I love cooking from scratch.... if not entirely from scratch, then as much of the dish as possible. We all take shortcuts from time to time, and the one shortcut in this recipe is the pasta. Making pasta from scratch is on my 'to-learn' list. This doesn't detract from what is a great dish! Tasty and simple, a winning combination in my book. I don't do a ...
Simple Recipes
Simple (Partly Slow-Cooked) Chicken & Mushroom Pasty Recipe
I'm not sure whether the word 'pasty' is one that would be recognised internationally, but for anyone living in the UK, it is probably most well-known for its Cornish roots. Pasties are different from pies, but how really I couldn't say for sure. All I know is I wouldn't walk along the English coast eating a pie, but I would a pasty! Pasties originally ...
Making It – Simple Healthy Home-Made Pizza
I am definitely one for building simple family traditions. One that we've been trying out at Chez Wright is cinema night. Saturday night is now Pizza and Popcorn in front of the box (in the wind down to bedtime). Yeah I know TV - shame on me ;-)! But those who follow my blog regularly know that I'm not convinced that TV Ruined Your Life. One for building ...
Making It – A Simple Birthday Cake
After much delay, then frustration at not being able to upload photos, I can finally post my simple birthday cake recipe as promised. Brace yourself this is a long post, but I've included detail that I have gathered from a lot of experience, and countless mistakes. (There should have been more photo's, but Google is having a little fun with me at the ...
Simple Slow Cooked Three Bean & Vegetable Chilli Recipe
Since Twilight Turned Me Vegetarian, this has been one of my favourite slow-cooked recipes. The sundried tomatoes are the secret ingredient that make all the difference. ...
Simple Slow Cooked Chicken and Mushroom Pie Recipe Plus a Wedding Photo
Don't ever presume that the whole of a dish needs to be slow-cooked. There are many recipes that can be part slow-cooked and then finished off in the oven. The laborious part of the dish can be dealt with by your slow cooker as you go about your daily business. As the 'Why Don't You' crew always said 'Go do something less boring instead'. As a fanatical ...
SuperScrimping – Reducing Your Grocery Budget Plus Simple Spaghetti Bolognese
Channel 4 are showing a great series at the moment called SuperScrimpers. I'm loving that being frugal is now considered 'on trend'! Yay! Finally! As one of those that has been part of this growing community for 3 years plus, it's refreshing. What it does mean, however, that as an experienced SuperScrimper the show can't teach me much I don't already ...