Sunday Roast

Serves 4

450g Rump Roast
1 good sized sweet potato, peeled & chopped into chunks
8 - 10 baby potatoes, halved
200g carrot, cut into batons *
Gravy (store bought) **
100ml Red Wine
1tbsp dried Rosemary
Salt & pepper to taste
Olive oil


Roast

1 hour - 1 1/2 hours at 200C/392F

Line a roasting tray with foil
Place roast in middle and season well
Pour roughly 50ml olive oil over the roast


Sweet Potato & Potatoes

Partially boil both in a pot of boiling water until tender to the touch but not cooked through

Place onto a baking tray
Drizzle with olive oil & season with salt and pepper
Into the oven for 1/2 an hour

Carrots *

Batons are basically carrot sticks

Partially boil the chopped carrot in a separate pot of water until tender
Place onto the tray with the potatoes when they have roughly 10 mins cooking time left



Gravy **

Make gravy according to packet instructions

In a pot bring the red wine to the boil. Reduce by 1/3.
Add made gravy to the wine
Season with salt and pepper
Add 1tbsp dried Rosemary
When roast is cooked, pour the juices from the tray into the gravy and stir well

Red Pepper Pie

Serves 4

1 Red Bell Pepper, deseeded & chopped
200g Broccoli, roughly chopped with stalks
1 lrg brown onion, sliced
3 chicken breasts, sliced
4 tbsp cream cheese
Handful fresh chopped chives
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt & Pepper


Very simple dish

Pre heat oven to 180C/356F

Heat oil in a pan and brown the chicken

Add the onion. Using a wooden spatula, scrape the pan to loosen any chicken bits. This adds flavour

Add red pepper & broccoli. If using frozen broccoli insure it is defrosted first

Season with sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

Once chicken is cooked, move all to a baking dish

In a small bowl gently mix the cream cheese and chives to combine

Spread the cream cheese over the top of the baking dish. There is no strict way to do this. You can add it in lumps too

Cover with the sheet of pastry and trim to fit

Pierce the pastry several times with a fork

You can brush the top with milk or egg to glaze (optional)

Bake until the pastry is cooked.

Around 20mins

Pear Bruschetta

Serves 2

Ingredients

3 Tomatoes, chopped w/ no seeds
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp basil, fine chopped
Salt & Pepper
2 sml pears, very ripe or tin, sliced
1 1/2 cup raspberries
4 tbsp sugar
4 sml pickled onions, sliced
2 slices of Parma ham
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 ciabatta, halfed & lightly toasted


Combine olive oil, basil, salt & pepper to make a simple pestoMix gently with the chopped tomato and set aside

Make a coulis with the raspberries. In a pot, heat the raspberries and stir gently until it becomes a jam like consistency. Add sugar. Cook until you can draw a line across the back of a spoon that has been dipped in the coulis. Pour through a sieve to remove some seeds and lumps.

In a bowl mix the pear and pickled onion

To assemble

Spread each half of the ciabatta with the raspberry coulis
Add the pesto/tomato mix
Add a layer of the pear & pickled onion mix
Top with parma ham

Pop under a grill for 5 mins to crisps the parma ham. While warm sprinkle with parmesan cheese

Lunch Box Idea

Ham and cheese rolls Cooked ham sliced, Some mild chedder A fresh soft tortilla Simple & easy for small hands to eat

Gingerbread with love!

Lunch box idea #2

Mango Smoothie

This is a personal favourite of mine Mrs Red Kitchen

It was the only thing I could comsume for the first 16 weeks of my first pregnancy!

This is a great breakfast. Filling and super healthy

Makes 2 - 4
(depending on serving size)


Ingredients

1 ripe Mango, peeled & sliced
125ml milk (low or full fat)
100ml natural yogurt
2 tbsp honey
Handful ice OR scoop of vanilla ice cream


Place all ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. Enjoy as a healthy breakfast or snack

PB & J Rolls

Lunch box ideas!


Sometimes you just want to give your kid something you know they will eat. How about taking this well known favourite and switching the bread for a tortilla wrap?