A FABULOUS ‘LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE’ RECIPE! This is a lovely recipe for using up that leftover cranberry sauce languishing in the back of the fridge. If you are using shop-bought cranberry sauce, double-check that it doesn’t contain any vinegar. In which case, substitute for your favourite jam. Alternatively, you could make your own cranberry sauce….
Category: Lovely Leftovers
Christmas Cake Trifle Pots
THIS IS SUCH A NIFTY WAY TO USE UP LEFTOVER CHRISTMAS CAKE! There’s a shortcut version to this recipe where you can buy the custard and salted caramel, and build these little pots for a lovely treat or dinner party dessert. There’s so much to do around Christmas that shortcuts are a welcome commodity. But,…
Leftover Turkey Chilli
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO USE UP LEFTOVER TURKEY! Spicy and comforting with hints of sweetness and smoke, you can make a large or small batch. It’s as easy as throwing all the ingredients in a pan and you can play around with what you use and how daring you are with spice….
Sticky Toffee Xmas Pudding-Pops
THESE LOOK A TREAT! This isn’t so much of a recipe as it is a concept. I made these when I had leftovers from my Sticky Toffee Pudding with Rum Butterscotch Sauce recipe. So, if you’ve made that, then this is a perfect way to use up the leftovers. However, you could use any cake,…
Shepherd’s Pie
An easy, comforting meal ideal for those cold nights when you want something satisfying and delicious that will warm you up from the inside. It’s always made with lamb. Always. An easy way to remember this is that ‘shepherds shepherd sheep’. Just picture the words from the old carol: “While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All…
Chicken, Mango & Paneer Curry
My dad hails from the beautiful island of Mauritius and so growing up, delicious curries with exotic spices made up our evening meal as often as fish and chips or steak and kidney pie. That’s why I feel so lucky, because I grew up around the unusual, the colourful and the outlandish. I wasn’t afraid…
Twelfth-Night Bolognese
At the end of Christmas, I find that the last thing left dwindling in the back of the fridge is cheese. Cheese that proudly graced many-a-board or was ruthlessly pilfered at in the dead of the night when you’re standing in your pyjamas using the fridge light to salaciously break away nuggets of the good…
Gen's Christmas Kitchen 