The Recipe Rack

Thought it would be good to share any homemade receipes you use (as I want to learn to cook more lol)

If they are healthy (and not too hard lol) then I will try and give them a go

try this ... its yummy and very easy

cut paprikas in half clean them out and fill them with a mix of minced beef, minced porc and cutted onions... put a bit of cheese on top and put in the oven for a bit less than an hour

serve with rice and some tomato sauce

that sounds yummy, although never eaten paprikas lol... what do they taste like?

its prob called dirrfently in english then lol cos Im sure u had it before lol
its this
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piment_doux

its a pepper, it sounds nice apart from l do like minced beef-yuck

mmmmmm peppers i love them, and the kids do! might give that a go

yes Di try it its yum.... u can also serve tagiatelli with it instead of rice

mmmmm this does sound nice there is also a recipe for ratatouille on the wikipedia link but in other lanuage i love ratatouille my dad used to make it when i lived at home its kinda like a stew (which i hate) but has tomato juice instead of gravy which is yummy!!!!!

could someone give me the recipe for shepards pie please ?
we dont make that here in belgium but I would like to make one for Boris !
I have no clue where to start tho lol
thanks xx

ive found this recipe for you

REAL ENGLISH SHEPHERDS PIE!

1 onion, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb. lamb, minced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 large carrot, diced
1 beef stock cube
1 lb. chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon corn flour
3 tablespoons tomato puree
pinch of salt and pepper
2 lb. potatoes
1 stick butter

This is how to make a real English shepherds pie, made with lamb. If made with beef, it would be known as cottage pie.

Firstly, heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onion, garlic and carrot and cook until soft. Add minced lamb and stock cube, then cook until the mince is brown and shows a crumbly texture. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato puree, and add the corn flour. Leave to simmer, stirring occasionally, for about fifteen minutes, or until thickened.

Meanwhile, peel and chop potatoes and boil until soft, then mash them with the butter and salt and pepper to taste.

Put the filling into a deep dish, then top with the mashed potatoes and put under a warm grill (broiler) until the top is brown and crisp.

Delicious topped with melted cheese. Enjoy!

have fun cooking elisa, i love cottage / shepherds pie served with crusty warm bread and pcikeld red cabbage !

Thanks Donna ! I think I might go for the cottage pie !!

Tracey I love it too , Sarah made it for my birthday I was well chuffed :-)

it's lovely when someone else cooks something special for you isn;t it ? shame it hardly ever happens here !

Boris often cooks for me as he likes it and also he's so much better cook than me lol so when we have guests he's the chef LOL !!

thats great ! think tony has cooked for me twice in the 13 1/2 years we have been together !

none of my friends have ever cooked for me, tonys mum has a couple of times and obviously my mum has loads but that's it !

Graham often cooks for us, what with me not finishing work till 7 and he is home just gone 5 it makes sense really, plus the fact that he is a good cook

so anymore recipes to share?

i havent a recipe to share but a nice tip when your cooking chicken brush some oil on it then sprinkle garlic salt on it. it will make the skin nice and crunchy, its gorgeous!!! i use it every time i have chicken.

that does sound yummy but l shouldnt really eat the skin as its fattening!!! Although l do love it and even had some today!!!! oops

i love the skin on chicken when its crunchy, i know its fattening but its so good. i had it yesterday mmmmm, i want some now

l'm back on SW so gotta be good!

i really need to go on a diet but cant be bothered at the mo as Xander been ill most of christmas and i have chest infection at mo so me and Xander on antibiotics. when im better i want me and gary to start eating better.

sorry no real recipes to share ! i do cook a lot from scratch but not to recipes it's just my own kinda things I have picked up along the way like tonight i am doing chilli, i just use lean mince, chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, onion, mushrooms, garlic, chopped chillis, peppers, seasonings then fry it all off, add the tomatoes and simmer until ready and serve with rice / chips. very low in ww as it's just the mince and we all love it (except orion so he will have something different) tony and leon also have grated cheese on theirs

Tracey im in the same boat LOL!!!... even tonight travelling back from Hertfordshire it was too much ahrd work to peel potatoes for sausage and mash!!! so we had kebab!!!

i love kebabs !! good job i have eaten or you'd of made me want one - ha ha !! just took our steak out of the freezer for tea tomorrow too