Sausages and Green LentilsFood and Drink by Mrs C - April 30, 2012April 30, 2012Am planning on having Sausages & Green Lentils for dinner tonight. Who knows if it'll turn out as yummy-looking as the pic but hey ho I can only try! Here's the Recipe.Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil 8 sausages 1 large onion 2 garlic cloves 2 tbsp plain flour 900ml chicken stock 3 tbsp brown sugar 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 200g green lentils 2 bay leaves Salt and pepper Serve with some nice fresh crusty bread.Method: 1. Heat
YooMoo Fat Free Frozen YogurtFood and Drink by Mrs C - February 23, 2012Just a quickie to say who needs ice-cream any more now we know we can have oodles of yumminess with a fraction of the calories by choosing YooMoo fat free frozen yogurt instead?We've got a YooMoo near us in Cardiff, in the St David's 2 Centre, and it's kind of become as much of a fave shop for me and Mr. C as the Costa
Aldi ChocolateFood and Drink by Mrs C - January 30, 2012March 10, 2014I am not an OMG sort of person. In fact I'd go as far as to say I've never actually said or written it before. However Aldi Chocolate and OMG seem to go together.All the chocolate we've ever tried from Aldi has been really scrummy and believe me we've tried the lot! Aldi Chocolate - yummy! Last year I bought their chocolate bunnies for Easter and at
Chicken & Chorizo Stew RecipeFood and DrinkThe Kids by Mrs C - January 11, 2012How scrummy is this Chicken & Chorizo Stew?! I was looking for some nice tasty recipes to pass onto my student daughters and you can't get much easier than this!All you need to make it is:100g of diced,skinless chicken breasts 30g of chorizo, sliced 1/3 small red onion, sliced 1/2 small tin of chopped tomatoes 1 new potato (70g) 1 tsp tomato puree 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1/2 tin of chickpeas,
Sally Lunn’s BunsChristmas BlogsFood and Drink by Mrs C - December 9, 2011 Lovely visit to Bath Christmas Market yesterday ostensibly to buy some last-minute bits & bobs for Xmas but really just to get in the Christmas mood.It's one of the best Christmas Markets in The UK but I've been to lots of the popular German ones and I think it's better than many of them.Sally Lunn's Buns though was one of the day's highlights. Apparently it's
A Bloke and A BlenderFood and DrinkThings For The House by Mr C - October 5, 2011October 5, 2011Why would I want a Russell Hobbs blender? Isn't it just another kitchen implement? Those were my thoughts until I saw the new Russell Hobbs 'Desire' Hand Blender. It's actually a very smart-looking piece of kit with a sleek, black body, bright red switches and a shiny stainless steel blender head.It really looks the part, but will it deliver? I was very impressed by how
A Glass of Wine or Two?Cardiff and WalesFood and DrinkRants and Raves by Mrs C - September 19, 2011September 4, 2017So this week alcohol can give you cancer! Apparently it's because ethanol is a carcinogen on certain parts of the body.Last month we were told that too much alcohol can make your blood pressure rise and your teeth rot. But hang on a minute...... in June older women were 'advised' that a glass of red in the evening was good for them. And a few
Homemade Pizzas for Dinner Anyone?Food and Drink by Mrs C - July 19, 2011July 19, 2011How scrummy do these homemade pizzas from Jamie Oliver's book (Jamie's Italy) look?!I have so many cookery books which are just hanging around on top of my fridge gathering dust but a couple of them are genuinely much thumbed-through and used. Once upon a time it was Jamie's Botham Burgers which were a staple treat when the girls were much younger but I've got