Easy Quick Pepper(corn) and Mushroom Sauce for Steak I love a peppercorn sauce (and I don't know about you) but I don't always have cream in the fridge or some fancy shallots in the cupboard or brandy!!

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Prawn Egg Foo Yung One of the most popular dishes from a Chinese Takeaway (next to Egg Fried Rice and Chips) is the delicious Egg Foo Yung!

I tried #homemade #fooyung the other day and (even if I do say so myself) it was delicious! #ChineseFakeaway #FooYung #EggFooYung #PrawnEggFooYung

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A 1980's style #PrawnCocktail and a #SteakandKidneyPie is just what you need some days!! #TheSoloChef

How To Cook The Perfect Chicken Breasts If you roast a couple of chicken breasts or fry them in a pan then they can be a little dry - so what's the best way to cook them?..

So, how do you cook the perfect chicken breast? It only takes 15 minutes to make is succulent and moist!

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Carrots in a soup add a sweetness that take soups to another level!

I can't believe you put the cream on first!! 😉 Personally I prefer to put the jam on first because you can the pile on more clotted cream!! 🤣🤣 #NaughtyButNice

Chinese Takeaway Chicken Chop Suey Recipe Any kind of stir fry is quick and simple to make, you just need to do your Mise en Place and get all all the ingredients prepared and ready to go!

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Pressure Cooker Chinese Ribs Recipe Ribs that fall off the bone covered in a Chinese Takeaway style sauce - just thinking about it is making my mouth water!

At work yesterday, to celebrate the #ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheHorse I cooked some Chinese Style Ribs in my #PressureCooker and they were #delicious! #TheSoloChef #Recipe #ChineseFakeaway #Fakeaway

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How To Make The Best Roast Potatoes You can just lightly par boil some potatoes and then bake them in a some oil for 45 minutes and have some mediocre roasties or you can do this..

Who doesn't love a roast potato?! You can just par boil them for a bit and then roast them in the oven or if you're up for a bit of prep work you can follow my recipe and have the fluffiest, softest and crunchiest #RoastPotatoes ever! #Recipe #TheSoloChef

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Mise en Place - Do Your Prep Work Meal Ideas For One, Two or Three - or More! Portions sizes for the single person. Meal ideas, food reviews, product reviews and money saving tips.

Doing your prep work and getting things ready is sooooo important when cooking - the main reason is it means you'll have everything you need ready which will help make cooking fun/enjoyable. #TheSoloChef #TopTip #MiseEnPlace

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Traditional London Bubble and Squeak Recipe Forget the Bubble and Squeak ready meals you can get in some Supermarkets, real Bubble and Squeak is simply leftover Roast Beef Dinner fried up the ne

So, what do you do with leftovers from a #RoastDinner - #BubbleAndSqueak of course! #Recipe #TheSoloChef #RoastBeef #RoastVegetables #BritishCuisine

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Fairy Platinum Plus 30 Minute Miracle Review Meal Ideas For One, Two or Three - or More! Portions sizes for the single person. Meal ideas, food reviews, product reviews and money saving tips.

What's in the box? Well it's my Fairy Platinum Plus 30 Minute Miraclean sample to test and review, find out how I got on here:

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Pressure Cooker Homemade Burgers and Mushroom Gravy Burgers - yum! Homemade Gravy - yum! Easy to cook (and quick too) - great!

Homemade burgers are always delicious and in this onion and mushroom gravy they are amazing! #Recipe #TheSoloChef #Burgers #Gravy

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The postman's been! #FairyMiraclean, #MyFairyMiraclean and #savvycircle, and tag @supersavvymeofficial @Tesco

Can't wait to unpack it and give them a try!

American Style Meatloaf and Mash in the Pressure-Cooker An American staple since the 1870s the meatloaf is simple and easy to make and when done well, very tasty!

I've seen it on #American TV shows all the time but I've never tried it before (let alone cook it from scratch) so lets see what it's all about! #Recipe #Meatload #AmericanCuisine #TheSoloChef

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Pressure Cooker Roast Beef and Gravy Roast dinners have been a British staple for over 500 years going back to the reign of King Henry VII and if you have a pressure cooker you will get a

#RoastBeef and homemade #Gravy in the #PressureCooker - lovely!! #Recipe #TheSoloChef

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Triple Cooked Chips (Fries) Meal Ideas For One, Two or Three - or More! Portions sizes for the single person. Meal ideas, food reviews, product reviews and money saving tips.

Are #HestonBlumenthal's triple cooked chips worth the hassle/fuss? Yes, yes they are! Light, crunchy and oh so fluffy thy are like nothing I've ever eaten before! #BritishChips #TripleCookedChips #Recipe

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What do you do if you have some milk that needs using up? Make @PremierFoodsPLC #AngelDelight of course! Just wish the #SugarFree version was more readily available. #TheSoloChef

I am currently two thirds of the way through making #HestonBlumenthal's triple cooked chips and I can't wait to see if they are worth the fuss/hassle! #BritishChips #TripleCookedChips #recipeforlove

Homemade Leftover Chicken and Mushroom Pie Meal Ideas For One, Two or Three - or More! Portions sizes for the single person. Meal ideas, food reviews, product reviews and money saving tips.

If you don't know already, I love chicken! Roast chicken is a favourite of mine, but what to do with any leftovers? Homemade chicken and mushroom pie is the answer with homemade creamy sauce! #Recipe #Pie #ChickenPie #TheSoloChef

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Pressure Cooker Beef Stock Recipe Making your own stock can be a game changer! Don't get me wrong, I've used stock cubes in the past as they are quick and simple to use but..

Dem bones, dem bones, dem stock bones! Making stock on the stove can take hours and you have to keep an eye on it, doing it in a #PressureCooker saves you having to do this and it's quicker too! #Beef #BeefStock #Stock #Recipe #TheSoloChef

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Easy Air Fryer Whole Roast Chicken Meal Ideas For One, Two or Three - or More! Portions sizes for the single person. Meal ideas, food reviews, product reviews and money saving tips.

Who doesn't love a #RoastChicken?! I love them and if you could cook it quicker and still be as tasty as a conventional oven, it would be even better - well with an #airfryer you can safely cook one in 60 minutes.. #AirFryer #Recipe #TheSoloChef

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Deep Fried Crispy Chicken Wings Classic Seasoning - ¼ tbsp paprika, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp o...

Who doesn't love crispy flavoursome #homemade fried #ChickenWings?! #recipe #TheSoloChef

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The Best Homemade Chips What is the secret to the best homemade chips (or fries to our American friends) - well it's quite simple you need to fry them twice...

So, how do you make the best home made #British Chips? Cook them twice, that's how! #BritishCuisine #Chips #Recipe #TheSoloChef

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Black Forest Trifle Recipe There are quite a few (small) steps in this recipe that I have adapted, but it's actually very simple and easy to make and it's well worth the effort

I hope #JamieOliver doesn't mind, but I've adapted his recipe ever so slightly and put it on my blog! I'm getting a lot of positive comments so far and we've not sat down at our #ChristmasBuffet to eat it yet! #TheSoloChef

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What Potatoes are Best for Chips So, what are the best potatoes that are actually available in the UK supermarkets for making Chips with?

Potatoes are not all good for the same thing, some are better for mash and some are better for roasting - but which ones in the UK Supermarkets are best for making chips/fries with? #TheSoloChef #Fries #Chips #DeepFatFryer #DeepFrying

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Fish As quite a lot of fish (and seafood) can be quite delicate, choosing the correct cooking method to ensure it doesn't fall apart is paramount.

Something fishy is going on, on my blog! #Cooking #Cookery #Notes #Cuisine #Learning #Education #SelfTaught #TheSoloChef

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Deep Fat Frying People in the UK have been eating Fish and Chips from the chip shop since Victorian times and it hasn't done us too much harm!

I've recently purchased a #Refurbished #DeepFatFryer from @ebay_UK so thought I'd best read up on some top tips so here they are!

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Scouse Stew in the Pressure Cooker Meal Ideas For One, Two or Three - or More! Portions sizes for the single person. Meal ideas, food reviews, product reviews and money saving tips.

Until I made Scouse last night I never knew that's where people from #Liverpool got their nickname of being Scousers from!

#Recipe #Scouse #Stew #Lamb #LambStew #Homemade

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Air Fryer Roast Beef Who doesn't love a nice roast beef?! Unless you are a large household, using the main oven to roast a small joint of beef not only takes a while for

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