Tag Archives: Ginger

Paneer / Matar Paneer

One thing I have found, living on a small Island is that there are loads of groups around and one I really like is Island Apron. As the name suggests, it is concerning cooking and the other day someone made … Continue reading

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Chicken Chow Mein

I absolutely love this recipe as it can be adapted to use up almost any vegetable in the kitchen: instead of using bok choy, sugar snap peas could be used or green beans, cabbage, spinach or broccoli. Prawns instead of … Continue reading

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Spicy Chicken and Lentils with Baby Tomatoes

I am often to be found cooking quite large amounts so that I can stock up my freezer with ‘ready’ meals for my husband whilst I am away.  Knowing how much he loves spicy food I decided to play around … Continue reading

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Roast Chicken Breast with Bombay Potatoes

This is an ideal dish to prepare in advance, keep in the fridge and just pop in the oven half an hour before you want to eat.  It is also a very easy recipe to increase the ingredients to serve … Continue reading

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African Spiced Salmon on a bed of Ginger, Garlic and Sunflower Seed Spinach

Salmon is such a versatile fish and one of my husband’s favourites.  It can be served with so many different sides but the latest one I tried really tasted great. A huge bag of spinach can always be found in … Continue reading

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Spicy Beef with Broccoli (Slow Cooker)

My husband and I love the Korean Beef I make in the slow cooker,  but when I spotted my local butcher had an offer on rump steak, I decided to make a very similar dish with this but adding some … Continue reading

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Two Cabbage Stir-Fry

With a chicken roasting away in the oven ‘Jamie Oliver’ style sitting on potatoes, carrots and onions, I was left in a quandary as to what vegetables to serve with it. Looking in my vegetable basket I found that I … Continue reading

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Vegetarian “Sushi” Bowl

I saw this recipe early one morning  and immediately knew that it was what I really fancied for dinner that night.   I am not a sushi lover (my husband is) but this recipe captured my taste buds and I added … Continue reading

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Steak with a Ginger Asparagus Mushroom Medley

This is a simple, yet really tasty dish.  The ginger gives such a wonderful flavour to the vegetables yet the full taste of the beautiful steak shines through and the tomatoes add just a touch of sharp sweetness.  No sauce … Continue reading

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Korean Beef (Slow Cooker)

Every-so-often we come across a dish which we keep to one side so that we can cook it for a special occasion, or for when friends come around, or perhaps for Christmas.  This Korean Beef was one such dish and … Continue reading

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