Category: Weekend Spoils

• Beef & Ale Cottage Pie

  

  Cottage pie is an iconic British classic, often confused with a similar dish and one that shares a familiar name, shepherd’s pie.

  GlennThomas

  September 18, 2023

  Beef, British Recipes, Classics, Main Course, Meat, Pies, Recipes, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

  Beef, british food fortnight, comfort food, cottage pie, easy recipes, eating, food, mash, Recipes, shepherds pie

• Caprese Salad: Italian Tomato & Mozarella Salad

  

  This classic Caprese salad hails from Italy. It represents the italian flag and the country’s most celebrated flavours of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and olive oil.

  GlennThomas

  August 9, 2023

  Course, Italian Recipes, Lunch, Recipes by Cuisine, Salads, Starters, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

  appetizers, balsamic, basil, comfort food, food, healthy recipes, mozzarella, olive oil, quick recipes, Recipes, tomato

• Spicy Pepperoni Pasta Bake

  

  This Spicy Pepperoni Pasta Bake will feed the whole family and satisfy even the fussiest of eaters.

  GlennThomas

  July 26, 2023

  American Recipes, Italian Recipes, Main Course, Pasta and Grains, Pork, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

  chilli, comfort food, easy recipes, eating, food, pasta, penne, pepperoni, quick recipes, Recipes, red onion, tomato

• Welsh Rarebit Loaded Fries

  

  Welsh rarebit, sometimes known as Welsh rabbit, in its simplest form is an old English recipe for cheese on toast. It consists of a thick cheese sauce, spread over bread, and toasted until crisp and golden. The Name Rarebit Rarebit is the modern interpolation going back as far as the Victoriana era. Before it was…

  GlennThomas

  May 27, 2023

  British Recipes, Classics, Recipes, Recipes by Cuisine, Sides, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

  ale, beer, cheddar cheese, cheese, comfort food, cooking, easy recipes, food, fries, lager, mustard, potato, quick recipes, Recipes, roux, toast, welsh rarebit, Worcestershire Sauce

• Teriyaki Chicken with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

  

  This sweet, but sharp teriyaki chicken recipe makes use of an easy homemade teriyaki sauce.

  GlennThomas

  May 17, 2023

  Chicken, Dips and Sauces, Japanese Recipes, Main Course, Meat, Recipes, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

  comfort food, cooking, easy recipes, food, hibatchi, japan, lime, mirin, Recipes, rice vinegar, soy sauce, teryaki

• Spanakopita – Greek Spinach & Feta Pie

  

  Spanakopita is a classic Greek pie and makes an excellent dish that can be eaten hot or cold. Serves 4-6 Spanakopita is a vegetarian pie of Greek origin made from feta and spinach. When cheese is included, it can sometimes be found labelled as “spanakotiropita”, meaning “spinach and cheese pie”. Feta Cheese I’ve got to…

  GlennThomas

  May 7, 2023

  Greek Recipes, Pasta and Grains, Pies, Recipes, Recipes by Cuisine, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils, Weeknight

  comfort food, feta, filo pastry, food, greek, Greek Recipes, herbs, lemon, phyllo, Pies, Recipes, spinach, vegetarian recipes, veggie recipes

• Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas

  

  Smoky, Spicy, and Rich. These are worthy Sunday lunch dinners that will fill you up all day. Serves 4 on its own or 8 with Sides What are Enchiladas? Enchiladas consist of a filling wrapped in a tortilla and covered with a savoury sauce. These Mexican wraps have a long history. Despite their Spanish name,…

  GlennThomas

  March 30, 2023

  Chicken, Mexican and Tex Mex Recipes, Recipes, Weekend Spoils

  Chicken, chipotle, chipotle chicken, comfort food, enchiladas, mexican, recipe, spicy

• Rosemary and Sea Salt Focaccia

  

  Salt and olive oil set this bread above its counterparts. Makes 1 Medium Loaf Despite being a flatter bread, focaccia is still a leavened bread. Focaccia originated in Italy and similar types of bread can be found as far back as the Romans. The Romans baked a flatbread on the hearth – a place for…

  GlennThomas

  March 28, 2023

  Bakery, Classics, Italian Recipes, Pasta and Grains, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils

  baking, bread, focaccia, italian, olive oil, rosemary, sea salt, yeast

• Hand-Stretched Pizza Dough

  

  Pizza Dough is often thought of as difficult, but it’s actually really simple and fun to make. Makes 4 Doughs Pizza dough follows the same essential basics as making bread dough except the final product is rolled out into a flat disc. A crisp base may give the impression that it is nothing like granary…

  GlennThomas

  March 22, 2023

  Bakery, Classics, Italian Recipes, Pasta and Grains, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weekend Spoils

  bread, dough, flour, fun cooking, homemade, italian, pepperoni, pizza, pizza at home, pizzeria, Recipes, yeast

• Chicken and Leek Pie

  

  The combination of chicken and leeks is a timely classic and makes a creamy pie filling. Serves 6 What’s in a Chicken and Leek Pie? That seems a simple question, Chicken and Leeks. However, it is a question which requires a little more explanation. First, we need to make the chicken and leek filling, for…

  GlennThomas

  March 18, 2023

  British Recipes, Chicken, Classics, Meat, Pies, Recipes, Weekend Spoils

  Chicken, delicous, eating, food, food blog, recipe