Beef Jerky

Beef Jerky

About 12 months ago, I bought a dehydrator so that I could dry iced cookies quicker in order to get on that all important second layer of detail. I justified the expense (which wasn’t that huge actually) to my husband saying that we could also use to it to dry bananas (he loves the chewy…

Beef Casserole

Although today has been a much brighter day than of late, my mind is still on winter comfort food. On Sundays, I am often out on for a couple of hours in the middle of the day, so something that I can throw in a pot and leave to cook slowly by itself is ideal….

Dean Edwards Mincepiration

Review: Mincepiration by Dean Edwards

Dean Edward’s career as a TV chef began when he appeared in BBC’s Masterchef Goes Large in 2006. Since then, he has had his own series ‘Take on Takeaway’, appeared on ‘This Morning’, and is a regular on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’. Despite his increasing popularity, this is his first cookbook. The theme of the recipes, as…

Beef Goulash (Gulyas)

I am not really a fan of anything with a spicy (chilli) heat to it, but I do like things with a lot of flavour, and the following recipe does not disappoint! Even the large quantity of paprika in this traditional Hungarian dish has its punch toned down by a lovely creamy dollop of sour…