Tag Archives: chicken

Crunchy chicken bites

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Katie Bryson

As a general rule, the more time and effort I spend on cooking child-friendly food, the less likely my boys are to eat it. It’s pretty depressing at times, but I know a lot of my friends feel the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes | Tagged chicken, chicken dippers, chicken goujons, chicken nuggets, comfort food, family favourites, feeding boys | 9 Comments

Chicken parmigiana

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Katie Bryson

I haven’t posted a recipe for a proper meal in what seems like ages, so I’m going to pull my socks up this week and hit with you some family friendly fodder. I’ve been inspired by May’s copy of BBC … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, Speedy suppers | Tagged chicken, family supper, Farmers Market, healthy food, parmigiana, passata, tomato, weeknight meal | 4 Comments

Adventures with a slow cooker

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Bunging a load of ingredients in a casserole and then leaving it to transform itself into a one-pot wonder, is my kind of cooking. It’s not glamorous but it’s highly practical. There are so many plus points: You can do … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot suppers, Product reviews, Sausage suppers | Tagged casserole, chicken, comfort food, family favourites, feeding boys, home of the house proud, leftovers, lemon, morphy richards, sausage, slow cooker, stew, thyme | 7 Comments

Book Review: Meals in Heels

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Katie Bryson

I was given Jennifer Joyce’s super-girly cookery book Meals in Heels by my friend Ris as a birthday present. It’s a very glamorous looking publication full of illustrations of impossibly groomed women decked out in vertiginous heels and cocktail dresses … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, Desserts, Grown up dishes, Product reviews | Tagged casserole, chicken, Cookery Book Review, entertaining, italian food, Jennifer Joyce, Marsala, mash, Meals in Heels, stew, Tiramisu, winter menu | 14 Comments

An Ottolenghi-inspired New Year’s Eve feast

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Katie Bryson

Family cooking is the basis of this blog, but it’s such a pleasure to break out of the mold every now and again to venture into the world of grown up cuisine. One of my resolutions for 2011 is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, Grown up dishes, Side dishes | Tagged budget cooking, chicken, couscous, fresh herbs, hazelnuts, healthy cooking, leftovers, low fat recipe, middle eastern cooking, Ottolenghi, roast chicken, side dish | 1 Comment

Review: Sweet Spiced Chicken in the Miele Steam Oven

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Katie Bryson

I’ve had the Miele DG 1450 Steam Oven on trial at home in my kitchen for the past month in a test to see how useful it’d be to a family cook. I’ve used a plug-in Tefal steamer before, plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot suppers, Product reviews | Tagged chicken, Curry, family favourites, Miele, one pot supper, one pot wonder, Review, steam cooking, steam oven, steamed chicken | 2 Comments

Creamy roast chicken pie

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Katie Bryson

We’re on even more of a budget than usual this month so I’m trying to be thrifty and make our supermarket shop last as long as possible. This isn’t always easy with a house full of huge appetites, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, leftovers, One pot suppers | Tagged chicken, leftovers, pie, roast chicken | 8 Comments

Honey mustard chicken

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Katie Bryson

Honey and Mustard Chicken evokes hazy memories of very basic student cooking. A beige-coloured jar of Chicken Tonight would be enthusiastically mixed with some chopped up chicken breast and maybe a mushroom or too – we were SO gourmet! We … Continue reading →

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Tasty BBQ chicken with corn rice

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Katie Bryson

This week’s suppers are all sourced from October’s Good Food Magazine. I like to go through it for new things to try out on the troops. They don’t always go down brilliantly so it’s a bit of a risk, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot suppers, Uncategorized | Tagged barbeque chicken, barbeque sauce, chicken, one pot chicken, rice, sweetcorn rice | 3 Comments

Speedy salad

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Katie Bryson

Salads don’t seem the obvious choice for feeding boys and firefighters, but this one certainly hit the spot with my lot. I used up a pot of shredded chicken leftover from the Sunday roast, grilled up a packet of bacon, … Continue reading →