian recipes, pea & mint risotto, pesto, and risotto.

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side order, and Supper.   Cuisines: British and Italian.

Prep time: 5 minutes  Cook time: 0 minutes

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