Are you looking for a delicious way to serve beef brisket, that’s also really easy to make too? Step in slow cooker pulled beef with harissa! Harissa paste gives a gentle kick and cherry tomatoes and chopped green peppers add texture and colour to brighten […]
This weekend I decided to make slow cooker mac and cheese so I could make the dish earlier in the day and then forget about it, and so it would be ready for our meal later in the day. Find out how I got on […]
So my latest slow cooker cake was a slow cooker red velvet cake! Red velvet cake of course is a rich chocolate cake with a vibrant red colour, often with buttercream or cream cheese icing. My version has an easy vanilla buttercream icing which takes minutes […]
Mellow autumn has arrived with all the delicious apples and blackberries that have now finished ripening and so now clamour to be used in the kitchen. What better than to bake a blackberry and apple cake to make the most of them, and to make […]
The main reason I use my slow cooker so much is because it means I can do the food preparation in the morning or just earlier in the day, and then leave the food cooking all day so it is ready at dinner time. In […]
When the craving hits for afternoon tea, you can’t beat a cream scone, and at this time of year summer fruits are a lovely addition. Well that was what I thought until I made a giant blueberry cream scone, which has to be the ultimate […]
So pleased that the summer is on its way; I have seedlings growing to be planted in my raised beds in the garden and the summer fruit is nearly at its juicy best. All those berries will be delicious when baked into a pie is […]
If you love fresh mango and red chillis and want a tasty spiced main dish I have just the thing. My slow cooker mango chilli chicken recipe is easy to make, full of flavour and wonderful served with rice and naan breads to dip in […]
Isn’t it great when the summer fruits are back in the shops, and the weather warms up. While I love summer fruit just as it is, with Greek yoghurt and in overnight oats too, it is also wonderful in cake form, particularly in a slow […]
Its that time of year again when, if you have young children like me, your kitchen fills up with chocolate eggs that just don’t seem to get eaten! My children lose interest after the first couple of Easter eggs, so we end up with them […]
Have you baked bread in your slow cooker before? I find you can get a really good crust so I use my slow cooker for bread quite often. It is great to be able to make soup in one slow cooker and a loaf of […]
As Easter is approaching it was time to find a new Creme egg treat to enjoy. How about a slow cooker Creme egg shortbread I thought to myself. As you no doubt know by now if you read my blog occasionally, I do like slow […]
