Wild garlic, roasted red pepper and feta muffins

With the local woodland being awash with wild garlic at the moment I’m trying as many recipes using wild garlic as I can.

This was very strong in garlic, I think I’d use half next time and increase the cooking time by 5 minutes.

https://recipesfromapantry.com/feta-and-wild-garlic-muffins/

Onion soup

I’ve always liked the look of French onion soup and when I tried it I found it too sweet. When I came across a recipe for just onion soup, I thought I’d give it a go.

It was really easy and tasted good too. I used this Recipe

Cottage Pie

I love to try new recipes but sometimes it’s gotta be an old favourite. My Mam isn’t the happiest in the kitchen and I was brought up with meals consisting of meat and two veg, so this reminds me of food from my childhood.

Minced beef fried off with onion and mushroom, a veg stock cube and a beef stock cube then chopped carrots added, nice thick gravy then a handful of frozen peas. That is the perfect base, pop it in a casserole dish and top it off with mashed potato and grated cheese then leave it in the oven on 180c for about twenty minutes. I added a bit of broccoli and gravy to serve.

Best beef burger ever! 🍔

I know it’s often said that burgers are best with a mix of beef and pork mince, however, I prefer beef as it’s less fatty. I know burgers are cheap enough to buy but if I make my own I know exactly what’s in it and with a great local butcher I know where my meat is from too!

A good burger is so easy to make, I add an onion and mixed herbs to the minced beef and flatten them into patties and grill them, also using the healthier option of brown buns. This burger was less healthy with the addition of a fried egg, bacon and cheese. Although it did have tomato and lettuce!