Foodie BlogRoll

The more observant amongst you may have noticed the appearance of the Foodie BlogRoll on my sidebar. This is basically a list of links to various food blogs, so you can have a good browse around. The Foodie BlogRoll has been set up by The Leftover Queen, so thank you to her. If you want to join then click on the link to the right!

Sausage and Bean Bake

This is what I made for tea last night, it was a new recipe and I was pleased with how it turned out. It takes a while, but it's not all hands and time, it tastes yummy and I found it very filling. There's also plenty of change to be flexible about the amount of different ingredients that you use, just adjust to taste.

You need: (for 1 person)

• 1/2 an onion


• 2 sausages


• 1/2 a small tin of butterbeans


• 1/4 of a 400g can chopped tomatoes


• 200ml Chicken stock


• Frozen veg


• 50g self-rasing flour


• 20g butter/margarine


• Teaspoon of dried herbs (I used oregano)


• Splash of milk

Here's what you do...

• Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6 (180C)


• Soften the onions in a little bit of oil (for about 3 minutes) before adding the sausages and frying until the sausages are cooked and the onions are soft.


• Pour in the tomato and stock, then bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes (put the lid on if it's getting too dry)


• Stir the drained butterbeans and enough frozen veg to keep you happy, then put into your ovenproof dish


• Put the flour into a bowl and mix in the butter using your fingertips until you have fine breadcrums, then stir in the herbs and add enough milk until it comes together.


• Put dollops of the mixuture on top of the tomato sauce, then put in the over and cook for 25 minutes


• Enjoy

Hope you like it. You could use bacon instead of sausage, and if you want to make it vegetarian, then maybe put some more beans in.

Tuna Fish Cakes

Right, here goes with another cheap and easy recipe. I just had it for tea, hence the fact that I have decided to post it.

Tuna Fishcakes

These are quite quick to make and there is nothing difficult about them....

You need (for one person)

• Half a large tin of tuna (you could add the other half to a tomato pasta sauce, or anything else really)


• A spring onion or two (or quarter of a normal onion, although this isn't as good)


• One medium potato


• Some parsley (fresh or dried)


• A squeeze of lemon juice


• Salt and pepper as desired

What you do.....

• Cook the potato (you could peel and boil it, but I cook it whole in the microwave for a few minutes), then put the flesh into a bowl and mash it up


• Stir in the drained tuna, chopped spring onion, parsely (about a teaspoon, maybe a bit more if it's fresh) and lemon, then mix until it all comes together and season to taste (if it won't all stay together, you might want to add a bit more potato, or a little bit of egg)


• Divide the mixture into two and shape with your hands into two balls, then flatten them slightly. If you are doing this a bit before you want to eat, put the fish cakes into the fridge to firm up a bit.


• When you are ready to cook, heat some oil in a pan and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side (depending how thick the cakes are)

That's it! Serve with salad or vegetables. I like to have mine with peas and potato wedges (although as there is already potato in the fishcakes, this is slight overkill on the carbohydrate front, but never mind - I like it!)