Ox heart is not something you see every day in the average (super)market, but when you do, it is definitely worth snapping up. As a member of the offal family, it comes dirt cheap, but it can be prepared in…
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Sharing Sunday dinner
We’ve got a friend who lives on his own and has recently had surgery on his hand. How could we not invite him over for Sunday dinner, even if it means my other half will have to drive out to…
Stuffed Butternut Squash
So called ‘winter squash’ is one of my favourite fall and winter foods. (It is actually harvested in autumn.) The main characteristic that distinguishes it from ‘summer squash’ is the density of the flesh. Summer squashes are light and watery, storing briefly…
Tagged with: Beef, Easy preparation, Gluten-free, Leftovers, Small portions, Squash
Posted in Autumn, Eating seasonally, Leftovers, Recipes
Posted in Autumn, Eating seasonally, Leftovers, Recipes
Beefy Celery Soup
I don’t often make celery soup. It’s not that I dislike celery; on the contrary, we eat it all the time. It’s just that we usually eat it raw with other veggies, accompanying a sandwich or a cheese plate. But…
Tagged with: Beef, Carrots, Celery, Ginger, Gluten-free, Potatoes, Small portions, Soup, Stock, Vegetables
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Leftovers, Recipes
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Leftovers, Recipes
Beef Stew to Warm up with
It is the middle of May and therefore smack in the middle of spring as I write this, but it feels much more like winter with a howling gale and sheeting rain. So I’m in the mood for warming food.…
Tagged with: Asian spices, Beef, Carrots, Chilli pepper, Economical cuts, Mushrooms, Slow cooker, Tahini, Vegetables, Winter recipes
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Recipes
Posted in Kitchen Economy, Recipes
Warm Beef and Leek Salad
This is a quick and easy leftovers dish, and it’s a good way to use up funny shaped pieces and bitty bits of leftover meat. Serves two. Ingredients: 1 Leek A few ounces Leftover roast beef 1 tablespoon Finely chopped ginger…
Braised Oxtail
To my knowledge, I only ever ate oxtail once when I was growing up, when our Filipino exchange student’s grandmother was visiting and doing all the cooking around graduation time. Next to all the other exotic foods we sampled, it…
Tagged with: Beef, Market shopping, Menus, Slow cooker, Stock, Vegetables, Winter recipes
Posted in Recipes
Posted in Recipes
Natures perfect food
Beautiful squashes from our allotment
Party pizzaz
Beans!
Disasters happen!
Braided wreath and baskets of ‘Easter bread’
Parsnips are great winter vegetables!
