Tag Archives: Dinner

Gluten-Free Burger on Flaxseed Focaccia

Being gluten-intolerant, my husband has to avoid most ready-made burgers so I decided to quickly knock up a batch to keep in the freezer for him. I turned a few slices of gluten-free bread into breadcrumbs and dried them in … Continue reading

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Chinese Duck Bowl

I usually find plum sauce too sweet for me but the sauce for this dish is one of the nicest sauces I have tasted;  sweet and spicy yet with a sharpness that goes so well with the duck.  It is … Continue reading

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Chicken Curry Gurkha Style

This recipe takes a little longer to prepare than some, but it is well worth the effort.  Although the meat could be marinated for just an hour, leaving it overnight, or just for a few hours, lets the flavours really … Continue reading

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Chicken with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

I’ve been doing a lot of slow-cooking lately as I am stocking up the freezer for my husband whilst I am away, and it also means that I don’t have to spend too much time in the kitchen during this … Continue reading

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Stuffed Mushrooms #2

After the success of making stuffed mushrooms recently using leek, tomato and pine nuts, I decided to make a different filling using ingredients I had in the kitchen.   These turned our really well with their slightly African taste from the … Continue reading

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Chicken Fajitas with a difference!

I often make Chicken Fajitas using up left-over meat from a roast chicken so when I saw this recipe recently, I really wanted to try it out.  It seemed so easy to leave it bubbling away for seven hours in … Continue reading

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Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is a Mediterranean vegetarian dish traditionally made of tomatoes, finely chopped parsley, mint, bulgur and onion, and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt. This recipe uses lentils rather than bulgur so it is gluten-free for those who … Continue reading

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Spicy Steak with Sweetcorn Mash

We’ve never had sweetcorn mash before but we are definitely going to be having it again in the very near future.  It was absolutely delicious.  Sweetcorn kernels always seemed a bit bland to me but with the spring onions and … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato / Chickpea Buddha Bowl

I think I’m in love …………………………. My friends laugh at me as I enthuse about food so much, but I cannot say enough about my enjoyment and excitement at finding recipes for Buddha Bowls. Nothing religious or political about them, … Continue reading

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Moroccan-Spiced Fruity Pork

I discovered this recipe in a Sainsburys Magazine and it has been sitting in my ‘recipe’ drawer for a number of weeks.    Now, I wonder why I didn’t make it sooner as the flavour of this casserole is wonderful – … Continue reading

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