I’d never really got the whole chocaholic thing – I like the stuff but I don’t actively seek it out and if I had to forego it forever it really wouldn’t bother me much.
Ask me to give up bread and cheese, however, and you’d have a fight on your hands. Continue reading →
This is a good way of using up cold beef left over from the Sunday joint if, like me, your eyes are bigger than your tummy and you ordered half a cow.
We had a three rib roast from the excellent Cratfield Beef and fed five people (with seconds), had it cold next day, made a stir fry with broccoli (check out the original recipe at One Man’s Meat) and still had enough left to make meatballs for six or seven people. That’s what I call value for money.
This works equally well with leftover lamb. If you want to make the meatballs from scratch, use good quality beef or lamb mince. Continue reading →
Everybody’s writing Christmas recipes, which is lovely, but I really don’t think the world needs another step-by-step account of how to roast a turkey.
If, however, you want to spice up the leftovers come Boxing Day, here are some recipes which should light a fire under your family, in the nicest possible way. Continue reading →