Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
An effortless midweek meal (or fakeaway Friday treat), this Thai Green Curry with chicken whips up in no time. Midweek dinners just got easier That’s one week of homeschooling done. What sheer and utter chaos that was! Our teachers, they don’t receive nearly enough praise and pay for what they do for our children. I’m …
This super-easy Superbowl spicy honey glazed chicken recipe also includes recipes for cheesy bacon wedges, blue cheese dip and coleslaw for a satisfying street-food-style halftime feast. Prep Time: 45 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy A Superbowl food recipe idea Dear reader, you’ll never believe it, but… true story… I watched my very first, …
This easy, versatile chicken noodle soup recipe is made with leftovers from a Sunday roast chicken dinner, including leftover gravy. It’s easy to tailor the recipe depending on what you have lurking in your fridge needing to be used up. Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy Making the most of your …
This lazy chicken traybake takes five minutes to prep and uses just five ingredients! It’s a complete meal in one sheet pan, and so there’s only one pan to wash up afterwards! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Easy Lazy chicken tray bake aka the easiest sheet pan dinner ever If I’m …
Don’t let those chicken bones go to waste after you’ve roasted a whole chicken – make a nourishing bone broth to sip from a mug, or to use in soups and stews for later. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 4 hours Difficulty: Easy Bone broth for recovery I have been making my own homemade …
A touch of fire and a hint of sweet. This simple recipe is made with store-cupboard ingredients but it tastes utterly fantastic! Perfect for watching the game, or a Friday night in with the family. In collaboration with Bacofoil® The Non-Stick Kitchen Foil. One of the things I really miss about living in Canada is the …
In collaboration with Go Cook, exclusively for Tesco. A roast chicken dinner with all the trimming is, I firmly believe, the ultimate in comfort foods. It’s been my favourite meal to eat ever since I was a small child. My grandmother made the best roast chicken dinners, ever, and this recipe is my adaptation of …
A commissioned recipe for Redmond. Slow cookers are awesome. That’s a given. You plonk your food in, go away and do your thing for the next few hours, and then return to a delicious home cooked meal. The thing is with a slow cooker is that when cooking meat, you often need to sear the …
This take on the classic slow cooker Cuban chicken recipe combines the zing of orange and lime with the warmth of smoked paprika, to create a light summery dish. Serve with a green side salad and brown rice. Slow Cooker Cuban Chicken Ok, I have to admit it. I really am quite a lazy cook. …
The ultimate comfort food as made by my after school chef! I do love food. I love cooking, I love shopping for food, I love preparing food. But do you know what? I also love having a day off every now and then.
I’ve recently read the fantastic début novel Vanilla Salt by top Catalan chef Ada Parellada. You can read my review of the novel (and a giveaway if you fancy winning a copy for yourself!) by > clicking here <. Briefly, the book is about a disgruntled Catalan chef whose world is turned upside down with …
I had a friend ask me the other day if I ever just eat junk for dinner. I do! It’s not unknown for me to pop a frozen pizza in the oven, or serve oven chips with baked beans, sausages and a poached egg. One of my favourite quick meals just now is a poached …
I simply adore garlic, onions and roast chicken and this French-inspired recipe is a most delicious way to combine all three ingredients.
There are times when one needs a proper rich, fat filled, carbohydrate packed feast. If the middle of a winter with very little daylight isn’t one of those times, I don’t know what is.
Homemade chicken stock is one of the easiest, most flavoursome things you can make with a leftover roast chicken carcass. Use it as the base for all your favourite soups. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 4 hours Difficulty: Easy Why you should make your own homemade chicken stock Making chicken stock from the leftovers …
