Showing posts from December, 2010

Mexican Bean Stew

In an attempt to utilise what I had in my cupboards, this lovely Mexican stew was created - its amazing what a few spices can do to pep up some tinned beans! Make this the day before you want to eat it for the best flavour. MEXICAN BEAN STEW Vegetarian Yield: 4 Author: Beth Sachs Print Recipe Pin it With Image Without Image Mexican Bean Stew A storecupboard mexican bean stew recipe prep time: 10 mins cook time: 30 mins total time: 40 mins ingredients: 1 TBSP olive oil 1 Red onion, roughly chopped 1 Red pepper, chopped 1 TSP each of Paprika, Cumin, Coriander, Chili and Oregano 1 400g tin of Kidney Beans 1 400g tin of Butter Beans 1 400g tin of Cannellini Beans 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 100ml Vegetable Stock  1 tbsp dark chocolate , chopped Coriander, chopped instructions Step 1: Heat the oil in a large casserole and fry the onion and red pepper until softened - about 5 minutes. Step 2: Add the spices, beans, tomatoes and sto


Plum Flapjacks

A sweet and fruity plum flapjack recipe. Perfect for lunchboxes or grab and go breakfasts.


Sausagemeat and Bramley Apple Stuffing

An easy sausagemeat and Bramley apple stuffing recipe. Great with roast Turkey at Christmas.


The Scandinavian Cookbook: A Review

I have to be honest I'd never heard of Trina Hahnemann before the recently published paperback version of Scandinavian Cookbook dropped through my door. My knowledge of Scandi cuisine extended only so far as knowing herring is pretty popular and cardamom buns are an institution (* hangs head in shame *!). However, thanks to following some Scandinavian foodies on Twitter, such as Scandilicious and Scandinavian Kitchen, Scandinavian cuisine has really come into my radar in the the last few months and I jumped at the chance of reviewing, reading and trying out some new recipes from this beautifully presented book (a book which quite frankly is far too good to be confined to the bookshelf thanks to the stunning photography by Lars Ranek ). So Trina Hahnemann - who is she? Well after a little bit of research I found out she is a leading Danish T.V chef and food writer but her career started over 20 years ago when she co-founded a company that catered for the film and