BOLOGNAISE AND SPINACH PASTA BAKE

Ingredients 1 large onion (finely sliced) 3 garlic cloves 500g beef mince 400g pasta sauce bunch of spinach, chopped (wash well first and remove stems) 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves 1 tbs moroccan spice 1 tsp nutmeg 1 packet 250g rigatoni pasta 3 tbs olive oil Method Preheat oven to 220C Heat 3 tablespoons [...]

CLASSIC RECIPE

Ingredients 2 lb boneless chuck 1 1/2 thick 4 thick bacon slices 2 large yellow onions 2 large cloves of garlic 3 tbsp flour 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 cup beef broth 1/2 cup red wine, beer, more broth 2 parsley sprigs 2 tsp fresh tyme or 1/2 ts. dried 6 large carrots [...]

WHATS IN THIS SEASON?

Theres plenty of home grown produce around to nourish the soul this month. For roasting, choose squash and pumpkins, carrots, celeriac, parsnips, turnips, swede, beetroot and artichokes. All these make great soups as well, so make double the amount and then make into soup for a cold winters day. Healthy greens are plentiful to go [...]

DELICIOUS JAMIE

After watching Jamie Oliver throughout his time in America I thought I’d add one of his gorgeous, budget friendly recipes from his Jamies website for sausage carbonara. With a sharp knife, slit the sausage skins lengthways and pop all the meat out. Using wet hands, roll little balls of sausagemeat about the size of large [...]

COMFORT FOOD – BANGERS AND MASH

Ingredients For the Yorkshire pudding 1 tbsp dripping 100g plain flour 3 Eggs 200ml Milk 8 beef Sausages, best butcher’s For the horseradish mash 1 pinch salt and black pepper 1kg Potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 dash of Milk 1 cube Butter 5 tbsp creamed horseradish For the onion gravy 1 tbsp Butter 1 tbsp [...]

HELLO…

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all you fellow fab over 50 women and men to 50 years younger. This blog orginated from Kinnaird Ireland, the well respected, chenille producing nightwear company. I intend to update this site weekly, if not daily, to keep you up to date on news, travel, cooking, [...]