Delicious, filling and quite simple to prepare. Serves 2 Ingredients: Pinto Beans: 125g of dry beans soaked overnight and cooked until tender, or 410g tin of pre-cooked beans 4 Flour Tortillas 1/2 Red Onion 1/2 Red Pepper 1/2 Green Pepper Cheddar Cheese Sour Cream Jalapenos Home-made Salsa: 1 Fresh Tomato 1/2 Red Onion 1 Green [...]
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Bean Burritos
Posted in main, mexican, vegetarian on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Iberian Hotpot
Posted in chicken, main, Recipe, spanish on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spicy and comforting casserole with lots of Spanish flavour. Serves 2 Ingredients: 2 each of Chicken Thighs, Drumsticks and Wings (all with skin) 1/3 Chorizo Sausage 1 400g tin of Chickpeas (drained and rinsed) 1 Onion (thinly sliced) 2 Cloves of Garlic (finely chopped) 1 Fresh Green Chilli (finely chopped) 1 400g Tin of Tomatoes [...]
Vegetable Soup
Posted in Recipe, soup, vegetarian on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ingredients: 2 leeks, washed and chopped. (I don’t use the green leaves as they tend to be bitter) 1/2 a small turnip, chopped into small cubes 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped 1/2 a cup of red lentils 1 dried or fresh chilli, chopped and seeds removed 2 garlic cloves. chrushed 2 teaspoons of bouillon [...]
Chicken Jalfrezi
Posted in chicken, indian, main, Recipe on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Simple and fairly hot curry. Similar to a Chinese stir-fry, requiring more preparation effort, but brief cooking time. Serves 2 Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts 1 Onion 1 Green Chilli 2 Garlic cloves 1-2″ Ginger 1 Green Pepper 1 tsp Curry Powder 1 tsp Coriander Powder 1 tsp Garam Masala 1 tsp Turmeric Powder 1 tsp [...]
Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas
Posted in main, mexican, Recipe, vegetarian on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Simple, fresh and healthy Mexican dish. One way to think of quesadillas is like a Mexican filled and toasted sandwich. I’m not the biggest fan of courgettes, but this dish is starting to change my mind. Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 Courgette 1 Pepper 1/2 Red Onion 1/2 Green Chilli Grated Cheddar Cheese Sour Cream Salsa [...]
Simple Sweet & Sour Chicken
Posted in chicken, chinese, main, Recipe on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Incredibly quick and easy, without the need for ‘readymade’ sauce. Serves 2 Ingredients: 2 Chicken Breasts 1 Onion 1 Pepper 2″ Ginger 2 Cloves of Garlic 1 Fresh Green Chilli 220g Pineapple Rings in own juice 1 tbsp Soy Sauce 1 tbsp Ketchup 1 tbsp Tomato Puree 1 tbsp Distilled Vinegar 2 tbsp Olive Oil [...]
Butter Bean and Avocado Salad
Posted in italian, starter, vegetarian on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Very simple flavours that works well as a starter or light lunch with a fresh baguette. Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tin of Butter Beans 1 Avocado 1 Mozzarella Ball Small bag of Spinach Small bag of Rocket Olive Oil Method: Mix salad leaves together in a large bowl. Drain butter beans and rinse well, and [...]
Aloo Chana Chaat / Chickpea Curry
Posted in indian, main, potato, Recipe, vegetarian on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Healthy and filling curry, using chickpeas and potatoes. Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 tbsp Olive Oil 1 tsp Mustard Seed 1 tsp Cumin Seed 2 Medium Onions 2 Cloves of Garlic 2 in Ginger 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes 2 tbsp Tomato Puree 2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1 tsp Chilli Powder 1 tsp Cumin Powder 1 tsp [...]
Hummous
Posted in dips, middle east, Recipe, starter, vegetarian on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A popular mid-eastern dip or starter. One which I will happily have as the main ingredient in a meal. Or with pitta bread to soak up the one beer too many after a night out. This version is fiery and spicy due to the garlic and cayenne pepper. Ingredients 110g dried chickpeas (use twice the [...]
Two Bean Chili
Posted in mexican, Recipe, vegetarian on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Simple, filling and very tasty. Quite healthy and you really don’t miss the meat. Flavours and heat develop if refrigerated for a few days then reheated. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 2-3 tbsp Olive Oil 2 Onions 2 cloves Garlic Beef stock cube (optional) Spice Mix (1tsp of Chilli, Coriander, Cumin, Ginger Powder & Paprika) 2 Green Peppers 1 Green Chilli (optional) 2 [...]
