Your fav recipes

:love: bless her, out door nature stuff is great for kids

absolutely.... and thats the way i want it to stay for as long as possible.... she loves going on treks through the woodland at elvaston castle ... we ahve to drag her out :2431: .... she pootles off round the trees and bushes at break neck speed trying to find things, we ahve to tell her to slow down lol :2445:

mmmm i will show this my dad lmao

ooooh yea..i bet he will like it faz

yea we love currys havent had one for a lil while YUMMy really hungry now lol

Your Dads a good cook as well isn't he Fazza

One of my favourite starters.

Mixed salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber as a garnish, parma Ham, a nice ripe pear sliced, gorgonzola cheese and walnuts........gorgeous!!!

Hmmm sounds lovely

What else do you have, I know ya does loads of great cooking

Gingered Beef

1 and half 1b braising steak cut into cubes
2oz plain flour
salt and pepper
1 and half - 2 tsps ground ginger
3 tblsp oil
1 tblsp grated root ginger
1 garlic clove crushed
2 onions peeled and sliced
300ml/half pint beef stock
225g/8oz can tomatoes
2 tblsps vinegar
1 tblsp thick honey
1 tblsp worcestershire sauce

coat meat in flour seasoned with salt, pepper and ground ginger,
heat oil in pan and fry meat to seal then transfer to casserole dish,
fry root ginger, garlic, onions in same fat until lightly browned then
stir in remaining seasoned flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add
stock, tomatoes, vinegar, honey and worcestershire sauce with some salt
and pepper to taste. Bring to boil then pour over beef, cover the
casserole and cook in a pre-heated oven for about 1 and three quarter
hours or until almost tender.

serve with rice

Will give this a go Jude is it hot?

Steak Diane ( My favourite steak meal!)

2 Sirloin or Rump steaks
1 small onion chopped
8 mushrooms sliced
2 cloves Garlic crushed
2 Heaped tsp Dijon mustard
2 - 3 Tbsp Brandy
half a bottle of white wine
double cream
Butter to fry steak in

melt butter in pan and fry steak to preference, take steak from pan and put on plate cover in foil to rest.

in same pan sautee onion and garlic until soft, add mushrooms and fry for about 2 minutes, add juices from resting steak
Add Dijon mustard, brandy and white wine and simmer until reduced right down til almost no liquid left add approx 3 tbsp double cream ( more if you like) Add steak back to pan to warm back through

Serve with either new potatoes, carrots and asparagus, or chips and peas!!!

I dont measure anything I do things by taste so add craem a bit at a time for your own taste but dont make sauce too runny!!

Sandra wrote:

Will give this a go Jude is it hot?

no its not hot you just have a little kick from the ginger. Its really tasty

:szd: gonna try it when I get some root ginger when I go shopping next week, I have ground ginger already

yum yum steak diane is on of my all time faves..... ive not had any, since ive been on a diet :san56: ..... as soon as this bloody army ball is done with i will treat myself to a steak night :ewq:

:san54: just have one

:2431: i cant... its past me calorie rations .... :2445: .... i will do when this ball is over and done with

:2222: one meal won't hurt, will it?

yea cos im a greedy bitch and will have to have it with chips an onion rings...which all amounts up to several thousand calories :2445: :2445:

And :2222:

need to keep trim for me ball gown hun... ...

skinny doenst come naturally to me :nhy:

:love: Aww no worries hun, I will eat for you

cheers ............. i think :2431:

:moan:

:2445: :2445: .... will you put all my weight on too

:2431: I have, I am almost 10stone now