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Burger with runny egg

May 27, 2020May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sams Choice Angus Beef Burger with air fried egg

What more do you need to know – you put an egg on something and its instantly better. Including burgers. Just make sure to make your egg nice and runny …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Burgers, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Sandwiches Tags Sam's Choice Leave a comment

Bacon and egg on home made bread

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Air fried bacon and eggs on bread

Is there anything more comforting than freshly made bread, thickly cut? Yes. Yes there is. Load it up with bacon cooked to a crunch in the oven and some pan …

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Chile Colorado Sandwiches

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Chile Colorado roll

You’ll need a hearty roll for this one, something that can hold up to the weighty filling. You’ll also need to prepare to get messy too. This is one of …

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Fried Egg over Matchstick Potatoes

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Fried eggs over matchstick potatoes

This one was completely ripped off the menu of a local restaurant of ours, where we encountered the dish about a decade ago. It has a few delicate components but …

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Hasselback potato with chilli and chicken tinga

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Hasselback potato with chilli and chicken tinga

This one fuses together a few things I love into one gloriously messy and comforting dish: Air fried hasselback potato Home made chicken tinga Home made guacamole Home made chilli  …

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Vegan BBQ Plate with MorningStar Popcorn Chikn

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Vegan BBQ Plate with-MorningStar Popcorn Chikn

This dish actually starts the day before for best results: the potato salad here is best after a night spent mellowing out the refrigerator. My preferred recipe there is: skin …

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Categories Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Meat Free Tags MorningStar Farms Leave a comment

Spaghetti with vegan sausage

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Spaghetti with vegan sausage

Beyond Meat sausages to the rescue. I usually freeze these once purchased and then defrost them on demand in the microwave for hearty dishes like this. Pan fry them once …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Italian, Meat Free Tags Beyond Meat Leave a comment

Pastrami and egg burger

May 27, 2020May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Pastrami burger with Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers

Four simple ingredients: a burger patty, a nicely fried egg, caramelized onions and lusciously rendered pastrami. A perfect, oh so perfect burger. Be sure to get some grease proof paper …

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Bacon, eggs, breakfast potatoes

May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sprouts thick cut bacon with eggs

For the very best breakfast potatoes, take two or three russet spuds, peel, rinse and dice. Soak in water for an hour, then drain and dry. This removes excess starch …

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Egg n’ Chips with a Southwest twist

May 24, 2020May 16, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Egg n' Chips with a Southwest twist

This one comes from the Brit in me – Egg N Chips is a total comfort food dish. Cook up some chips (yeah yeah fries) and top with a runny …

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