The original recipe is cooked in an instant pot. I decided to use the Dutch oven as I don’t have an instant pot like the recipe. However, I followed the same process. It’s worth making the range of spice mixes linked below; the Cajun mix really enhanced the flavour of the gumbo. We can’t get…
The original recipe is for chicken pot pie but it was the cheddar garlic crust that attracted my attention. I followed the recipe but swapped fish, mushrooms and spinach in for the filling. The recipe makes it clear that you need to reduce the sauce down. This is important because the topping needs to be…
It’s cold, wet and windy here. Last night I needed comfort food and didn’t want a complex recipe. I love cheesed broccoli so this recipe felt right – five ingredients. Having read the original recipe, I decided to keep my interpretation of the recipe simple. We had a bag of large broccoli florets in the…
I feel the need this year to celebrate Christmas more. I love fruit cakes but members of my family and myself aim to reduce sugar in our diets; hence the Keto cake recipe. You can find the original recipe here. I had to search out dried cranberries and cherries free of added sugar. I chose…
It’s autumn and I felt the need for a spicy chilli con carne minus the beans to reduce the carbs. The whole family loves this recipe as it is rich and can be eaten in many ways. We don’t eat a lot of meat and buy grass-fed meat. As you can see we served it…
