How to make Mushroom and Pak Choi Stir Fry

 Who doesn't need a simple stir fry in their food arsenal? In this recipe I used egg noodles, since then I have also used rice noodles. Fresh packeted ones, and still a great result. The Asda stir fry oil with its mix of sesame, sunflower and ginger oil with extracts of garlic is a real find and worked well. Pak choi is usually found in Asda and Sainsburys too, so all supermarket ingredients. The omelette topping makes for a substantial meal too. Really you can put anything in a stir fry - bell peppers, spring onions, finely cut carrot as long as the pieces are small. Five minutes preparation perhaps and around four minutes cook, this is probably the fastest meal available.  

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How to make Stuffed Aubergine with or without cheese topping!

 This recipe is very easy to make as a vegan option without the cheese, or as a vegetarian option by grating the cheddar cheese over it before cooking as featured! I do prefer the vegetarian option but they are both good. You can't beat vegetables roasted with an olive oil coating - it seems to bring out such rich flavours when they are cooked. Another benefit of the olive oil is that it stops food sticking to the roasting tray or Pyrex dish for an easy clean afterwards. Aubergine is high in fibre but low in calorie, and technically a fruit as they grow from a flowering plant and contain seeds. They are reputed to have many health benefits too. Aubergines also go by the name Eggplant because the earlier varieties where white and resembled hen's eggs. Aubergines are part of the Nightshade family of plants - fortunately not the deadly variety though! Cooked with olive oil this is my personal favourite vegetable/fruit. 

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How to make a Ploughman's lunch

 Who doesn't like a Ploughman's lunch on a hot Summer's day? With the added benefit of not having to plough the field first! This is, as a viewer said, "a very simple affair with just the right ingredients!" Thanks for that comment! I used silver skin pickled onions here but you can use the large chunky ones, instead it's up to you. Crunchy iceberg lettuce is the best lettuce to use here too. And where would you be without the sandwich pickle and the crunchy celery sticks! I used salad tomatoes here but you could just as well use cherry or plum tomatoes instead. Cheese and pickle is a classic combination just like beans on toast is. Enjoy!

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How to make a Salad Dressing with just Olive Oil, Basil, Cider Vinegar and Black Pepper

 This is a very simple salad dressing, ready in minutes, but don't underestimate it's taste. It brings to life any salad. Any time you make a summer salad have this on standby, and don't forget to add a little fresh ginger and olives in your the salad too for a far superior taste! Olive oil, basil, cider vinegar and ground black pepper - what could be easier? Olive oil is reported to help lower cholesterol too, so why not give it a try for that reason too. 

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How to make Spicy Aubergine Pasta With Feta Cheese Topping.

 Who doesn't like pasta? When I first made this, my daughter who was around six years old at the time asked for this everyday as she loved it! The aubergines lightly fried in the olive oil give it a great taste, and the chilli flakes give it that extra kick. Go steady with these chilli flakes and only use as much as I said on the video as these are hot! Break as much feta cheese on top as you wish, and you can also use the budget salad cheese variety as these taste just as good. This tastes really good with the penne, but you can use any pasta you prefer instead like tagliatelle, or rigatoni. The chunks of feta in this picture are rather large, make them smaller! And don't forget to use any left over feta cheese in the Greek style feta salad sandwich featured!!

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How to make a Vegetarian mince and onion Meat free Pie (Vegan friendly)

 I was asked to do this by a viewer, and four or five samples later I let my daughter who was six at the time choose the final version ad this was the result, and I must say I agreed with her. Everything is made in small samples so as to keep costs down but also to get the best taste. I think that Morrisons discontinued their mince but we found Asda plant based mince to be a good replacement. (Quorn does not work here by the way!) Instead of using the Bisto onion gravy granules that can be a bit pricey now, we have also used the red onion gravy granules in jars from Sainsburys etc, and this gives a slightly different, not as beefy like taste? - but every bit as good!! so you can use these products too in this recipe if you want. 

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Mixed Pepper and Mushroom Pizza. N.B. Add 1/2 teaspoon garlic puree in the passata mix - better taste

 Once you have made your own base for this pizza you will never buy a ready made base again! We updated the topping of the base on this one by adding half a teaspoon of garlic puree (the tubed one). Just squeeze out the tube in a line up to the middle of the teaspoon and mix it in. Gorgeous taste then. Italian passata has far the better taste, the other ones don't measure up - so get the Italian one where you can. You are not limited to the topping here - you could add drained tinned sweetcorn and/or jalapeno peppers from a jar for a hotter taste too. A favourite of mine is to add these jalapeno peppers - not too many though!  Just make sure everything is sliced very thinly so it cooks through with the pizza. Always wipe the pizza tray with olive oil first to make sure it doesn't stick, for an easy clean after. 

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