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BBQ plate with home made corn bread

June 17, 2020 by Stuart Melling
BBQ plate with home made corn bread

The star of the show here is the home made corn bread. The corn meal based side dish is one of the few ways we know of to sneak a …

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Mushroom and Swiss burger

June 14, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Mushroom and Swiss burger

This could almost fit in the 15 minute meal category if it weren’t for the fact to make the perfect mushrooms takes just a little longer. In fact I find …

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Categories Burgers, Dinner Ideas Tags Alexia, Beyond Meat Leave a comment

Three meat chilli with tater tots

June 14, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Tater Bites with three meat chilli

Admiteddly this one relies having some chili in the freezer. Pro tip: make chili often, make it in big batches and always have some in the freezer. It’s one of …

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Indian styled fish, chips and peas

June 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Indian fish chips and peas

Love fish and chips? What about fish and chips brought to life with the flavors or India! This dish is a fun twist on the UK classic. I started by …

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Categories British, Dinner Ideas, Indian, Mash Up Tags Bigga, Sitka Salmon Shares Leave a comment

Thai jungle curry with rice noodles

June 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Thai jungle curry with rice noodles

Thai jungle curry? I’m not sure if that’s a real name of not. It’s the name one of my cook books gives to this simple recipe that use’s Thai red …

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Categories Dinner Ideas, Meat Free, Thai Tags Mae Ploy, MorningStar Farms Leave a comment

Rogan Josh with salmon

June 7, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Rogan josh curry with salmon

This one came together when we found a solitary piece of frozen salmon from Sitka. I found a jar of Patak’s brand Rogan Josh in the pantry and the rest …

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Categories Dinner Ideas, Indian Tags Deep, Patak's, Sitka Salmon Shares Leave a comment

Teriyaki mushroom and egg burger

May 27, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Teriyaki mushroom and egg burger

If you want to add a ton of lip smacking umami to your burger look no further than a handful of mushrooms…and an egg doesn’t hurt either too! The mushrooms …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Burgers, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Meat Free Tags Beyond Meat, Kikkoman Leave a comment

Three chile eggs and steak fries

May 27, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Three chile eggs and steak fries

Thick cut steak fries like this brand from Walmart smothered in Hatch brand green chilli sauce. Thick fluffy potato with slightly sweet and zesty mild chills is a match made …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Meat Free Tags Great Value, Hatch, Walmart Leave a comment

Fish and chips with panko crusted cod

September 23, 2020May 24, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Fish and chips with panko crusted cod

Fish, chips and peas – a classic. This dish eschews the deep fat fried fish for a much healthier air fried version in panko breadcrumbs. Simply dip in four, then …

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Categories Confort Food, Dinner Ideas Tags Sitka Salmon Shares Leave a comment

Sweet potato fry nachos

May 24, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Sweet potato fries with MorningStar Farms crumblers

The crinkle cut fries from Alexia are the basis for this meat free comfort food dish. After cooking the fries to a crisp finish (an air fryer works best) its …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Comfort Food, Dinner Ideas, Mash Up, Meat Free Tags Alexia, McCormick, MorningStar Farms Leave a comment
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