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cooking : air fryer style

cooking : air fryer style

Since we bought our air fryer in the New Year, we've noticed that we are definitely using the conventional oven much less. It's been used maybe three or four times, if that, and if we were in our home, I'm sure we'd noticed a reduction in energy consumption. However,...

spicy thai chicken soup…

spicy thai chicken soup…

I'm not sure why we would have this soup if on the menu when eating out, but we never actually made it ourselves. Until now. I think I just assumed because of its flavoursome quality and spiciness that it would be a real faff. Plus, we don't tend to eat a lot of meat...

seriously the best lentil shepherd’s pie…

seriously the best lentil shepherd’s pie…

...so claimed the author of the recipe on the website. And as we were craving a Shepherd's Pie - we don't eat minced meat and had no Quorn mince left - we decided to test out this rather bold claim and give this vegan option a whirl. It was easy to make, if a bit more...