Quick Pizza

I often think of pizza as a way to get rid of leftovers.

In this case a Lebanese bread base (great for when the bread is a few days old)
Coat with tomato paste

Now add whatever you like
In this case frozen prawns and smoked salmon.
Cover with cheese in the oven and its ready.

You could use any leftover meat or vegetables.

Seven Spice Lamb with Basil Pesto Couscous

Take a selection of lamb steaks and coat with Lebanese seven spice and olive oil.
At least one hour.
Pan fry until desired level of cooking is achieved a little pink is good

Stir though the pesto into the couscous and serve with a selection of vegetables.

Beef and Quinoa Wraps

Filling:
500 gms of beef mince
1 diced onion
1 diced carrot
2 diced celery ribs
2 cloves of diced garlic

Saute till meat is browned and vegetables softened.
Mix with two cups of cooked quinoa

Each wrap is a single piece of frozen puff pastry
Wrap the filling up in the pastry leaving an opening on the top
Break an egg into the opening
Oven bake until golden.

Stuffed Eggplant.

Start with some diced onion sauté in olive oil
Scoop out the flesh of the eggplant and dice.
saute it with the onion, coat the eggplant with oil to stop browning.

Add some diced garlic and ginger.

Fill the eggplant with the saute vegetables
Add small tomatoes and cover with cheese.
Cook until golden.

Smoked salmon, prawn pasta

This is one of those meals that takes only the time for the pasta to cook to prepare.

Place your pasta of choice in boiling waiter.
As this is a quick meal I used frozen cooked prawns and dropped them in the water for a couple of minutes.

Drain the pasta BUT do not get rid of the water.
Stir the flaked smoked salmon through the pasta and prawns using a little sour cram and the pasta water to make a sauce.

Serve with a little grated parmesan .

Bean Ragu

Start with 750gms dried beans
Place in cold water and bring to the boil
Simmer for 5 minutes
Place in slow cooker
Add
1 diced brown onion
2 diced celery ribs
2 crushed cloves of garlic
1 tbs of thyme
400gms of diced tomatoes

Cook for 8 hours in a slow cooker

This recipe didn't work, I suggest cooking the beans first.

Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks

Start with a solid base of carrot, onion, celery cut finely.

On top of this base place your lamb shanks and 2 cups of stock (I used chicken)

Add salt, pepper, bay leaf, dried basil

400gm tin of diced tomatoes 

Use red wine to cover the shanks

Cook on low for 8 hours

Serve with mash and a gravy made from the cooking liquid.