A traditional Lancashire hotpot uses lamb kidneys but I am not a big fan of offal so have left them out and made it more like a really great lamb casserole that has a crunchy potato topping. There is a really great hotpot version made with Chicken which you should...
Bangers and mash with a tomato and onion gravy is the easiest and tastiest recipe thanks to tinned tomato and onion mix. You can use pork or beef sausages, tastes just as good. You really must give this a try, it will become a regular in your household, simple tasty...
Winter just shouts Oxtail stew and this Oxtail slow cooker recipe is fantastic, it takes the better part of a day to cook so put it on to cook on Saturday for your Sunday lunch and give it a gentle heat about 2 hours before serving. The meat is incredibly tender and...
This has got to be one of the easiest recipes for slow cookers or crockpots and is quite delicious if I don't say so myself. It is one of those recipes that you should keep and use as weekend hassle free recipe where you just don't want to spend much time in the...
If there was ever a way to get kids to eat their veggies then this has got to be it. It's a potato bake version which includes a whole lot of other vegetables with a very tasty and creamy sauce topped off with cheese. It's a vegetarian meal on its own and you could...
This is a really great meal that is truly effortless. You can quite easily add all sorts of things to it like extra mushrooms or bacon pieces. It is serious comfort food and being a fan of broccoli, this one is a keeper for me. (serve 4 hungry people) What you need...
Cottage pie is comfort food personified and this recipe uses chunks of lamb as opposed to mince which makes it more like a great chunky lamb stew with a baked mash crust. It's really tasty and a complete meal. (6 people easily) What you need 2kg lamb leg meat cut into...
This is a real treat for those who love that pea and bacon combination. The chicken pieces turn out tender with a hint of the bacon flavour and combined with peas, well what can I say, it's a combination made in heaven. (4 people) What you need 200g bacon chopped very...
While on a mission to find something really different in a casserole I came across this fabulous recipe which uses canellini beans and fennel. Fennel is rarely used in SA for some reason and the combinations here really work well. The best part is that it is really a...
Oh wow, this one you just have to try, It's quick to prepare and something really different and impressive. It is reputedly from a very famous Chinese restaurant in Sydney and I can tell you will not dissapoint it's perfect for winter and the flavor is so unexpected...
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