Speed Peppered Lamb Chops MS Word document for downloading

Late again! As I was driving home, I was racking my brains for a lamb dish which would cook far more quickly than the one I had planned. I remembered my friend Jane had recently given me a recipe booklet on English Lamb. The recipes sounded delicious. I decided to try Speedy Peppered Lamb Chops, by chef, Oliver Rowe.

Serves 2- easily doubled or trebled

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: about 25 minutes, depending in the thickness of the chops.

He suggests you serve this dish with Parmesan mash and seasonal vegetables. Sounds wonderful! We had my emergency vegetable - a can of sweet corn! I will certainly make this dish again as it is so quick and very tasty. I did cheat a bit - I used freshly ground black pepper for even more speed and normal salted butter. Read more »

Cauliflower/Macaroni Cheese - MS Word document for downloading

Cauliflowers were on “special offer” today - very fresh and good quality, so I bought two - one for a very tasty soup which will go into the freezer (recipe shortly!) and another for supper tonight. We haven’t had Cauliflower Cheese for a long time. I like the variations possible with this dish, not only with the different cheeses you can use, but also by adding chopped fried crispy bacon, mushroom and onion to the sauce, (as shown in the photograph) or a well-drained can of salmon. A mixture of cauliflower and broccoli florets makes a colourful and even more attractive dish.

You can use the same sauce recipe with macaroni. Depending on the size of the appetite, allow between 50-100g (2-4oz) of macaroni per person. Cook according to the instructions on the packet.

Not into sauce making? I’ll give you an alternative recipe, based on crème fraiche which you could use with the cauliflower, macaroni or mixed vegetables - preparation time then would be 5 minutes.

Serves 4.

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