Tina's chestnut stuffing and other secret and not so secret recipes

Oh an for ease, i use one of these corer and slicer jobbies from Ikea on my apples, an if im feeling really lazy i peel me onion and use it on that too.
www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/spritta-apple-slicer-green-90152999/

@MidnightFlit just having the mackerel pate for lunch - bloody delicious!!

My go to slow cooker meal because it's cheap and easy to make, can prep it night before and then just switch it on in the morning on your way out the door,

Pork and Apple Casserole

6 Apples cored and sliced into wedges
1 large onion diced
4 Pork Steaks - if frozen make sure you defrost first.
Stock - any flavour or type (homemade, stockpot, stock cube), i tend to use knorr pork or chicken ones.
Sage - dried as your going to need a fair bit

So diced onion goes in the slow cooker first, sprinkle a layer of sage on top, then the apple wedges, another layer of sage, the pork steaks on top, pour over the stock then another layer of sage, cook for 8 hours on low
season with salt and pepper to taste once cooked

Sometime I add a dash of cider but i prefer it without - plus most of time i cant afford it if im honest.
If you want it a bit more stew like then carrots and/or potato between the onion and apples layer, you might need to increase the stock amount if you do this so it doesnt dry out.

I usually serve it with green beans, carrots and mash. Sometimes i just throw it on a bed of rice if im too busy though.

Pizza dip

300ml sour cream and a tub of full fat Philadelphia mixed together and spread on a large platter.
Doritos hot salsa spread on top of that.
Grated cheddar cheese scattered on top of that.
To be extra fancy you can scatter the top with skinned deseeded diced tomatoes, but I never bother with that.

Always incredibly popular at parties.

This is my husbands favourite meal that I cook and is quite quick and easy. I don’t know the exact ingredient amounts as I’ve always just thrown it together.

It was from a. Recipe my mum got when she worked in a pub, The pub chef called it spaghetti ambrozezi.

Diced lamb neck fillet
Chopped red chilli
Garlic bacon lardons
White onions
Lamb stock (chicken will do fine too)
Sour cream (actual cream not the dip kind)
Fresh chopped coriander or parsley depending on what you like best.
Spaghetti

Throw the chopped lamb, bacon, onions, and chilli into the pan, and once the lamb looks cooked throw in about 100ml of the stock then add the garlic.

(In the meantime stick your spaghetti on)

Cook until the liquid reduces and thickens a bit, just before your spaghetti is ready, add the cream and chopped coriander/parsley to your other pan and cook for just long enough to take the heat back up again but not so the cream splits.

Serve.

Sorry it’s not precise quantities

Instead of breadcrumbs on DIY chicken goujons I use crushed cheese biscuits. Carr's Cheese Melts are brilliant. They crush to a fine crumb that browns beautifully and tastes savoury, not cheesy.

Turn out a tub of cream cheese and drizzle/pour sweet chilli sauce over and scatter coriander on top - serve with Thai chill crackers for scooping up - not exactly a recipe but really delicious

Thank you so much @Tinkerbell1980 and hope you enjoy it. I’m so touched by everyone’s kindness. She very much liked a tipple with it too 🤣🍸

not really secret but v easy and v good, chickpea and coconut stew. boil chickpeas (and you can do in oven without soaking, just google no-soak beans). make sauce by frying onion, garlic, cardamon, cloves, garam masala and whatever else in that line you like. when brown, add stock and/or chickpea water. simmer. add tin or two of coconut cream. add chickpeas. mash a bit, simmer. eat with rice or couscous or whatever works.

Mine is the devils food cake mix and chocolate fudge icing from tesco that I pretend to make from scratch.

People always want t know the secret to my fabulous moist cake and rich buttercream. Fucked if I know, I can’t be arsed to read the back of the packs, so I tell them it’s a Secret my Nan passed down.

People go on and on about my wonderful cake. If I had a soul, I’d feel guilty.

Nominated for Classics.

Too many to write down!

No Sugar Bran Muffins from "Hey Nutrition Lady" on the internet. So good and no added sugar, only dates and banana. A very nutritious snack. Still sweet yes, but low glycemic index.

Her technique with dates is interesting and useful.

I add different extras every time, like blueberries, or pineapple, or whatever fruit I have. For a real treat, chocolate chips.

The recipe is very forgiving. I use whole wheat flour. I also add ground flax or wheat germ sometimes as a substitute for some the bran. I also usually add cinnamon and maybe vanilla.

My family love them and I am happy to give them as a snack.

I make 2 dozen out of the recipe. Great for after school or mid day snack. They freeze very well.

We really enjoy these muffins and they are so easy I feel superhuman with a batch cooling on the side!

@sarahjessicaparka love that idea with mulled wine

Smoked paprika in chilli. You need to add more than you think. Literally an obscene amount, and it has to be the smoked variety. I make the most basic chilli but always get asked the recipe. It’s especially good with quorn or turkey mince.

Thank you for this thread.

My go-to: Spray chicken drumsticks with oil, sprinkle on some Moroccan seasoning. Put into air fryer for 20mins at 200C. Flipping them halfway.

@steppemum Ocado sell ketchup manis and if you google Chinese supermarket Croydon there's a Asian wholesaler that delivers and sells everthingbAsian at great prices are with free delivery.

I made rice pudding once using the delia smith recipe and I accidentally added about half the bottle of vanilla essence when it should have just been a few drops. My god it was bloody gorgeous, I would recommend!

Dice boneless chicken thighs then spread them out in a baking dish. Toss in sesame oil and soy sauce.

Bung in the oven at 180c for 25 minutes.
Take out, stir then add a big tablespoon of apricot jam and stir again. Bung back in oven for 10 minutes.

Serve with rice and veg. Delicious

Also this sauce goes with all vegetables hot or cold and people always want the recipe..

miso-sesame dressing
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 small garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons white miso (the mildest kind)
2 tablespoons tahini (other nut butters can work in a pinch)
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons olive oil

Just blend everything together until you have the dipping/pouring sauce of your dreams. It’s from here. I never bothered making the rest of theor veg bowl recipe but i’m sure it’s all lovely.
smittenkitchen.com/2013/10/miso-sweet-potato-and-broccoli-bowl/

Baileys Chocolate Chip Cake
Should have said 'butter' each biscuit with the cream

Spicy coleslaw for BBQs. First chop up whatever coleslaw veg you like, then mix with a dressing of mayo or yoghurt with a few tablespoons of finely chopped kimchi, lemon juice, S&P to taste. Seconds to make, goes with everything, delicious.

Baileys Chocolate chip cake

Packet of choc chip biscuits
Glass of Baileys
Tub whipped double cream
Dip each biscuit into the glass of Baileys allowing it to soak in
'Butter' each biscuit and lay them along a plate, making a log
Cover the whole thing with the rest of the cream
Sprinkle with chocolate shavings
Allow to set
Bloody lovely!

Place marking! Great thread OP