What's the newest addition to your cooking repertoire?

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As opposed to your tried and tested favourites?

Mine is tikka skewers. So simple! Chunks of chicken or turkey marinated in a Greek Yoghurt/Tikka paste mix - skewered onto sticks with whatever veg you have (currently courgette, mushroom and onion.)
I also did a little yoghurt, mint and cucumber dip which sets it off nicely and served it with spinach leaves. It was so good I had to stop half way through eating to tell you all
What are your new recipes?

Bit of a Mexican theme. Chicken and bean enchiladas from bbc good food website (delicious and can be made in advance) and my own adaptation of tomasina miers' quesadillas recipe. If anyone has any other Mexican recommendations I would be interested

Carluccio's courgette pasta. It's lovely, and ridiculously easy. Unfortunately the dds have decided that they don't like it.

fried chorizo with melted feta served atop a big green salad served with a spicy vinegarette

Mmmmm! Especially the chorizo feta thingy!

Aloo gobi. Made it at lunchtime today using a recipe from a supermarket cookery card and it was fab. Definitely on the make-again list

Huevos rancheros. Not for every day, mind.

Cassoulet - not an everyday dish but amazing for a treat!

Maman Blanc's Pork Chops - pan fried to make a buttery gravy (really simple) and saute potatoes with herbs and garlic, yum.

Nothing majorly exciting but discovered cooking bags...From Lakeland... Chops, Cajun and off you go.. No mess.. Tasty and juicy.

I invented a sort of paella-ish thing which the dc love and have made it a couple more times.

Dry fry thick slices of chorizo and remove from pan. Soften a small chopped red pepper in the oil and cook gently for five or so minutes, adding a crushed clove of garlic for the last minute. Add plain easy cook white rice and stir to coat the grains. Then chicken stock and a little turmeric (or saffron if feeling flush), return the chorizo to the pan. Towards the end of rice cooking time add a handful of peas, fresh or frozen. When peas are cooked stir through a pack of large cooked prawns and allow to warm through.

Serve with a good squeeze of lemon and black pepper.

www.lakeland.co.uk/p1422/Roast-in-Bags

Not a meal but the most delicious dip for cheeses. 1 part espresso ground coffee mixed with 2 parts good honey. Sounds mad but works so, so well.

We did a chicken and chorizo stew the other night and the next night some turkey mince and red peppers with red pesto mixed through served ontop of nachos which was yum.

three things from Hugh FW - chicken, plums and soy sauce - looked and tasted delicious - will def. become a regular dish

also like sound of tikka skewers - will try soon

Custard.

But I can't bloody get it to work.

The first version split - and the second version (with extra cornflour) tastes grainy.

I'm going to lose the family to the bird forever at this rate

Muffins. I am a terrible baker, but recently made dan leppards blueberry muffins (with wimberries not blueberries) and they were so easy and light I will be making many more. I love it when you try a recipe and know that it's a keeper, not because of just taste either, but all sorts of factors that influence a list of 'recipes to repeat'.

Slow cooker Mexican pork carnitas. Didn't serve the pork as the recipe said but it was delicious and will be quite versatile in the ways it can be served. Has been added to my list of meals :)

Pad Thai noodles. Very tasty indeed, will def make again.

Proper bara brith, it's really easy, and it means there's home baked loveliness for lunch every day

I am a bit of a shortcut taker:

Chicken Chasseur - based on a packet mix but i add extra wine mushrooms and onions.

Also like the cook in oven bags, have been doing pork in morrocan spices and prunes, they seem to steam and come out really moist and juicy, then i add some cream into the bag to make a fab sauce.
Takes about 5 minutes to preapre and the oven does the rest. Zero washing up which is a bonus

Jam! I can't drive so walk everywhere with my pram and I've been collecting blackberries as I go around the lanes. Collected about a kilo so decided to make jam and it was ridiculously easy and delicious! Always thought it was difficult to make until I actually tried it!

I'm in Scotland and just discovered the wonder of Arbroath smokies. Oh my!

To eat directly from the parcel, make fish cakes, Cullen skink or risotto.

Smokiness heaven.

Thai yellow curry made with shop bought paste and holy basil, tastes almost as good as the local Thai restaurant.

I made my own jerk marinade for pork chops t'other day and put them on the bbq.
Fantastic.