Ever wondered what’s in a store bought black bean sauce? Turned the jar and read the ingredients? What makes it so savoury, so fragrant, so delicious when it’s from the restaurant / takeaway.. but.. so… hmmmm.. bland(?) when you buy a jar of sauce from the local hypermarket? Well, the main ingredient in your jarred black … More Tempeh & bitter gourd in black bean sauce
So…. I had already cooked a stir fry today… a damn delicious one… but I needed to make more food – i didn’t have enough lunchboxes. I looked into the fridge and I saw courgettes.. Hrm… courgettes.. I wasn’t in the mood to make courgette stir fry…. they just….. aren’t that great… So I huffed … More The not-falafels
Ingredients: 5 cloves garlic 1 cup prawns 200g cavalo nero – slice into 1.5 inch pieces half packet tofu puffs 1 large egg 1 salted egg (substitute with normal egg and some salt if unavailable) 2 cups boiling water 2 tbsp oil 1 tbsp corn starch in 1/2 bowl cold water Method: Heat oil Fry … More Kale & prawns in salted egg egg drop gravy
I tend to buy basics frozen chicken portions. These large 2.5kg packs for £4 are amazing value for money. I don’t mind bone-in chicken portions as these are what I grew up with anyway and feel less spoilt and rustic (and I hate chicken breast – they are so dry!) But sometimes these packs come … More Easy oven baked chicken wings.
I do not mealplan. At least, I don’t mealplan the way most food bloggers blog about their meal planning. From what I read, weekly meal planning involves detailed lists of meals for the week. The meal planning comes before the food shopping and the food prep. I guess.. I was sort of trained the other … More Random shopping vs mealplanning
What do you get when you add these three ingredients, a leek, some frozen sweetcorn, and an egg together?? A delicious bowl of kimchee fried rice!! I was impatient today and used the ‘everything in the wok’ method of cooking, so it turned out a bit of a soggy mess, but who cares when it’s … More Kimchee fried rice
Ingredients Broccoli – 45p Cauliflower – £1 Sausages – £1.50 Wholewheat spaghetti 85p Splash olive oil – 15p Garlic – 10p Method Heat oven to 190C. Cut up broccoli & cauliflower. Toss in olive oil, salt, pepper and any herbs or spices you may have which may be suitable. Pour into 2 trays, with sausages … More Wholewheat spaghetti aglio olio with roast vegetables & sausages
Today it is back to the theme of everyday stir fries, and due to the ingredients I had in the fridge, i decided to make two smaller stir fries instead of one large one. One using bittergourd and mince with chilli bean paste, salted bean paste & fish sauce, in the theme of the dish … More Bittergourd with mince & leek with salted egg omelette
Curry isn’t difficult, and can be very cheap. Ingredients for this one was : ~600g chicken thighs (£1.50) 1 packet cheapest passata (or chopped tomatoes) (£0.40) 50g (any) curry powder (£0.40) 1 large / 2 small courgettes (£0.60) 1 aubergine (£0.70) 1 large baking potato (£0.15) Optional – Splash of milk/coconut milk/yogurt/whatever you have 2 … More Curry so easy
I went to Cornwall for Easter and it was an amazing holiday. So relaxing. I think holidays make me sleep more and more lazy though, as I absolutely couldn’t be arsed to make a large week’s worth of stir fry today.. so I made a beef stew in the slow cooker instead. This was a … More Slow Cooked Beef Stew
My No Fuss Kitchen 