I love a really rich stew and this one was a recipe that I took ideas from other recipes and made my own. Having the crock pot means I can prepare it all the night before and then throw it all together and leave to cook the next morning. You could use any veggies you like in it and even add more (beans, peas etc). The hardest part of the recipe is cutting up the veggies. I hope you enjoy.
This is a really old fashioned dish my mum used to make. Tomoko has come to live with us, and tonight she made this for her first cooking lesson. Now I’ll post it here then print it out for her.
This recipe came from one of the first cookbooks I ever bought, “Casserole Cookbook”. The price is still on the cover-$1.25- so you can only imagine how many years I have been cooking and enjoying these shanks.
This is the sauce I’ve been making for years. It doesn’t make a huge quantity, but is easily doubled etc. I think it needs to be simmered for a long time to develop the flavour. I would serve this over any pasta or spaghetti shapes I have on hand and I also use this in my lasagnas. Feel free to add sautéed mushrooms, celery or a little grated carrot if you wish. I do sometimes, but find we like this simple recipe the best.
A quick-to-prepare, low fat, inexpensive and yummy soup, adapted from a recipe I found in the Australian magazine ‘New Idea’. Not sure exactly when, but I think from 2005; it’s one I cut out of the magazine some time ago, and have made several times since then. Like most soup recipes, it’s extremely verasatile: you can add other vegetables that you have on hand that need to be used. I’ve added baby spinach leaves that needed to be used, and on one occasion, I added a packet of lentils. If you add other vegetables, you will probably need to add more stock. BTW, 750g = 1½ pounds.
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