A 30-minute summery take on pork and beans – grilled lemon and thyme pork chops with a cider bean casserole

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on June 23, 2012 · 12 Comments 

Cooking by weather Unfortunately, the ever-changing climate we are experiencing in Europe has turned summer topsy-turvy. I know people already associate the UK with rain and bad weather but what we are going through this summer really is bordering on the ridiculous. Parts of the country are flooded again while in the South-east where I … Continue reading →

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Category Adventures, Alcohol, American, Bacon, Barbecue, Beans, Black eyed beans, borlotti beans, British, Butter, Butter beans, Casserole, Cider, Country life, Dinner, Edamame, English, Garlic, Grill, Herbs, Ingredients, Kidney beans, Lemon, Lunch, Olive oil, onion, Parsley, Recipes, shallots, Spinach, Stew, Thyme, vegetables, Winter · Tagged with , , , , , , , , , ,

A baked bean special: chinese-y pork and beans

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on November 29, 2011 · 7 Comments 

Cooking with baked beans If you haven’t guessed from the title alone, my post today is all about cooking with baked beans. Everyone here normally eats baked beans on toast, or as part of an English breakfast. For me, a tin of baked beans evokes a completely different memory, and that’s because the only time … Continue reading →

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Category Alcohol, Beans, Carrots, Celery, chillies, Chinese, Country life, Dinner, Garlic, Ginger, Lunch, onion, Pork, Rice, scallions, Singapore, Spring onions, Stories, Tomatoes, vegetables, Vinegar · Tagged with , , , , , , ,

Green beans and Thanksgiving

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on November 23, 2011 · 11 Comments 

Thanking you I follow a lot of bloggers from the US and at the moment, everyone’s posting their different Thanksgiving recipes, one of which is a green bean casserole – a dish I’d never even heard of before, much less tried or tasted (but I will, promise!). With my husband being English, and me being … Continue reading →

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Cooking with fruit: hot and spicy peachy wings

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on November 8, 2011 · 15 Comments 

Cooking with fruit I love chicken wings. They are my favourite part of the chicken to eat. In summer, chicken wings are a barbecue staple; however it’s autumn now; doesn’t mean I have to stop eating them though. I came up with this marinade because I wanted to create one that, after cooking, would effectively … Continue reading →

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Category Alcohol, Barbecue, Beans, Butter, Cherry tomatoes, Chicken, chillies, Chinese, Country life, Dinner, Fruit, Fruits, Garlic, Ingredients, Lunch, Parsley, Peaches, Recipes, salad, Sour, Sweet, Tomatoes, vegetables · Tagged with , , , , , , , , ,

It’s Fish Friday :) Chinese rainbow salad with teriyaki salmon and seared scallops

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on October 28, 2011 · 13 Comments 

Chinese rainbow salad (with teriyaki salmon and seared scallops) One of the other food bloggers I follow is on what she calls her rainbow diet, eating healthy food the colour of the rainbow, the brighter the better. She’s made some amazing dishes and after the richness of some of my recent creations, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Category Adventures, Beans, Chinese, Country life, Dinner, Edamame, Fish, French, Garden, Ingredients, Japanese, Lunch, onion, Peppers, Recipes, Rice, salad, salmon, scallops, seafood, Singapore, vegetables, Vegetarian · Tagged with , , , , , , , , , ,

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