A very cost effective old favourite from University days, my housemates used to make this for me, and I loved it! Of course, back then we used to pile on the cheese, and I reckon we might have even added a slice of butter for good measure — it surprise me though, to find that [...]
Beef recipes
Balsamic & blood orange marinated skirt steak
October 18th, 2009
This neglected cut is unexpectedly flavoursome – and cheap to boot! Skirt steak is the cut used to prepare fajitas, Chinese stir fry, and is often prepared in restaurants for the kitchen staff – it is cheap, delicious, and if you marinate it first, it does not remain tough.
I recall rump steak being the cheap [...]
Shepherds pie with a twist:
August 11th, 2009
Lentils, pumpkins and cannellini beans…who says just because mashed potato is high GI you can’t enjoy this classic dish! We actually think this version is BETTER than the original, and are once again, happy we started cooking with beans. My mum used to make a delicious lentil shepherd’s pie sourced from a book called “passion [...]
Beef, mushroom and kidney bean casserole
July 20th, 2009
Cook up a batch of this stew on the weekend, and freeze portions to take with you to work, or invite some friends over for a lovely slow cooked Sunday night meal to warm your souls for the week. Boiled kidney beans have a low GI of 29 and add a rich earthy flavour to [...]
