Seasonal recipes from your store cupboard
Polenta is made by grinding corn into flour, or meal.Traditionally in Italy, it is the name of the dish not the actual ingredient. It is a rich yellow colour, with a slightly sweet flavour and is available in different grades ranging from coarse to fine. It can be cooked to be creamy and thick, or allowed to …
During the “lockdown” days we are experiencing, I have been trying to ring the changes for breakfast to give us a more exciting start to the day. Personally I am not a lover of eggs in any way but my husband loves his scrambled, in a cheese omelette or frittata and mostly as a straightforward …
Have you got some puff pastry over from making that pie? would you like something ready in the freezer for that lunchtime snack/ picnic hamper/ unexpected visitor for drinks or simply a quick and easy bite for when you are busy gardening/decorating ….. or simply hungry!!! Raiding the fridge usually turns up some perfect fillings …
Just a few ideas to use up all those bits of leftover filo pastry You can make them bite-size and you get a lot from a small amount of pastry. I have a 24 mini bun tin which gives a perfect size for canapés. They can be sweet or savoury and can be frozen before …
Why not make these as a change from a traditional sausage roll. I often make these using vegetarian burgers as well as with a meat burger. They are full of flavour with a coarse texture. These are a great way of having a burger without the bap. You can also use meatballs.
I call this pot luck soup but perhaps “what is left in the fridge” soup would be better! I hate waste, obviously we all have to throw some bits away occasionally and you have to be conscious of sell by dates. I fancied some soup for my lunch and looking in the fridge there was …