So this is the first time I made my own sauce for cottage pie. I used to use gravy granules for the sauce but I think this is better as it has less salt content! Cottage pie is my comfort food so making the sauce myself was amazing! I had to look up a recipe… Continue reading Cottage pie
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Pea and pancetta orzo
I think you know by now that I love my simple recipes! I was watching Nigella Lawson on iPlayer the other weekend and this recipe popped up! Her written recipe is below: https://www.nigella.com/recipes/pasta-risotto-with-peas-and-pancetta Nigella is fab with her easy to cook recipes! I love watching her cook and of course, she loves her Italian food… Continue reading Pea and pancetta orzo
Yakisoba
I’ve subscribed to a new channel a few weeks ago called “Kimono Mom.” she cooks alot of Japanese dishes and they always look so simple to cook! Also she has a very cute daughter called Sutan and she’s always in the kitchen with here, it’s adorable. So I thought I’d make a recipe by Kimono… Continue reading Yakisoba
Supermarket branded food
I went to ASDA the other day for my weekly food shop and I really fancied having a lamb shank this week. So whilst going down the meat aisle I found an ASDA brand lamb shank with minted gravy. It looked good so I gave it a try! I was very impressed with this! It… Continue reading Supermarket branded food
Beef ho fun
This was a recipe by Marion’s Kitchen. If you want the recipe, go to her YouTube video: Or her written recipe: https://www.marionskitchen.com/cantonese-beef-chow-fun-noodles/ This was actually a very easy recipe to follow and to make! If don’t have time to cook, then this is a good recipe for you! For my taste this was little salty… Continue reading Beef ho fun
Homemade egg noodles
So I bought a pasta roller and I thought I’d test it out with egg noodles first before I start on pasta! I can now say that I can make egg noodles during lockdown. The egg noodles recipe is by The Woks of Life. Written recipe is below: Homemade Chinese Egg Noodles At first it… Continue reading Homemade egg noodles
Korean dinner
I recently bought some Korean dumplings at the Chinese supermarket and what do you eat with Korean dumplings?! Kimchi of course! I also made homemade Kimchi and they have been waiting for me to eat it for 3 days! This was a very filling dinner! The rice took on the flavour of the Kimchi juice… Continue reading Korean dinner
Game changer
Is there anything a rice cooker cannot do?! I keep meaning to do this and I keep forgetting. I was speaking to my mum the weekend just gone and she reminded me to try it out. Now, when I want boiled eggs for breakfast I would put a pan of water to heat up then… Continue reading Game changer
Mala pork ragu
I had to adjust this recipe as I did more of one ingredient and didn’t have another ingredient lol This recipe is by 2014 Masterchef winner Ping Coombes. I haven’t done a step by step on this recipe but if you want it, the written recipe is below. https://cooklybookly.com/recipes/0c5fe5c6-bab4-11ea-99c3-3ba410af813c So I didn’t have the rice… Continue reading Mala pork ragu
Lasagne
Who doesn’t love a good Lasagne?! Lasagne is a favourite of mine and whenever I’m at a pub, I am always on a lookout for it! I had dry Lasagne sheets so I thought I would make Lasagne and my own red and white sauce. This was the first time making the white sauce but… Continue reading Lasagne
The Oriental Foodie 