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First cost effective recipe today comes from the slow cooker chicken recipe that we put up on Saturday most of the time we don’t use all of the chicken in our house, so any leftover we use of course for a sandwich but even better some chicken soup. Most people don’t realise by we haveContinue reading “Leftover Chicken Soup”

Its too nice outside to be sitting over a cooker and going back forward to and oven to check and baste a chicken. Correct?So problem solved get up in the morning stick everything into the slow cooker and walk away and don’t come back until its ready and again this is really simple, Don’t forgetContinue reading “Slow Cooker Whole Chicken.”

Salad number 2 today is from the other side of Europe, but again using fresh ingredients (Fresh is best). You see and taste summer on your plate. 4 medium Roma tomatoes, diced 1 medium  cucumber 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced or diced, rinsed and drained 1 small green or yellow bell pepper 3/4 cup kalamata or black olives, drained and sliced 1 cup crumbled feta cheese Continue reading “Cucumber Greek Salad”

You read this correctly. You can buy it pre made in the shop, but again because its Saturday of the long weekend we are taking easy simple classics and showing you the easy way of making or cooking them. I promise you can do this at home. Ingredients For the Salad: 1-2 heads of romaine lettuce,Continue reading “Classic Caesar Salad”

The breakfast egg muffin cups that was put up during the week was extremely popular. So because its Saturday of a long weekend we thought we do and unhealthy version. Treat yourself and give these a try. 5 large eggs 1/4 lb (125g) crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled 1 cup grated cheddar, or any cheese you like Salt and fresh cracked pepper, toContinue reading “Cheesy Bacon Egg Muffin Cups”

For a nice cool refreshing drink in this weather you cant get any easier than this. Ingredients 4 cups filtered 4 good teabags strawberry simple syrup Ice Fresh strawberry slices for garnish Fresh lemon slices for garnish Simple syrup is basically 1 cup of water 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of fresh strawberries. Place into a potContinue reading “Strawberry iced tea”

With all this warm weather we needed something fresh and cool for lunch or dinner. This salad will do the trick. INGREDIENTS  1 large head Romaine lettuce, chopped  3/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes  1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed  1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, seeded and chopped  1 large orContinue reading “Mexican Salad”

It’s summer and the best thing to eat when it’s really hot outside is a colourful, fresh and delicious Pasta Salad. This one ticks all the boxes Ingredients 8 oz dry rotini pasta 1/2 cup red onion  1 yellow pepper diced 1 small courgette diced 1 cup grape tomatoes halved 3/4 cup carrots  1 corn cob grilled 1/2 cup feta cheese 2 tablespoons fresh herbs Dressing 1/2 cup Olive oil 3 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar 1/2 teaspoon Oregano 1/2 teaspoon Garlic PowderContinue reading “Summer Pasta Salad”

A real pleasure of mine is supporting local business within these recipes. This local business is so well known in the Drogheda area it will be 34 years in business next month which in itself is an outstanding achievement. Hurley Bros Deli has been serving the hard-working public of Drogheda for the length of time.Continue reading “Summer Turkey Sandwich (Hurley Bros Drogheda)”