Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks - Recipe

Ingredients
4 lamb shanks
Olive oil, for braising (to fill casserole about 1cm deep)
1 leek, roughly chopped
2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
2 Carrots, roughly chopped
2 Onions, roughly chopped
1 garlic head, broken up into cloves (unpeeled)
1 bay leaf
1 thyme sprig
1 rosemary sprig
375ml Red wine
600ml chicken stock
Method
1. Take a casserole (or any oven-proof dish) and place on the hob over [...]

Lamb Neck Cutlet Stew - Recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups chicken broth
3 carrots, scraped and thinly sliced
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 pound potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, about 5 medium potatoes
2 pounds lamb neck cutlets trimmed
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
finely chopped parsley, for garnish
Method
Place the chicken broth into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Put all the vegetables in the crockpot; arrange [...]

Steak & Kidney Pie - Recipe

Ingredients
225g/8oz lamb’s kidneys
700g/1lb 9oz chuck steak
1 tbsp vegetable oil
knob of butter
2 onions, chopped roughly
2 tbsp plain flour
2 bay leaves
4 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only
570ml/1 pint beef stock
4 field mushrooms, sliced thickly
1 tsp tomato purée
1 tsp mushroom seasoning or mushroom ketchup (if not [...]

10 Minute Szechuan Chicken - Recipe

10 Minute Szechuan Chicken
Who says that you do not have time to cook? Something delicious in next to no time.
Ingredients
4 Chicken breasts
3 TB Cornstarch
1 TB Vegetable oil
3 Cloves garlic — minced
5 TB Soy sauce
1 1/2 TB White-wine vinegar
1 ts Sugar
1/4 cup Water
Method
Cut chicken into 1 1/2 inch [...]

1-Pot Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole - Recipe

1-Pot Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole - Recipe
This super easy recipe makes a fantastic mid week meal.

Ingredients
1 ts Vegetable oil
1 Onion, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
3/4 ts Salt
3/4 ts Pepper
3/4 ts Dried thyme
1 lb Small fresh mushrooms, halve
1 lb Chicken breasts, boneless,-skinless
½ cup Chicken stock
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
12 ounce Canned 2% [...]

Organic food - what is the truth?

Organic food - what is the truth?
Perhaps surprisingly, there is opposition to the growing organic movement. Look carefully at each piece of resistance and you will probably find someone who has a vested [...]

The Wider Benefits of Organic Farming

The Wider Benefits of Organic Farming
Anyone who has eaten organic meat, fruit and vegetables knows the benefits in taste that comes from organic farming methods, but there are other benefits too.

According to research findings recently it has been found that organic farming encourages biodiversity. Studies have shown that there is generally greater levels in both [...]

Shepherds Pie with Cheese Crusted Leeks

Shepherds Pie with Cheese Crusted Leeks
This recipe can be made with either fresh minced lamb (shepherd’s pie), fresh minced beef (cottage pie) or minced leftover beef or lamb from a cooked joint (in which case, cut the initial cooking time to 15 minutes). In the following recipe we’re using fresh minced lamb, and what puts [...]

Shin of Beef Stew in Ale with Crusted Mustard and Chive Dumplings

Shin of Beef Stew in Ale with Crusted Mustard and Chive Dumplings
Ingredients
2 lb (900 g) shin or stewing beef
1 x 500 ml bottle pale ale
1½ oz (40 g) plain flour, seasoned with 1 level teaspoon salt and some freshly milled black pepper
12 oz (350 g) carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
12 [...]

Beef Chianti

Beef Chianti - Recipe

Ingredients
3 lbs stewing beef steak
3 tablespoons canola oil
3 tablespoons flour
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic clove
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 small potato, cubed
3 carrot, chopped
2 cups beef broth
1 cup chianti wine
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
salt [...]