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 the kind of dish that we all loved as children but the pressure to come up with a perfect Yorkshire Pudding recipe can make it feel a bit daunting to attempt as adults. NOTE: PLEASE CONSULT THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN PRESSURE COOKER AS THEY MAY DIFFER AND THOSE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE!) Simple Beef Bourguignon– Easy & delicious beef stew recipe. The perfect winter warmer dinner. Ideal for freezing, cooking in the pressure cooker, slow cooker, Instant Pot or oven. This is my 15th meal plan now and I know how useful they can be to so many of you, and right now – in the depths of winter after the festive period – is the time we need to conserve our resources the most ( I’m talking energy, time AND money!) If you want side dishes for this meal, my Easy Greek Salad would go really well, and you could even make your own Easy Flatbreads with Garlic Butter. You could always make some homemade potato wedges for a bigger meal too.

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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. 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. Oyster sauce – This is optional as I know it’s not super common to have in your cupboards. BUT if you can get it/have some, it’s definitely worth adding as it really is the secret to super tasty Asian-style sauces. If you’re looking for a delicious vegetarian curry dish for this week’s fakeaway, this simple Slow Cooker Dahl is bursting with flavour. Take the unpeeled garlic bulb (yes a whole bulb!) and wrap up in tin foil. Place alongside the meat parcel in the slow cooker.

While this is cooking, make up the sauce by putting the cornflour in a jug or bowl and gradually mixing in the soy sauce (do this gradually so it doesn't go lumpy). Then add in the other ingredients and stir until smooth.

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The book includes 100 brand new recipes, each of those was tested at least 5 times. Then cooked again for the book photography. This is my simple, homemade version with inspiration taken from the one we know and hold dear. I’ve kept it as family friendly as possible with budget, nutrition and convenience in mind. Welcome to a brand new recipe series, Slow Cooker Fakeaways! Our trusty slow cookers can be a saviour on the busiest of days, helping us to get our midweek meals made without fuss. I’m full on embracing all that is the season and loving the slow cooked dinners. BUT (and I’d like to point out that I realise how totally ridiculous this sounds) they are well, SLOW.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.

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Remove the meat and garlic from the slow cooker. Let the meat sit to cool for 15-30 minutes (save the juices at the bottom of the slow cooker). I like to serve this with a little lemon sauce, made by mixing 75g of mayonnaise with 75g Greek yoghurt, the zest and juice of one of the lemons and 1tsp honey.

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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? Traditionally you would use the process of ‘ tarka’ if you’re cooking Tarka Dahl, which you can always try if you have a little extra time. Cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or 5-6 on LOW or until cooked through when you test the internal temperature with a meat thermometer (see notes).

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

We all need a new pasta recipe in our lives from time to time, so here is a new winning formula for those meal plans! The recipe uses 165g of cream cheese but the Aldi pots come in 200g so I used the whole pot. Up to you if you use it all or save some for another day. I have so much to tell you my friends. In case you want to skip right to it.. I’ve written a RECIPE BOOK FOR YOU! 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! Using a weekly Meal Plan takes the drama out of midweek dinners. Stay balanced, save money and save your sanity!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.