This is a pub classic and really easy to make at home! I have used less cheese in my version but feel free to load your one with as much as you like!!! Ingredients: Tortilla chips (I used the M&S tortilla chips) Cheese Jalepeno peppers (I used the Old El Paso pickled peppers) Method: PlaceContinue reading “Cheesy Nachos”
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Eggless Oat Pancakes
Mr. Mack has been excited about Shrove Tuesday and pancakes for the past month. So I decided to make some for breakfast today. I like to add Oats as I like to think it makes them every so slightly healthier (after yesterday’s indulgence in Carrot Cupcakes I think we need to be good today). MyContinue reading “Eggless Oat Pancakes”
French Toast
This is a a dish I make for brunch sometimes. An easy recipe with two ingredients and tastes fab. Try it. Ingredients: Eggs Bread Slices Salt and Pepper to taste Oil for frying Method: Whisk the eggs, salt and pepper in a bowl. Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture. Heat a little oilContinue reading “French Toast”
Carrot Cupcakes
Whenever someone had a milestone birthday or celebrations at my previous workplace they ordered carrot cakes from the canteen (the kitchen staff baked the cake in-house!). Lovely, moist and loaded with nuts, an absolute delight, the most delicious ones ever. I have liked carrot cakes ever since and I have tried them at many bakeriesContinue reading “Carrot Cupcakes”
Chicken and Pepper Pasta
So Mr. Mack has been cooking again and this is one of his favorites (and now mine too!). Here is the recipe is his own words. Ingredients: Chicken breasts (500g) 1 Onion 1 Green Pepper Oil Penne pasta (250 g) 1 bottle M&S Made in Italian Pasta sauce Method: Chop the onions, and then fryContinue reading “Chicken and Pepper Pasta”
Shepherd’s Pie
So today’s dish is Shepherd’s Pie. We are going to use Coleman’s Shepherd’s Pie Mix to save some time (and amplify the flavours). So I doubled the recipe as was cooking in bulk and made two pies as you can see from the collage of pics of the cooking process), but have listed the recipeContinue reading “Shepherd’s Pie”
Basic Pesto
This is simple pesto with great flavours. Ingredients: 1 bunch Basil (25 gms) 2 cloves of garlic 2 handfuls of pine nuts Olive Oil Method: Coarsely grind all ingredients except olive oil in a mixer. Remove to a bowl and add olive oil. Pesto is ready to be served.
French Onion Soup
I taste this soup (rather sneaked a couple of spoonfuls from Mr. Mack’s bowl) in Cornwall last October and fell in love with the flavours. Per usual I googled the recipe and found traditionally it is made with strong beef stock, but in my version I have used chicken stock and it tastes just right.Continue reading “French Onion Soup”
Wraps with Cheesy Prawn Filling
So I had tortillas left over from making wraps last week and I decided to experiment with a prawn filling along with my favourite piccerella peppers, the result was a delightfully tasty, moreish treat that is ready in less than 30 minutes (prep and cooking time included). Ingredients: Ingredients: 310 gms raw Prawns (I usedContinue reading “Wraps with Cheesy Prawn Filling”
Chicken Sukka
Traditional South Indian Chicken dish, with roasted coconut and spices. Sukka mean dry so this is a dry preparation and is served with chapattis, rice roti or rice and dal. Here is the original recipe in my sister’s own words. It is a little involved and calls for a lot of whole spices but theContinue reading “Chicken Sukka”
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