What’s For Dinner?: 30-minute quick and easy family meals. The Sunday Times bestseller from the Taming Twins fuss-free family food blog

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This is a well-known fact in Yorkshire Pudding-land. But I repeat: DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR until at least 25 minutes into the cooking time. If you do, your batter will sink. In the UK a Beef Stew (or any type of stew in fact) is usually cooked on the stove top in a lidded saucepan. Heat the oil over a medium heat in your pressure cooker and brown the beef in batches. Removing from the pan as they are coloured. It has a little heat from the peri peri seasoning but I wouldn’t say it’s unpalatable for children. But perhaps be cautious for those with zero spice tolerance! With just a few great value ingredients, you have a full meal in 15 minutes. I love beef mince with green beans, but you can use whichever suits your tastes.

What’s For Dinner?: 30-minute quick and easy family meals

I have used a few of the slow cooker doner recipes some of which have been inedible…this however is amazing! I have made it with lamb and have made it with beef. I prefer lamb, but is great either way. Garlic sauce is amazing too! We had it with homemade coleslaw as well. This book is more than just recipes; it’s designed to do the heavy lifting and ease the mental load of even thinking about dinner, that I know so many of us struggle with every week. Freeze leftovers wherever you can. Make sure you’re not throwing any veg away (make soup!), and plan, plan, plan! I followed recipe almost exact but subbed beans with garden peas & fish sauce with hoisin sauce as they were what I had to hand.

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In the fridge You can keep this recipe in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat fully in the microwave or on the hob before serving. In the shopping list I’ve put a cheaper mince option (10% fat). I prefer to use a lower fat mince like 5% but it is up to you and what your budget will allow. You were a business owner before you had twins and started your Insta feed (which in fact started as a blog). What did you in your previous life? There are 10 weeks of meal plans, with no repeat recipes. Each meal (some when served with the suggested side dish recipe) is complete with carbs and veggies.

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Yes! The texture may be a little courser than the slow cooker version, possibly not quite as juicy, but it will still be delicious. It’s so much cheaper to make at home, using your slow cooker is energy efficient and this recipe doesn’t use any complicated ingredients. Don’t try and be a hero or a super parent. Travelling with children is very different. Set your own expectations, they need downtime and they won’t always be impressed by the culture that we think they should be impressed by!

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In the freezer This freezes fairly well, Just wait until it’s totally cold and then put into a freezer-proof container and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly before reheating in the microwave or on the hob. We loved this, use mini sweetcorn cobs as well as green beans and lamb mince (fat drained off) – gorgeous

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No they don’t. The price of food is fluctuating so much at the moment that this would be almost impossible to be accurate on. If you want to get scientific, the reason we brown meat before slow cooking is because it causes a Maillard reaction. The process of frying, heating it to a hot temperature until it browns, changes the flavour compounds in the meat, basically adding a depth of flavour. I make toad in the hole frequently as its a family favourite but following a different recipe. It always end up okay but not great.

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Add the rest of the ingredients to the pan and bring to a simmer. Put the lid on and cook according to the recipe below. Stir in cream cheese and sweetcorn, then serve. Cosy jumpers, log fires, leaves, crisp air, and all the stew and casseroles and Beef Bourguignon I can cram into our meal plans. I had learned to leverage social media as the ultimate shop window to your product and that was incredibly insightful in growing my blog following. I also learned the value to be found from listening to your audience and being as supremely helpful and informative as possible. Peri peri (also known as piri piri in some countries) is a sauce or marinade, usually involving garlic, vinegar, chilli, onion, lemon and various other spices and herbs.