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Lamb keema stuffed chapatis with a fresh tomato and mango salsa

Lamb keema stuffed chapatis with a fresh tomato and mango salsa

September 5, 2024/0 Comments/in Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples, Suppers /by English Mum

Are you a fan of keema? If you haven’t discovered it yet, think shepherd’s pie filling, but with a delicious, warm, spicy kick. We adore it. I first started making a similar version as a party nibble, stuffed into little lettuce cups, but we also just have it with rice. It’s a really easy, yummy way to spice up lamb mince (if you’re only using it in your shepherd’s pies, you’re missing a trick), and it’s a great, affordable way to feed the whole family. We don’t seem to eat at the same time as much on weekdays, so I sometimes knock up a big pan of keema, then Mr E and I will eat ours with rice, and the boys will heat theirs up later, which I think is where the whole stuffed chapatis/quesadilla idea came about (I’ve got to be honest, I was going to call these quesadillas, but y’know, it almost seems a fusion dish too far, plus since I decided to write this recipe up, we’ve started buying chapatis and they’re delicious).

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Easy summer dinners: grilled plaice with mushroom rice and peach salsa

This week I have been mostly eating: easy summer dinners

August 31, 2024/0 Comments/in BLOG, Fish, LIFE & STYLE, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Suppers /by English Mum

This last week before we head off on our long-awaited cruise has been a bit strange. We’ve barely seen the boys as they’ve been spending time making the most of their last few days of freedom before education beckons again, and I feel a bit like I’m in limbo: like I know that this really is the last of our English summer and that when I come home it will properly be autumn. Already, as we’re walking the dog, the blackberries are ripe and ready to pick, and even on a really hot day, there’s that little nip in the air when the sun goes in. I’m still loving quick, healthy eating and we’ve been packing away easy summer dinners of warm salads, fish and stir fries. Read more

Summer Little Twists from Sainsbury’s: rice pop chicken tenders

July 23, 2024/0 Comments/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples /by English Mum

It’s a chill out day here at English Towers. We had a fab party last night (more of this very soon!), so today is all about lazing in the garden (isn’t the weather divine? I never want it to end) and easy, tasty food. This summer, Sainsbury’s launch the latest in its Little Twist recipes: each one giving an unexpectedly clever and yummy new twist on classic summer recipes. Since we’re lazing, I decided to give the rice pop chicken tenders a go. Here’s how we got on:

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Baked mozzarella, basil and Parma ham chicken

May 29, 2024/1 Comment/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples /by English Mum

There’s just no decent way to give this dish (I hesitate to say recipe) a decent title. If you go for ‘mozzarella stuffed, Parma ham-wrapped chicken breast with basil’, it’s about a gazillion miles long, but ‘mozzarella stuffed chicken’ leaves out the tastiest bits, and ‘chicken breast stuffed with chicken and basil and wrapped in Parma ham’ isn’t exactly catchy either. Anyway, I digress. This easy baked chicken is one of our favourite dinners.

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Sunday baking: beef and shallot pie with black pepper pastry

April 10, 2025/7 Comments/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES /by English Mum

So if you’re a regular reader (or you’ve just stopped by in search of pie recipes - in which case, welcome!), you’ll know that I’ve already published a step by step ‘how to make a pie‘ recipe. Do have a look at that one as it will give you invaluable tips on how to make pastry. This recipe kind of skips the basics, just because I don’t want to blab on and on about pastry (hey, it’s just pastry) and also because we’re now moving on to bigger, better, MORE EXCITING PIES!

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My #livepeasant week, and slow cooked barbecue chilli beef

March 20, 2025/2 Comments/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES /by English Mum

So my #livepeasant week has come to an end and it’s been really good fun. If you didn’t see my post on Monday, we’ve been creating some delicious, rustic one-pot dishes this week with Simpy Beef and Lamb. We’ve dined pretty well, starting with the delicious Moroccan lamb dish on Monday, a big pot of chilli, a curry, a shepherd’s pie with slow-cooked mince, and I even revisited my spring braised beef with red wine and borlotti beans.

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Moroccan lamb, sweet potato and red lentil stew

March 14, 2025/1 Comment/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES /by English Mum

There’s been a shift recently back towards simpler food, don’t you think? I’ve read endless articles about embracing a more uncomplicated, rustic approach to cooking, and I love the concept. I’ve been enjoying baking my own bread, leaving it to rise slowly, rather than scoffing quickly risen supermarket bread. The recipe makes two loaves at a time and it keeps really well, so we’ve always got some on the go.

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Eating organic on a budget - the Christmas edition

November 29, 2024/2 Comments/in BLOG, Breads, Cakes & biscuits, Christmas recipes, Desserts, LIFE & STYLE, Main Meals, Meat, Pasta, rice and noodles, RECIPES, Starters, soups and nibbles /by English Mum

You’ll probably remember that back in the summer, The Organic Trade Board challenged us to take the #thriftyorganic challenge and switch our usual weekly shop for a 100% organic one, all for £83, the average grocery shopping budget for a UK family of four. We ate really well AND stayed on budget, and it made me really think about what we eat, and made me plan our meals properly as well. Eating organic on a budget really is possible!

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Toad in the hole with herby roast sweet potatoes

September 26, 2024/1 Comment/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples /by English Mum

This chilly weather calls for warming, comfort food, and what better than toad in the hole? I love to serve it with these herby, roast potatoes. I also like to experiment with different sausages (herby Cumberland are a favourite).

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The ‘World on a Plate’ challenge: chicken and halloumi souvlaki

September 19, 2024/3 Comments/in BLOG, Food travel, FOODIE ADVENTURES, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES /by English Mum

Recently, the lovely chaps at Expedia set me a little challenge (and you know how I love a challenge) to create a dish based on one of their favourite destinations. The destination that I was given is Cyprus, not a place I’ve ever been, so I set about having a little dig about to find out about Cypriot food. I now REALLY need to go to Cyprus, because the food is, frankly, awesome.

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Eating organic on a budget

July 27, 2024/4 Comments/in BLOG, Desserts, Main Meals, Meat, Pasta, rice and noodles, RECIPES, Student staples, Suppers, Veggies /by English Mum

So recently. The Organic Trade Board challenged us to take the Thrifty Organic Challenge and switch our usual weekly shop for organic. The average grocery shopping budget for a UK family of four is £83 a week. Could I switch everything we usually buy to organic , stay on budget, and still produce yummy, healthy food for my family? Here’s how we got on.

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Roast buttermilk spatchcock chicken

July 26, 2024/1 Comment/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES /by English Mum

This week we’ve been doing a little challenge to live solely on organic produce (more of this tomorrow). For Sunday lunch, I wanted to make something really special. Marinating chicken in spiced buttermilk makes it really tender and juicy, and flattening it means that it cooks really quickly and evenly. It’s especially good for barbecuing and means that you end up with really crisp skin. I can never be bothered to actually buy buttermilk, so I make my own by adding the juice of a lemon to the milk. You can choose whatever herbs you like - I have thyme in the garden so I used that, but anything will do.

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Chicken, red lentil and coconut curry with cauliflower rice

July 20, 2024/2 Comments/in BLOG, LIFE & STYLE, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples, Veggies /by English Mum

My lovely friend Dave was telling me recently how yummy cauliflower ‘rice’ is (basically cauliflower shredded, or whizzed in the food processor to make faux ‘rice’ - a less carby alternative). I was sceptical, but then my buddy Laura told me she loves it too and that she stir fries hers and makes it loads. Inspired, I thought I’d better give it a go. I know curry isn’t much of a summer staple, but it’s a great Friday night takeaway avoidance technique when the weather’s not that balmy.

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Mango, mozzarella and prosciutto salad with lime and ginger dressing

July 9, 2024/2 Comments/in BLOG, LIFE & STYLE, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Suppers, Veggies /by English Mum

Oh isn’t it just heavenly to see the sunshine? I’ve been waking really early, the sun streaming through the curtains (this makes Mr E really grumpy but I LOVE it), making myself a cup of honey and lemon in hot water (current obsession) and wandering around the garden, watching Tails the cat hiding under the delicious-smelling jasmine (by the way, look at the size of him - will he ever stop growing?), watering my little terracotta pots of herbs and other bits and pieces, playing tug of war with Lyra…

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‘Clear the fridge out’ ratatouille with spiced, roasted chicken breasts

June 7, 2024/2 Comments/in BLOG, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples, Veggies /by English Mum

I love, love, love travelling, and I’m so lucky that my job involves visiting all sorts of wonderful places and eating all sorts of amazing food. If there’s one drawback (there has to be one, right?) it’s that I tend to put on a little ‘food baby’ every time I go. There’s so much scrummy food, it’s find it impossible to resist. So when I’m at home, I try and cook delicious food that cuts down on the ol’ carbs and focuses on colourful, healthy, tasty ingredients. This ratatouille with spiced, roasted chicken is a good start!

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Loaded potato skins with cheese and bacon

April 20, 2025/6 Comments/in BLOG, Main Meals, Meat, RECIPES, Student staples, Suppers, Veggies /by English Mum

Sam came home from uni the other day and completely randomly had a craving for loaded potato skins. They’re not something I ever cook, but I had a go and wow, they’re pretty moreish. I can see them being our Saturday evening TV viewing snackage of choice from now on. Here’s how I did it:

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  • About English MumI’m a 40 year old mum and I work at home developing and testing recipes for magazines and recipe books, and writing about food and travel. I also write for readyforten.com and travel blog havealovelytime.com. I am an excessive twitterer (tweeter?), a bit blonde, a bit of a nerd, an occasional hysteric and the most unsporty person on the planet (I was the one round the back of the bike sheds having a fag during PE) and, apart from a small group of my very close and adored friends, am rather unsociable (I like my own company – possibly a throwback from hours spent fielding in the sea during childhood beach cricket games: ‘go deep! No, deeper!’). I can jabber for England and can be lured anywhere with something pink and sparkly or anything that smells nice. I am married with two sons: #1: our oldest son (the mad scientist of the family – he’s 15, sings like an angel, strums a mean guitar, reads books faster than that bloke off Criminal Minds, has a wit sharper than a razor, is the only tidy person in the whole house and always smells nice too – all fan mail gratefully received) and #2: our very own Death Wish…
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