Simply Food By Mandy

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My boys have grown up enjoying a bowl of this most weeks their whole lives and they absolutely love it! Known as ‘Jewish...

Chicken Cacciatore This is a lovely easy winter warmer with so much delicious flavour. I added a few chopped anchovies to the sauce which...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here is another lovely idea for any Guy Fawkes party’s you may be having. Think of it as a more sophisticated, grown up hot...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As I’ve said many times before, it’s very useful having a 16 year old human dustbin at home during the school holidays to test...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is a lovely way of serving food over the Halloween period and something fun for the kids to get involved in over half...

Don’t you just love it when you can feed a family of 4 for next to nothing? This meal came in at approximately 80p a person and was...

We love a lasagne in our house, who doesn’t? This time I wanted to make it a little different and add another layer of flavour. To each...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who doesn’t love a juicy meatball in a rich tomato sauce? Well meatballs certainly get the two thumbs up from everyone in my...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A fantastic midweek budget meal that covers every food group and is cooked in one pan. Whenever I make this meal I...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is so simple that it doesn’t really count as cooking. Ready in 15 minutes, beautifully healthy and can be made with...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A simple, cheap and delicious veggie meal that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Sweet corn is amazing right now and I can’t...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Having enjoyed many BBQ’s this summer, I am now craving a comforting Sunday roast. We were celebrating a friends ‘big’ birthday...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Without question, my Mum makes the best Bolognese sauce and both my boys agree. I think the secret is not to rush it and really...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After over spending on holiday 🙄 I needed to rein things in a with a cheap but tasty meal that we would all enjoy. Wings can...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I always think the crispy duck and pancakes are the best part of a Chinese takeaway and I have a few vegan...

⠀⠀ Who doesn’t love a sweet sticky pork rib? Now I’m sorry to say that there is no quick way to cook a rib. You could put them straight...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I made these about a month ago over the Fathers Day weekend and they went down a storm. I would highly recommend creating these...

I made these a few weeks ago as part of a picnic that we enjoyed while watching Charlie’s sports day. Using fresh fruit in icing not only...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As strawberries are in season I thought I’d share with you my favourite go-to cake. It’s a simple and classic vanilla...

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You may remember I made one of these brilliant Traybake breakfasts with black pudding a while back. It’s honestly the easiest...