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Pressure Cooker Beef Curry & Prestige Smartplus Review

Beef curry in 40 minutes? Surely not possible? It is thanks to my new toy! This Pressure Cooker Beef Curry tastes just like my slow cooked beef curries (the ones which take hours and hours in the oven or slow cooker), but takes just 40 minutes from start to finish – that’s faster than it takes to get curry delivered from my local curry restaurant! OK, so if you have been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know there are two things I really am passionate about when it comes to food: ... continue reading...

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Easy Sausage Traybake

Quick, delicious and family friendly this Easy Sausage Traybake is the perfect midweek meal. Throw everything into one tray and cook for 45 minutes – what could be simpler? This Easy Sausage Traybake is one of those ‘I can’t believe it’s not on the blog’ recipes. It’s a real Gargano family favourite, not least because it is seriously low effort!! Simply throw sausages, new potatoes, peppers and onions into a large oven tray / roasting tin, add a little salt and pepper, some herbs, garlic ... continue reading...

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Easy Roasted Mexican Corn on the Cob (Vegan)

Quick, healthy and delicious, this Easy Roasted Mexican Corn on the Cob is a real crowd pleaser! Serve as a side with all your Mexican favourites. A few weeks ago, I shared with you my Easy Mexican Rice recipe – a delicious mix of rice, corn, black beans, peppers and Mexican spices. I served my Mexican rice with a couple of Easy Peasy Foodie favourites: my Chunky Guacamole and my Mexican Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes, as well as a new entrant to the Easy Peasy Foodie repertoire: this delicious ... continue reading...

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Easy Lamb Bolognese

A tasty twist on a family classic, this Easy Lamb Bolognese can be made with lamb mince or leftover roast lamb for a speedy midweek dinner. Regular readers of EPF will know I love lamb. Lamb is tasty, nutritious and much cheaper and easier to cook than it’s often given credit for. Need a little extra convincing? Take a look at my collection of lamb recipes and be inspired! If you've cooked up a lamb roast for your Sunday lunch and are wondering what to make with the leftovers, then ... continue reading...

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15 Minute Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce & Optimum VAC 2 Blender Review

Perfect for busy weeknights and fussy kids, this super easy Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce takes just 15 minutes to whip up and packs in a whopping 7 different vegetables and absolutely no added sugar or other hidden nasties that you often find in shop bought pasta sauces. Serve with wholegrain pasta for a super healthy dinner (or the regular kind, if brown spaghetti is a step to far for your lot!) This pasta dish is vegan, vegetarian and dairy free. The pasta sauce itself is gluten free ... continue reading...

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Easy One Pot Mexican Rice with Black Beans and Corn (Vegan)

A quick, simple and delicious recipe, this Easy One Pot Mexican Rice with Black Beans and Corn is wonderful as a main course in its own right or as a side dish to all your Mexican favourites. It’s gluten free, dairy free and vegan too! Not all my recipes have a story, but this one does!! My lovely blogging friend Vicki Psarias from the awesome parenting and lifestyle blog Honest Mum (and also author of no. 1 bestselling book, Mumboss: The Honest Mum's Guide to Surviving and Thriving at ... continue reading...

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Easy Prawn Korma

Delicious juicy prawns in a coconut, garlic, chilli and ginger flavoured sauce – you really can’t go wrong with this Easy Prawn Korma! And it can be on the table in just 20 minutes, making it perfect for busy weeknights. One thing I have identified with my blog is that I really want to include more fish and seafood dishes. Fish is something that I love eating, but which I usually eat quite simply, meaning none of my fish ‘recipes’ make it to the blog. (I’m not sure anyone would be too ... continue reading...

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Sticky Chicken Traybake

This quick and easy Sticky Chicken Traybake is inspired by a Mary Berry recipe: chicken thighs are coated in a delicious mixture of soy sauce, honey, ginger, chilli and sesame oil and roasted in the oven. Delicious served with jasmine rice and roasted red peppers. Who’s your foodie hero? I have quite a few: Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Rick Stein are all up there, but one of my all-time foodie heroes has got to be Mary Berry. I love her style of ... continue reading...

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Roasted New Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary

Quick, easy and delicious, these Roasted New Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary make a fab alternative to traditional roast potatoes. A huge roast potato fan... I think I *may* have mentioned before how I am a BIG roast potato fan. I love traditional roast potatoes of course, but also roasted sweet potatoes, parmentier potatoes, polenta roast potatoes, Greek-style roast potatoes… basically roast potatoes any which way!! But what I haven’t really shared so far on Easy ... continue reading...