Guest Post: Quorn Mince Bolognese

This guest post is from Tony Lane, he of Tony’s Thoughts, geek, book reviewer, and all-round nice guy. For a nice change, here is a vegetarian recipe. ~ ~ ~ ~ I’m going to start this by saying that I’m not a vegetarian/vegan/pescetarian and nor do I have any plans to be. My wife on…

BBQ Beef Burger

BBQ Beef Burgers with Candied Bacon and Crispy Onion

Inspired by the Wicked Good Burger book I reviewed this weekend, I decided to rustle up burgers for dinner. I didn’t follow one of the recipes from the book, but made my own. I took some lean minced beef, and added some of 14 Spice Dry Rub as flavouring. I accompanied that with some candied…

Meatballs and Pasta

I have a chest freezer, and it is quite large, and because of that I have trouble filling it. When I can, I try to make  recipes ahead, or make extra then freeze some. One of my favourite make-ahead meals is meatballs. It’s a really simple recipe, and if doubled up, can keep you in…

Pizza dough

Chicken Carbonara Pizza

My husband came to me the other day saying that someone had mentioned they had Carbonara Pizza and that it was awesome. I was intrigued. He then mentioned they bought it from a supermarket which we don’t have near by. Darn. That’s ok, I told him. I will make one. Surely it’s just a carbonara…

chicken and broccoli pasta bake

Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake

We have been eating quite a lot of rich food lately, so I wanted to make something fairly simple but still tasty this weekend. A delicious and creamy pasta bake was just the ticket. Most of the ingredients were pre-cooked prior to going in the oven-proof dish, so once the cheesy sauce is added it…

Haddock Margarita

Haddock Margarita with Pan Roasted Potatoes

One of the downsides of watching food programs on the Food Network is that at any given moment, your husband points at the screen yelling ‘That! I want that!’ This very scenario happened earlier this week. The program in question was ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ and they were at a place called Italian Express Pizzeria,…