Ridiculously simple recipes that never fail.

I made the lemonade scones yesterday, so thanks for that one, nanna8. I will definitely do them again.

Witzend

My really lazy, CBA-to-cook one, is a tin of tuna, drained and flaked, mixed with a tin of condensed mushroom soup (undiluted), heated through and mixed with cooked pasta. Served with frozen peas.
Exceedingly tasty.

Cheese on top as well - yummy !

Granmarderby10

Yummy ! These recipes are amazing. Really really fancy the scones ?

I’m going to try that - sounds very good !

The lemonade scone recipe is nice with the addition of grated cheese and seasoning. I keep some in the freezer and microwave when required.

MUM'S CAKE:
Heat oven to Reg 4/180°
8oz each of margarine, caster sugar & SR flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Put all in mixing bowl, beat until well mixed - add a tablespoon of tepid water and beat again.
Turn into greased and lined tin
Cook 55 - 60 mins Reg 4
Cool in tin for 15 mins then turn out onto rack.

You can make this as plain (sliced through and spread with jam or lemon curd) or fancy (sandwiched and topped with buttercream) as you like. It's delicious, moist, keeps well and never fails.
(As the name suggests, I got the recipe from my Mum - I've made hundreds over the years and never had a sunken or dry cake ?)

Great thread with handy, easy to prepare recipes!

Fernbergien What quantity of biscuit base to 2 x Mascopone please?

Hi nanna8.
Would these scones work using yoghurt instead of cream.

Gluten free sponge pud.
60g gf sr flour
60g sugar
30g butter
30g oil
1 egg
Half teaspoon of gf baking powder
Beat together and put in a greased microwave safe bowl
Microwave for about 2 mins add jam/syrup eat with custard
Almost instant! Very light

Oofy

Stilton and Walnut tart. One of our favourites, good for lunch visitors, picnics, club bring and eats, parties and suppers. With a bit of salad or a veg if serving on a plate.
You need:
1 roll ready rolled puff pastry
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 medium to large onions, about 600g/1 lb5oz
Small bag walnut pieces, about 50g/just under 2oz

Heat the oven to 180 degrees (fan oven), 200deg C if not fan, Gas 6.
You slice the onions thinly (I use the slicer disc on the food processor as I hate slicing onions)
Use a big non-stick frying pan or similar, heat the oil and very gently fry the onions for 10 minutes, then stir in the balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Let it cool a bit.
Unroll the pastry onto a shallow baking tray. It usually comes on greaseproof, so leave it on that, saves washing up. Spread the cooled onions evenly onto the pastry (don’t have to be absolutely cold, but you could also cook them in advance if you wanted). Crumble over the Stilton and sprinkle the walnut pieces on top, again evenly. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes till the pastry is golden and the cheese is melted. Makes 6 pieces, can stretch to 8 for a party, though DH manages half of it in 1 go

Oofy - Sounds delicious! What quantity of Stilton please?

Seabreeze

Hi nanna8.
Would these scones work using yoghurt instead of cream.

Reckon it might, I often use yoghurt in things instead of cream. Let us know!

Thanks for the tuna and soup recipe, just realised what I have in the cupboard and can cook this evening after hospital appointment.

We used to have tinned tomato rice soup as children I think it was Campbells. Not seen it in the shops for years I make it using the condensed soup either Batchelors or Campbells tomato condensed soup diluted. I add rice and very finely chopped dark cabbage it’s a nice reminder of childhood.

Pot Noodle. Wish they did a CMas dinner variety!

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Lovely thread. A convenience/store cupboard recipes for chicken curry:
Mix together:
two tins of mulligatawny soup (Heinz- never tried others)
8 chicken thighs
2 table spoons of Patak madras curry paste
put in casserole and bake 180 degrees for 1.5 hours
Fantastic!

What a marvellous thread. I love simple recipes.

Smoked salmon pate: Into the food processor put one packet of smoked salmon trimmings (Sainsbury's £1.99) and one small tub of full fat cream cheese, a squeeze of lemon juice and a large pinch of black pepper. Process for a short time - some texture is good. Delicious on toast and keeps in the fridge for a few days - if you let it!

CHASSE

This is reputed to be a French hunter's breakfast, hence the name!
Cooked potatoes, chopped into large dice
Bacon, chopped into pieces
2 eggs
Grated cheese
Tin chopped tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
Oil
Worcester sauce

Fry the onion in the oil, add the chopped bacon
To them add the chopped cooked potatoes, the tomatoes, plus a dash of Worcester sauce, add the cheese last
Poach the eggs to go on top
Heat up till very hot, then serve

Loving these, ladies - keep them coming. Have a small portion of Bolognese sauce to use up -pizza it is for dinner tonight.

Enjoying this thread. Will the cheese sauce recipe work in the microwave?

I shall be reviewing all these recipes because my SIL has Covid and we have to isolate because of close contact ! Here is a quick salad from an old recipe book I have.
1 cup raisins soaked in hot water overnight.
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sour cream.
Mix all together, that’s it !n

Easy Chicken Pie

Leftover chicken and ham chopped
Chopped tinned asparagus
Tin of Campbells condensed chicken soup
Ready made puff pastry

Peel two medium sized potatoes for each person who will be eating this dish.

Slice the potatoes very thinly.

Grate as much cheese as you feel with cover the sliced potatoes. You can use whichever cheese you like.

Grease an oven proof dish very thoroughly.

Lay the potatoes in the dish in one, or at most, two layers.

Sprinkle the grated cheese over the potatoes and add chopped chives and/ or finely chopped garlic if liked.

Beat up an egg (two if the portion is for more than two people) with salt and pepper to taste, and approximately 2 dl cream.

Bake in the oven, at 200 degrees centigrade for about 45 minutes.

Let the finished dish cool for five minutes before serving as otherwise you risk burning yourself on the cheese.

We eat this dish on its own as an alternative to macoroni and cheese, but you can serve it as a side dish if preferred.

Curlywhirly

Very easy starter - cut a cross in a fig, stuff the openings with a couple of nubs of goats cheese then wrap the fig in a slice of parma ham; put in oven for 5 mins (or until parma ham has crisped up). Serve on a bed of rocket and drizzle with balsamic glaze.

I've done this one Curly whirly it works on a bar b que as well.
scrumptious.Works with pancetta as well.
Easy pastry, plain flour half fat to flour. Fat can be half lard /butter or all butter pinch of salt. Works with any weight of flour very cold water added in drops.
Easy white sauce, 600 mil full fat milk, 60gms butter and 60gms plain flour, salt and pepper. Works with any amount of milk,800 to 80 .80. etc. If only have skimmed milk I use a good dollop of double stream or creme fraiche then make up with the semi skimmed milk. I use a big jug and micro wave for two minutes give a good whisk keep giving it 2/3 mins until you get consistency you want. Can be changed to a cheese sauce by adding grated cheese to your liking.
Some really good recipes on here I like the sound of the tuna one. We're having tuna crisp to night ,one measure about 600 ml of cheese sauce one tin tuna and a packet of potatoes crisps scattered on the top. Or add peas or sweet corn.