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).

What is this all about? Great question. This site is about real cooking and baking, real recipes and real mistakes.

No filters here, (although i’d love to find a filter that can take ten years worth of laugh lines away. Just me, whats happening, and whatever cameras or phone i have to hand .

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

Mums Chicken Vindaloo by Janice from Felixstowe Home & Honey

Mums Chicken Vindaloo by Janice from Felixstowe Home & Honey

Lee Majhen-Todd

This recipe is gifted to me by one of my favourite contributors, Janice from Felixstowe Home & Honey.

Janice is a great cook and often shares her family recipes with everyone on Twitter when she joins in with the Foodie Book Club TwitterHour - #foodiebookclubhour. If you’re on Twitter, join us every Wednesday 6-7pm .

Janice says that this is “Food for the soul”, and i believe her.

Find Janice and all her honey products on her Etsy shop here, and her Twitter account here !



Mums Chicken Vindaloo

Looks delicious

  •  1.5KG  chicken drumsticks

  • 4 potatoes  diced up

  • 1 tbs Kashmiri chilli power

  • 1 tbs tomato paste

  • 1tsp turmeric powder

  • 1tsp cumin powder

  • 1 tbs coriander power

  • 1 tsp graham masala

  • 1/4cup vinegar (you can use white or brown)

  • 1 Onion thinly sliced

  • 2 tsp ginger/garlic pste

  • 2 sticks cinnamon

  • 4/6 cloves

  • 2 star anise

  • Hand full of chopped coriander.

  • 3/4 tbs oil

  • Salt  to taste

 Method

  • Heat oil in a large pot that has a lid - lid needed later

  • Once the oil is heated , fry onions along with the cinnamon, cloves and star anise

  • Once onions are translucent add the ginger and garlic paste and fry well

  • Add the tomato paste, mix and fry well

  • Add the chili powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander and graham masala and keep frying until fragrant

  • Add the chicken and fry before turning the heat down to low and covering with a lid

  • Carry one cooking for a further 10min. or until chicken is cooked all the way through.

  • If you are adding the potatoes stir through potatoes and cook until chicken is cooked thoroughly and the potatoes are soft

  • Stir through the vinegar add salt to taste and cook for a further 5min.

  • Turn off the stove and stir through the fresh coriander.

  • Enjoy with pepper-water, steamed rice and a papadam on the side.

 

 

 

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