Roasted Carrots and Mushrooms

There are some items that you will always have in the fridge. Carrots and mushrooms are one of them. With this lovely and simple recipe you won't need to pop to the store to get the ingredients.

Ingredients

carrots

mushrooms

salt

black pepper

olive oil

 For The Carrots

heat the oven at 200 degrees and spray oil on your oven tray 

wash your carrots, you can peel the skin off the carrots if you like but I didn't (too much work)

cut them into diagonal shapes and place in a bowl

add some salt, black pepper and olive oil and stir nicely

place the carrots in the tray and let it cook for 15-20mins

 For The Mushrooms

wash your mushrooms and slice them into a thick or thin strip

place them in a bowl

add salt, black pepper and olive oil and stir nicely.

Final Prep

                          

add your mushrooms to the partially roasted/cooked carrots and cook for an additional 30mins

Roasted carrots and mushrooms cooked to perfection.

Dinner is served

Enjoy!!

Chicken & Vegeable Stir Fry Medium Noodles

I have been feeling very adventurous with my meals of late and stepped up from the salmon and vegetables meals which have been very filling but it's always nice to have a nice blend and balance of poultry, fish and meat.

Ingredients

courgettes

chicken breast

medium noodles

mushrooms

soy sauce

onions

packed vegetables

 chopped vegetables : bell peppers, onions, courgettes, mushrooms

diced chicken breast

broccoli, green beans,bell peppers,onions, courgettes, mushrooms

stir fried chicken breast

chicken breasts ready

stir fr mix

medium noodles

Chicken  & Vegetable Stir Fry Medium Noodles

dinner is served

Baby Corn with Vegetables

Happy Thursday!

One more day till the end of the week!!

Sometimes all I want to do is veg out on vegetables ..."Get it" ? haha!!

I am a 100% veggie lover and always incorporate vegetables in all my meals as you can probably tell.

Today I have a baby corn and vegetables recipe for you, very simple and delicious.
You can have this with rice or noodles or just eat it on it's own like I have done.

Ingredients

one pack of baby corn, cubed

onions, diced

yellow bell peppers,cubed

red bell peppers, cubed

orange bell peppers, cubed

1 tsp of cumin seeds

salt and black pepper to taste

BabyCorn, Bell peppers,Black Pepper Cumin Seeds, Courgettes, Onions, Tomatoes & Olive Oil

Instructions

For The Vegetable Prep

dice the onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, courgettes and baby corn

My heart shaped chopping board : Chopped Onions, Bell Peppers & Tomato

 Chopped tomatoes, Courgettes and Baby Corn

For The Vegetable Stir Fry

add 1tbsp of olive oil into the wok and heat it and add cumin seeds, when cumin seeds crackle , add the baby corn and courgettes

Stir fry baby corn and vegetable together 

 stir for a few minutes until brown, then add the bell peppers and tomatoes

add salt and black peppers

For The Final Prep

Baby Corn and veggies

 Serve Hot

Tortilla Chicken Fillet Breast Wraps

Hello, how is everyone doing today? I hope you all had a lovely day 

I haven't had one of these in yonks and really fancied it today.And what Yems wants, Yems gets! So there we have it ....... This is a very simple and quick meal to make and very delicious too.

Ingredients

bell peppers(green, yellow and red)

courgettes

chicken breast fillets

tortilla wraps

tortilla spice mix (optional)

tomatoes

 Instructions

 For The Chicken Fillet Breast

heat the wok and add 2tsps of extra virgin oil 

wash chicken fillet in lemon juice and cut into squares

  For The Chicken Fillet Prep

place chicken breast into the hot oil and stir until it's cooked and brown

add vegetables and stir, do not let the vegetable be too soft

add the smokey bbq sauce and stir nicely...

 For The Tortilla Wrap Prep

heat the oven and place tortilla on the foil for 5mins till they are wam

( my wraps turned out to be a bit hard as I was on the phone and forget them in the oven) 

Tortilla Wraps

                                             Final Prep for Tortilla Wraps

             place wraps on a plate and add the chicken fillet and vegetable mix and wrap

Chicken Breast Tortilla Wraps

Tortilla wraps with tomatoes

Washed down with a nice glass of infused
 lemon water

Have a lovely evening.

Breaded Chicken Fillet With Quinoa Spinach

Hello,

Don't throw out the leftover meals, simply turn last night's dinner into an entirely new dish with all the ingredients you have in the fridge.

I had lots of spinach, green peas, bell peppers and quinoa left from the week and decided to mix them all together to make a quinoa spinach with a chicken fillet.

I am sure you will agree that leftover meals are the best to have the next day and always taste better too.

Ingredients

avocado

bell peppers

breaded chicken fillet

green peas

sweet corn

spinach

tomatoes

quinoa

Breaded Chicken Fillet with Quinoa Spinach

Have a lovely evening.

Chicken & Avocado Salad

A nice hearty chicken and avocado salad

Ingredients
avocado
chicken satay skewers
salad leaves
tomatoes

Salad leaves,  chicken  satay,  tomatoes, bell pepper and  avocado

Salad leaves, chicken  satay , tomatoes, bell pepper and  avocado

Enjoy

Honey Glazed Carrots, Steak with Mustard Sauce and Potato Bake

Happy Sunday!

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

A nice bit of Steak for dinner with some honey glazed carrots.

Ingredients

irish steaks

packet of baby corn

packet of carrots

bell peppers

onions

courgettes

salt & seasoning

potato gratin ( store bought)

Baby Corn, Bell Peppers, Courgettes, Carrots, Steak & Onions

Honey, Black Pepper, Salt, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Ground Cumin Djion Mustard & Mango Chilli

 Instructions

 For The Irish Steak

wash the steak with lemon juice and season with black salt, pepper, garlic and ground cumin

season with onions, bell peppers and courgettes

place in fridge for a few hours

heat oven at 300 degrees and spray foil with oil

place the steak on the foil and cook for 45mins turning over until steak is cooked

ensure steak is cooked

Seasoned Irish Steak with Peppers, Onion & Courgettes

 For The Carrots

peel your carrots, and slice  them into your preferred size wash the carrots and place them in a pot and boil them, do not let them be too soft

Boiled carrots


once the carrots are boiled, add a little bit oil to the frying pan and pan fry until it turns brown and soft
add salt and black pepper
turn the carrots around carefully and allow other side to be drown
in a small bowl whisk together butter and honey and pour over the carrots
season with salt and pepper

Pan fried carrots

 For The Potato Gratin

place in the oven for 40mins and allow to  bake

Potato Gratin Bake

For The Mustard Sauce

1tsp of mango chilli

2tsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp ground black pepper

                                              

place the honey glazed carrots,cooked steak with mustard sauce and potato bake on the plate

Dinner is served



Dinner is served

Sweet Potato, Pearl Barley and Vegetables

Sweet Potato, Bell Peppers & Pearl Barley

Instructions

 For The Pearl Barley

to cook your pearl barley follow the instructions on the packet of your purchased pearl barley

once cooked set aside and prep the vegetables and sweet potato

  For The  Sweet Potato

wash the skin of the sweet potato properly and cut into circular shapes

place in a pot and boil for 8-10mins, once cooked

remove and place in the oven to bake for 10-15mins

set aside once baked

cut sweet potatoes

For the Bell Peppers

cut the bell peppers into thin strips and grill;

set aside once grilled

Final Prep

wash salad leaves

place baked sweet potato, pearl barley, grilled bell peppers and salad leaves on the plate

Baked Sweet Potatoes, grilled veggies with Pearl Barley & Salad