Monday 24 April 2017

ARRIBA, ARRIBA!!




 
Flavours from around the world continue to intrigue me - hot smoked paprika  one of my current favourites, adding a fiery hue and  fierce heat to recipes.  Combined with cumin, chilli and aromatic coriander from the garden it adds an  authentic flavour to these pork and chorizo enchiladas.   Although they are not aesthetically pleasing  I can guarantee that there is certainly more to them than meets the eye turning your average nightime dinner into something of a fiesta!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pork-chorizo-enchiladas

I use just one pack of wraps and then halve the amount of peppers, beans, chorizo and passata but I still add the same amount of pork mince.   I tend not to use the whole tub of crème fraiche either. However that still gives enough to freeze two large portions for another day! 







Tuesday 11 April 2017

FILL YOUR BOOTS!



 
Fill your boots with this Hairy Bikers' Minced Beef Wellington.

  I can't find a link to the recipe but I fiddle around with it a little anyway.  A few good handfuls of sage and parsley from the garden
accompany 500 grams  of mince.


 Add a chopped onion, garlic,  an egg and a good shake of the ketchup bottle.
 

 
  Wrap in a pack of Aldi's puff pastry. 
 
 
 
 
 Cook at 200 degrees (180 degrees fan) for 40 minutes.
  
   A little cabbage on the side and some rich gravy delivers a slice of comfort which might be tempting now that the warm weather has disappeared again!