Cheese and Onion Tart

Cheese and Onion Tart

by | Feb 23, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Cheese and Onion Tart Today’s recipe, by request, is for Onion Tart. Yet another recipe that I helped develop on the Cheap Family Recipes site. When I wrote this recipe, years ago, in 2013, CFR had disappeared and I made the savoury tart recipe using my notes....
Bacon and leek pie

Bacon and leek pie

by | Feb 13, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners

Bacon and leek pie I found the base of this recipe in one of my many cook books – The National Trusts Great British Vegetable Cookbook by Sybil Kapoor. It has loads of recipes that I have marked to try ; stir fried cabbage with pork balls; stuffed parathas;...
Cheap Valentine’s Day Ideas

Cheap Valentine’s Day Ideas

by | Jan 25, 2021 | Round Up Post

Cheap Valentine’s Day Ideas I’m having Valentine’s Day at home this year, as will thousands of other people.  Mind you, we’ve been doing that for a while now, got a little fed up of the over commercialised meals when we went to a restaurant. If...
Pea Tart

Pea Tart

by | Jan 14, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches

Pea Tart I saw something like this pea tart recipe somewhere. I thought I knew where, but when I came to make it, I couldn’t find it, so had to start from first principles. You could just as easily call this a pea quiche as a pea tart What is in a pea tart There...
Wild Garlic Pesto

Wild Garlic Pesto

by | Jan 7, 2021 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Other

Wild Garlic Pesto What does wild garlic look like? Since writing this post way back in 2013, I’ve discovered that what I have growing in my garden are Allium triquetrum and not wild garlic as I thought! It tastes the same! Wild garlic which you are likely to...
Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad

Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad

by | Jan 7, 2021 | All Recipes, Lunches, Sides

Shredded Brussel Sprout Salad I had a little bit of beef left from a joint and wasn’t sure what to make with it. Decided on topping a couple of jacket potatoes with it, with caramelised onion and mushroom, seasoned with soy sauce. Which just left what to have...
Apple Bread

Apple Bread

by | Jan 4, 2021 | All Recipes, Cakes, Bakes and Puddings

Apple Bread I like a banana bread, but today, I was looking at my fruit bowl and wondered if other fruit could be used in place of the bananas. How about apple bread I thought? Ooh, or spiced apple bread? How can I make apple bread healthy? To make the apple bread...
Need some ideas for Veganuary?

Need some ideas for Veganuary?

by | Dec 31, 2020 | All Recipes, Round Up Post

Need some ideas for Veganuary? Image by silviarita from Pixabay Are you doing Veganuary, or maybe you’d like some ideas for vegan meals on a budget Or perhaps you are a new vegan and haven’t really got to grips with what it means yet, many people are turning to...