Food Cheats

You can microwave neeps and tatties in minutes and with the minimum of prep effort and time at all. They are simply swede and potatoes, so it’s perfectly

Did you know you can start to cook your chilli con carne in the slow cooker even if you’ve not got all the ingredients?  Sometimes I’ve got half

Today I’m cooking some sprouting potatoes.  Some people wonder if cooking sprouting potatoes is safe or if they’re poisonous.  Trust me, they’ll be fine! I bought supermarket potatoes

I’ve been eating the same Sainsbury’s baked beans for several years now – their reduced sugar and salt variety, bought in packs of four usually.  Recently though I’ve

I’ve had to buy a bag of the Aldi Champion Frozen Hash Browns because I really want hash browns for breakfast and it’s been nearly a month since

Today I’m using the slow cooker to make a simple Lobbin Beef Stew – which I’ll serve with dumplings.  I might add the dumplings to the slow cooker

These are 3 minute quick chocolate cornflake crispies made in a poach pod as I can make just one or two of them and not be too greedy!  I

Spaghetti hoops on toast with cheddar cheese is a meal I pull from what I call my essential stash of “Meals in a Tin”.  Living alone, I’ve always

This frozen mince recipe is one I put together when I just want a quick meal – I make spaghetti bolognese in the microwave because it’s really quick

A quick lunch, to eat at home or wrap and take with me, is a cherry tomato, egg and salad cream roll, using nice big soft rolls! I

This slow cooker pulled beef was the last portion of the beef brisket I cooked in the slow cooker awhile ago and had frozen.  In an effort to

It takes just a couple of hours (including jelly setting time) to produce this chocolate and mandarin trifle from simple cupboard ingredients – the beauty is that you