Hi, I’m Dave. The 3rd born, the younger and older brother of the five. I live in Leicestershire with my amazing family. I have 3 children ranging from 3 to 8 years old. My wife is a full time mummy whilst also working very hard from home. I, like my brother, am also an IT…
Pan fried duck steak with charred courgette and orange parsley salsa
This is a recipe I got from Hello Fresh. Rather tasty. Ingredients Flat leaf parsley – 1 bunch Courgette chopped ,orange half, water for the Bulgar Wheat 300ml ,Chicken stock pot 1, Duck steak depending on size 1 or 2. Honey 1 tbsp water for the Orange salsa 50ml Dukkah Spice mix 1tbsp. Prep time….
About Kate
Hello! I’m Kate, and I’m the youngest of the siblings. The baby of the family, as my Mother would call me. I live in Somerset, in the South-West of the country, with my husband and our 3 year old daughter. But I was born and raised in Kent, and also spent a few years living…
Deliciously Decadent Chicken and Mushroom Pie
This is one of my family’s favourite recipes. The preparation time on this one isn’t quick, so I always choose to prepare on the weekend, rather than a week night. And I now like to make the filling in double quantity and freeze the extra portion for a quick meal on a week day. This recipe lends itself really well…
Christmas is coming II
Vegan Christmas Cake – the baking I wanted to do this yesterday but, you know, life gets in the way sometimes. I used my mixer to gently combine all the margarine and sugary stuff then stirred in the soaked fruit and dry ingredients with a wooden spoon before adding the soya milk, red wine vinegar…
Chicken chow mein – vegan alt in notes
Most chow mein recipes will tell you to use egg noodles. I use non-egg noodles so I do a chicken and a mushroom version, the mushroom one being vegan for my daughter. These dishes are great when topped with Kale crisps. Serves: 4 Ingredients 250g chicken breast, skinless and boneless 450g noodles, straight to wok…
Kale crisps
Thought Kale couldn’t be a tasty snack? Try these and surprise yourself. Great on it’s own or perfect as a topping to a chow mein. Serves: 4 Ingredients 150g fresh kale leaves cut into bitesize strips 1 tbsp olive oil 0.5 tsp salt Method Pre-heat the oven to 180° C / gas mark 4 (160°…
Garlic Mushrooms in 15 minutes
Who loves garlic mushrooms? We do in this household and have them quite often. Why the shop bought ones are OK. These homemade ones are so yummy and very easy to make. You can use any size mushrooms for this but I find button mushrooms work best. You will need some button mushrooms, fresh or…
Easy Cheesy Hash Brown Wraps
This a very quick, cheap and easy snack, with only a few ingredients needed and it will be ready in just 25 minutes. You will need frozen hash browns, a packet of wraps and some grated cheese. Pre-heat oven to 200c. Cook the hash browns for 10 minutes, turn them over and cook for a…
Christmas spiced rice pudding
Yes, it’s only November but I’ve already got my Christmas tree up and fancied a rice pudding with some seasonal flavours so here it is. This is the tough bit…waiting for the dish to finish cooking so I can grab a photo………I’ll watch Pointless for a bit I think. Serves: 4 Ingredients 200g pudding rice…
