Food Cheats

If I want to make a simple quiche, whatever the base or if it’s a crustless quiche, then I’ll typically fall back on the recipe I’ve been using

Since Christmas I’ve been fancying a chocolate trifle – I had planned to buy myself a chocolate trifle as a Christmas treat, but in the end I bought

Can you microwave frozen fishcakes?  Cooking for one, or in a hurry, sometimes you just want to get the job done!  The instructions on the packet say they

When I want to give baked beans an extra kick, I’ll make a simple chilli beans recipe that I first saw in a small recipe booklet I bought

Section V of the vintage Atora Suet Recipes Book covers “Puddings that can be served hot or cold” – who would’ve thought you could serve a cold suet

With most recipes telling you to brown chicken first, then add it to the crock pot, can you put raw chicken in the slow cooker right from the

Falcon enamel dishes are so strong and versatile, I’ve always been a fan.  Having recently started buying more family sized pies, which I cut into quarters (OK, sometimes

This simple and tasty pizza toastie was put together using my handy DIY Pizza Mix box of pizza toppings used as a toastie filling!  I just wanted a

There are about 20 baked puddings recipes in the 1950s vintage Atora Suet recipe book.  Below I’ve typed out the ingredients for each one.  I bought this book recently

The best beef burgers are cooked over a flaming fire, a barbecue, or fried in a frying pan, or grilled under a nice hot grill – but sometimes

I picked up a pack of The Village Bakery Burger Buns, seeded and sliced – I’ve never actually bought burger buns before, so I’ve no idea how that

You can make Welsh rarebit in a microwave, but it’s much better if you then take that extra stage and place the Welsh rarebit under the grill so