Food For Thought recipe – Sirloin steak with boulangere potatoes

November 7, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Did you know that on average Brits take just 26 seconds appreciating their recipes before tucking in? That’s probably how long it takes to take your plate from the kitchen to the dining table and pick up a knife and fork. Today’s blog post is all about slowing down and appreciating our meals more, including a delicious steak recipe to get you started…

How to cook the perfect roast beef

November 26, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Roast beef is a family favourite in the UK, especially on a Sunday, and I just love it combined with crispy roast potatoes and puffy yorkshire puddings. The only trouble is, I’ve often found roasting joints to be particularly difficult to cook. They can take hours to roast and I inevitably end up with a […]

Pieday Friday Recipe – Pressure cooker beef & Guinness stew

October 7, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Last weekend I cooked Sunday lunch for the family. But it wasn’t just any Sunday lunch, oh no. It was the ultimate autumnal stew recipe, with the flakiest beef and the tastiest gravy you’ve ever tried. And it only took 30 minutes to cook. How? I used a pressure cooker (that I was kindly gifted) […]

Pieday Friday – Beef & Pancetta Lasagne

April 10, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Today I’d like to share with you a delicious lasagne recipe that I tried out over the bank holiday weekend. My husband and I actually baked this dish together on Easter Sunday and were tucking into the tasty Italian treat by lunchtime, and let me tell you – it was amazing! I’m not blowing my […]

The Great British Bake Off ~ My recipe for beef & ale pie

September 3, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

Today I’m a little later than usual sharing my recipe for the Great Blogger Bake Off, but here it finally is! Today I’m enjoying a delicious beef and ale pie which I’ve made (with a lot of help from my husband – the king of beef!) using a great local ale and tasty seasonal ingredients to […]

Happy Shrove Tuesday – How to make a main meal with pancakes

February 12, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I love Shrove Tuesday and every year I say to myself, “why don’t I eat more pancakes all year round?” I love them and can easily eat a dozen on pancake day – I’ve already had a couple for lunch today! But pancakes can get a bit boring with just lemon and sugar (although I will definitely be […]

Pieday Friday – Slow-cooked beefy pie for USA’s National Pie Day

January 25, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

It was National Pie Day on Wednesday this week! Unfortunately, it was the American National Pie Day, but I didn’t let that stop me making this yummy meaty pie for our dinner to celebrate (do I ever really need an excuse to bake a pie?!) The meat in this pie is super-tender and flakes apart […]

Classic Sunday Roast Beef – Yummy Yorkie Wraps Recipe

June 3, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

This is one of my favourite Sunday dinners inspired by a meal in our local student pub when we lived in Lancashire and I’m sure you’ll love it too! This meal is essentially thinly sliced roast beef wrapped in a massive flat yorkshire pud with chips (or roasties if you prefer) and peas with a big glug […]