With this chilly weather the slow cooker comes into its own for warming dishes to ward off the chill. Making the most of the seasonal veg, my slow cooker lamb and savoy cabbage casserole is easy to make and perfect to serve up to the […]
This month Crock-Pot UK challenged me to try out one of their recipes in a new hinged lid slow cooker and see how I got on with it. As it is October this marks the start of slow cooker season, also known as Crocktober, when […]
How has the summer flown by so quickly? Do I really need to get organised for the kids going back to school already? When will the Indian Summer arrive? Just some of the random thoughts that pass through my head when I see it is […]
Where I am currently on holiday in a small beach town in France, I’m surrounded by fresh produce. The indoor market opens every day and inside you can buy fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, patisserie, meat, fish and seafood as well as ready prepared dishes […]
Summer is the time for quick and easy light meals, whether for lunch or supper, and to make the most of summer produce it is good to use seasonal vegetables which are at their peak. I picked these broad beans at the local pick your […]
While I’m a big fan of pulled pork it can be a bit heavy and fatty in the summer, and a big joint of meat can be expensive. My tangy slow cooker pork fillet is the perfect recipe to combat both of these problems, the […]
I just love the bright colours of this dish! I usually buy normal orange sweet potatoes, which of course would work just as well in this dish, but tried out a purple sweet potato this time, so colourful. A veggie stew full of goodness is […]
Spicy and warming, this slow cooker coconut beef curry bubbles away in the slow cooker, the beef softening and flavours gently developing over the hours. Packed full of vegetables too, the butternut squash thickens the sauce naturally so there is no need to use a […]
