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Cheesy chicken and mushroom spaghetti

Posted in Creme fraiche, Double cream, Main dish, Pasta, Poultry, tagged , , , on August 25, 2011| 2 Comments »

A few days ago I saw this recipe and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. I’ll admit, I’ve never actually heard of chicken spaghetti and I have no idea what Velveeta is, but cheese, chicken and mushrooms sounds good to me. (more…)

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Mushroom and chorizo quesadillas

Posted in Chorizo, Main dish, Mexican, Mozzarella, Snacks and sides, tagged , , , on August 22, 2011| 2 Comments »

*sings* These are so amazing, I could eat them every day! Mushrooms, cheese and chorizo! Tralalalala! Ahem. Make these and invite me round for tea. Thanks. (more…)

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Cookies and cream cupcakes

Posted in Baking, Cookies and cream, Cupcakes, Egg whites, Oreos, tagged , , , on August 9, 2011| 3 Comments »

Are they still cookies and cream if I left out the cream? I did have some in the fridge but it was a week out of date and I didn’t really want to poison Chris’s colleagues. Not when they say such nice things about my baking. (more…)

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Chicken and chorizo pasta

Posted in Chorizo, Double cream, Main dish, Pasta, Poultry, tagged , , on August 6, 2011| 5 Comments »

I have nothing to say about this except I wish I’d made four times as much so I could be stuffing my face with more of it right now. (more…)

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Courgette lasagne

Posted in Main dish, Mozzarella, Pasta, Ricotta, Vegetarian, tagged , , , on August 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »

 

I know, I know. Courgette lasagne? Really? Surely it can’t taste that good. Or fill you up at all. In fact, it sounds like a stupid idea. But it’s not! It’s a really good idea! I promise! (more…)

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Strawberry cheesecake muffins

Posted in Baking, Muffins, Strawberries, tagged , , on August 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I made another cake recipe of my very own! Look how soft and pillowy they look. They don’t make good pillows though, they squish and you end up with cream cheese on your face. (more…)

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Gnocchi with sausage and bolognese, or what happens when I don’t make decisions

Posted in Beef, Chorizo, Main dish, Mozzarella, Pasta, Sausages, tagged , , , on August 1, 2011| 5 Comments »

 

I am terrible, TERRIBLE, at making decisions. Shall we go to this restaurant or that restaurant? Should I have cheesecake or sticky toffee pudding? Or the chocolate fondant? Do I really want garlic bread if I’m having pizza? (Yes, yes I do). And it’s not just food decisions I can’t make. Do I want to watch my new, exciting Lovefilm or another episode of the Sopranos? Do I want to read at lunchtime or go running? (Admittedly, deciding which I’d prefer here isn’t difficult, but oh, the guilt if I don’t run). Do I think this dress is beautiful or is it actually so hideous that it’s become interesting, but ultimately unwearable? (more…)

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Ham and mascarpone pasta

Posted in Leftover ingredients, Main dish, Mascarpone, Pasta, tagged , , , on July 26, 2011| 2 Comments »

 

I always mean to plan the following week’s meals at the weekend and buy all the ingredients so that tea in the week involves the minimum possible amount of stress. What usually happens though, is this:

Chris: “What’s for tea?”

Me: “Umm… I’ll see what we have in the fridge” (more…)

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Chicken and chorizo jambalaya

Posted in Chorizo, Leftover ingredients, Main dish, Poultry, Rice, tagged , , on July 25, 2011| 1 Comment »

One pot recipes are my favourite to do. Just cut up the stuff and chuck it in a pan, then leave it to simmer for a bit. Easy! And there’s not even that much to clear up after. Not that I clear up. That’s Chris’s job 😀 Stop feeling sorry for him, I cook him nice food. (more…)

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Banana and Mars bar loaf cake

Posted in Baking, Bananas, Greek yoghurt, Leftover ingredients, Loaf cake, Mars bars, tagged , , , on July 24, 2011| 8 Comments »

Yesterday, I made my own cake recipe. I have, in the past, taken other cake recipes and, say, added chocolate chips to it, or switched the type of sugar used. But this was actual flour, sugar, butter, etc. quantities. I was scared. What if it didn’t work? Cooking is about being creative, but cake making is about science and, well, I’m bad at science. But it worked! It worked! Look at it! All… cakey! (more…)

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