When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing blogs or cooking for the lovely Mr G, this is wha

Baker & Foodie Content Creator

Hi.

My name is Lee, welcome to my pages. I hope we can have fun together?

When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing guest blogs, writing my own blog, or even trying to learn how to paint, I’m usually spending time with the amazing Mr G (my husband) or with my lovely daughter or my lovely son (very proud mum).

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There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?

For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.

Be Brave

Cooking isn’t hard , neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes

Heavenly Potato Hash

Heavenly Potato Hash

A meal to make mid-week when all I want is a bowl of comfort topped with a fried egg.

There’s nothing to dislike about this dish, its potatoes, bacon and onion and garlic with one of my favourite green vegetables cut into it.

 Great to eat the day it’s cooked, and even better warmed up the next once the potatoes have sat in the juices and slurped them all up.

Heavenly!

 Go on, give it a go an enjoy your sweet life!

A bowl of potato comfort food.

 What You Need

 Serves a family

  •  500g Baby Potatoes – Skin On & Cut into bite sizes pieces – See Tip Box

  • 500g Bacon Bits

  • 300g Mushrooms – Wiped with a damp cloth and cut into chunks

  • 2 tbsp Dried Thyme

  • 2 Large Garlic Cloves - Crushed

  • 1 Large Onion – Chopped into small pieces

  • 1 Small Savoy Cabbage – Cored and chopped into small pieces – See Tip Box

  • 1 Green Pepper – Deseeded and Diced

  • 1 tsp Smoked Paprika

  • 1 Chicken Stock Cube

  • Malden Salt

  • Black Pepper

  • Vegetable Oil for cooking

  • 4 Eggs

Potatoes into bite sized pieces.

 How It’s Done

  •  Place the chopped potatoes into a large pot, add 2 tsps of salt and cover the potatoes in water.

  • Put the pot onto the heat and let it come up to the boil.

  • Turn the heat down and leet the potatoes simmer until they are almost cooked all the way through, but not completely cooked.

  • Drain the potatoes and set them aside until needed.

  • Place a few tbsp of vegetable oil into a heavy bottomed shallow pot.

  • Add the bacon, mushrooms, onion and green pepper.

Cook everything until the potatoes are soft

  • Let it cook, on a low to medium heat, until the onion and pepper are soft- stirring a few times.

  • Add the paprika, garlic and thyme, give it a stir and let it cook for another couple of minutes.

  • Add the stock cube, 200ml water along with the potatoes and the chopped cabbage.

  • Give it a good stir and on a low to medium heat cook until the potatoes are cooked through and the cabbage is cooked.

  • While the hash is cooking, fry the eggs.

  • Serve the hash with a fried egg sitting in top

topped with a soft fried egg

Tip Box

  •  Potatoes – If the potatoes are large, cut them into small bite sized pieces.

  • Savoy Cabbage – If no savoy cabbage around, use fresh spinach instead. Only cook it for a couple of minutes, just until it wilts.

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