Breakfast the most important meal of the day they say? Yet half the time we end up saying **** **** **** I’m late!!! Maybe that’s just me though? (and the screaming at the kids to hurry up). A breakfast roll is so handy on your way to work right? WRONG they don’t exist in FRANCE!!!! […]
Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake
So tonight’s dinner is a joint effort between Val and myself. It’s also a follow on from Sunday’s roast chicken lunch which left us with a lot of chicken. Buying a nicer chicken is really worth it and getting a slightly larger one means you can end up making another meal out of it. Now […]
Jimmy’s Chilli Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup
OK OK … the title is one big lie. I’m not using ramen noodles and it’s not chicken. One of the things I miss about living in Dublin ( I lived there a year ) is Wagamamas. If you don’t know the chain you’re missing out … it’s Asian food done well. (side note: It […]
Jimmy’s Egg Fried Rice
It’s Sunday … this means a few things … we’ve survived the kids for the weekend, it’s bath night, and we want something quick and simple for dinner. Enter my patent pending egg fried rice. This is a rather quick dish, very tasty and rather filling. You can add some extras if you like … […]
Jimmy’s Sunday Roast Chicken
Growing up we could nearly always be sure that we’d sit down and have a proper Sunday lunch / dinner together as a family. Since Charlotte was born we’ve tried to do the same. There’s something about the smell of a roast throughout the house that’s amazing. I used go to the market and there’d […]
Homemade fish fingers
Tonight is a bit of a cheat night (you knew I’d slip right?) … I have some really fond memories of Fish and Chips with my dad as a kid. Now that I’ve got kids of my own I like to think I’ll have some nice memories of fish and chips with them as well […]
Broccoli and Salmon Pasta
So the biggest problem with this recipe is figuring out what to call it. Sometimes you find yourself just going … I want something quick and easy that the kids will eat with no hassle. For us this is one of those meals. It needs just 4 ingredients and it’s super tasty (I’d love to […]
Spinach and Potato Curry
This is a rather quick to prepare vegetarian curry that’s extremely tasty, it’s still going to take you around 40 minutes to make. Ingredients wise you’re going to want: 1 Garlic clove (large … or two small) Coriander Seeds (1 teaspoon) Tumeric ( 1/2 – 1 teaspoon) Red curry paste ( 2 teaspoons ) 1 […]
Jimmy’s Savoury Mince
I’m not going to lie here … the final result isn’t much to look at, it is however incredibly tasty and a crowd pleaser to boot. Not exactly something you’d do for a dinner party but for a night like tonight when it’s wet and miserable it definitely hits the spot. The big negative of […]
A quick stir fry
I’m a bit of an internet cliche. I post pictures of the cats / babies / food on FB and Twitter constantly (and yet people still follow me). However people have been asking me for the recipes to the meals I cook so what the hell I might as well put them somewhere. This is […]