Jacket Potato - The Classic
Posted on | November 15, 2011 | No Comments
Many of you will be on here for fancy recipes from all the different cuisines from around the world. But im bringing back a classic to the cooking up a storm blog. And that is… the classic jacket potato.
The classic jacket potato is one of the easiest and cheapest meals you can rustle up. Personally its a favourite of mine. The key to the perfect jacket potato is making sure the baked potato is left in the oven long enough.
Get the oven blasting out at about 220. Pop either one or two potato’s in the oven. While they are cooking, grate some mild cheddar cheese. Get some 27p beans from Aldi. Cook them on the hop until pipping hot.
After the baked potato has been in the over for about 45mins - 1h. Cut the potato in half and then half again, making four triangles. Get plenty of real butter on the inside of the potato. Then cheese. Then beans. Perfect.
Make mash more exciting in the interest of versatility
Posted on | September 30, 2011 | No Comments
Mashed potato is a bit of an institution. Most people like it with roast dinners and other meals that demand plenty of gravy, but mash can also be a great accompaniment to dishes that are based on creamier sauces and less rich concoctions.
However, mash without gravy needs a bit of livening up in order to be really tasty. One excellent think you can do is to mix plenty of red or green pesto into the potatoes when they reach the mashing stage. Alternatively, you could add olive oil and some a bunch of chopped black olives to lend the mash a more interesting flavour.
Convincing myself to get a slow cooker
Posted on | September 30, 2011 | No Comments
Recently I’ve been tempted to invest in a slow cooker. In the past, I always imagined these bits of kit to be expensive and extraneous, but the onset of autumn always makes me fancy a nice stew, soup or casserole on a regular basis. Moreover, I did a little search recently and found slow cookers for as little as £15-£20 online.
The thing about slow cookers is that they make excellent tender meat and they do justice to dishes that might not otherwise get you all that excited. They are pretty essential if you are a big fan of comforting meals like those mentioned above and they are also pretty low maintenance.
I think I’ve just convinced myself to get one sooner rather than later.
The easiest pizza recipe you can find
Posted on | September 16, 2011 | No Comments
One of the best recipes you will find for a truly remarkable pizza is actually rarely found in the books released by all the top TV chefs that rule the roost these days. However, this recipe is one of the simplest available.
You don’t really need any ingredients for this recipe other than a telephone and comfortable seat. A film is always a good addition but it is entirely optional. You start things off by taking the phone and dialling a local takeaway. Tell the voice on the end of the phone exactly what size pizza you want and what toppings you fancy.
In around half an hour, the pizza will be ready. Just pop to the door with some money and settle down to your meal.
Easy.
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