by Anne Murphy | Nov 5, 2018 | Food, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Mains, One Pot, Recipe, Tips/Hints
It always surprises me when I hear people say they don’t like cooking, don’t have time to cook or just don’t want to. I don’t believe it could get any easier than throwing everything onto an oven tray and baking it in the oven. It most parts...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 15, 2018 | Food, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, One Pot, Pasta, Recipe, Rice, Slow Cooker, Tips/Hints
A lot of people are struggling these days and meat is one of the most expensive products out there. Ground meat is relatively cheap but when I see people asking for recipe ideas using ground meat, the same ones seem to get suggested. The usual savoury mince, spaghetti...
by Anne Murphy | May 29, 2018 | Baking, Dessert, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, One Pot, Pasta, Recipe, Salads/Vegetables, Slow Cooker, Soup, Tips/Hints
Sweet potato, or sometimes known as yams or kumara, depending where you are in the world, are one of those versatile vegetables that can be eaten in both sweet and savoury dishes. You can pick them up from the green grocers cheaply and they keep really well. Here are...
by Anne Murphy | Nov 15, 2017 | Food, Mains, One Pot, Organising, Recipe, Slow Cooker, Tips/Hints
I’ve said it many times before but I don’t meal plan. I have standard pantry, fridge and freezer inventory lists full of the foods that I know my family will eat and I change up the menu, preparing them in different ways. Most times I plan what I’m...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 2, 2017 | Lunch/Snacks, Mains, One Pot, Pasta, Recipe
There’s no denying I love Italian food and am probably more partial to tomato based sauces but sometimes the ingredients you have on hand lend themselves to a creamy based sauce. But who’s always got cream on hand? Not me. (Probably a good thing.) This is...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 27, 2017 | Mains, One Pot, Recipe, Slow Cooker
Traditionally, Osso Buco is a Milanese dish and not made with tomatoes, contrary to popular belief. Tomatoes are not used in the cooking of northern Italy. The absence of the tomato flavour in Osso Buco allows the more delicate flavour of the gremolata to feature in...