There's just some short cuts in life that are too good to miss. Using bought Filo pastry is definitely one of them. I'd love to say I always make my own pastry but life really is too short when it comes to Filo. I first tried these ...
Savoury Meals
Check out our selection of savoury mid week meals for all the family.
Stuffed Bacon & Worcestershire Sauce Sweet Potatoes
Now, I know these don't look pretty but Oh My, they are absolutely gorgeous! I can't tell you just how tasty they are - you've just got to make them and see. They'll never be neat enough or easy to eat to be served at a posh dinner party ...
Vegetarian Chickpea and Lentil Curry
I've never thought of myself as a real meat-eater but every year 2 days come along that test me in meal preparation. They are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. I was always brought up not to eat meat on those days and have memories of Mum ...
The Ultimate Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
There's one meal that I can guarantee my 3 girls will devour in silence - A Sunday Dinner/Sunday Roast (whatever you call it they still eat it!) Whether we go out to eat on a Sunday (not very often) or cook a meal here (not that often ...
Bacon, Mushroom & Tomato Arancini
If I had to describe Arancini, I'd say they are Fried Risotto Balls. I have to admit when I saw what they were, I did think was it worth the effort - Risotto is one of my most favourite meals and I couldn't see that by frying it in ...
Turkey, Chestnut, Bacon & Prosecco Oven-Baked Risotto
Well doesn't this recipe just scream LEFTOVERS?? And you would be right, My sister arrived yesterday with a turkey bought from Tesco - It should have been £32 but was reduced to £4.95. She obviously couldn't leave it there for that price? ...
Fiery Roasted Red Pepper Soup
The world's most boring picture of a bowl of soup? Don't be deceived, this Red Pepper soup has got plenty of character. I was going to roast just the peppers but went for roasting the onions and chillies too. The first time we made it, we ...
Sweet Potato, Lentil and Chilli Soup
Its a sad day in the Costello house. Where there should be a delicious Chocolate Orange cake as part of the Clandestine Cakealong, we have 'Not Well Soup'. I do admit I'm feeling better now but cakes definitely weren't on the agenda last ...
Chilli & Sweetcorn Soup Recipe
The weather may be getting that slight bit warmer but until its in the 30's I will not be put off soup! This was a recipe I made up and tweaked due to opening a tin of sweetcorn by mistake when I actually wanted peas. Not one to waste food, ...
Sweet Potato Thai Soup
Our love affair with our soup maker is still going strong. We are now trying to branch out and make more 'adult' soups. Our latest one surprised us by how easy it was but how tasty. I will admit that the older Costellos girls weren't ...
