Category: Recipes

Chicken and Bacon Pie

Chicken and Smoked Bacon Pie

Only 10 minutes to make

From The Widower’s Kitchen comes a bold little blend that packs a serious punch. This ginger shot is your go-to for a morning kickstart, midweek pick-me-up, or natural immune boost when you’re feeling the chill. Made with fresh root ginger, zesty lemon, cloudy apple juice, and a subtle heat from cayenne, it’s a simple recipe with powerful results. No frills, no fuss — just honest, fiery flavour from a kitchen that believes in doing things the proper way.

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Ingredients

• 175–200g root ginger, peeled (using a spoon) and chopped

• 900ml – 1 litre of cloudy fresh apple juice

• Juice of 1 whole lemon, squeezed and deseeded

• 1 cinnamon stick

• Pinch of cayenne pepper

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Bacon double cheeseburger

Bacon double cheeseburger

Only 40 minutes to make

Big, bold, and built to satisfy. Two juicy beef patties grilled to perfection, layered with melted cheese, crisp lettuce, fresh tomato, and tangy pickles. Stacked high in a soft toasted bun and finished with our signature burger sauce, this double cheeseburger is made for those who believe bigger is always better.

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Ingredients to make 8 small patties

500g beef steak mince (loosened)
2 red onions (one finely chopped and one sliced)
1 egg (beaten)
4 slices of cheese of your choice
4 rashers of streaky bacon -crispy (optional)
Crispy lettuce (sliced)
Tomato (sliced)
Onion (sliced)
Chilli relish
Mayonnaise
Seasoning

Preparation and Cooking Time

The recipe lists the following times:

Preparation Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes

Cooking

You’ll need the following equipment for cooking:

A large frying pan
A large mixing bowl
A small ring and tamper perfect to make patties

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Baked Potato with Chicken and Bacon Filling

Baked Potato with Chicken and Bacon Filling

Only 10 minutes to make

A hearty classic with a comforting twist. Our fluffy oven-baked potato is loaded with tender pieces of seasoned chicken and crispy smoked bacon, all brought together in a creamy sauce. Finished with a sprinkle of cheese and freshly cracked black pepper, it’s a wholesome dish that’s as satisfying as it is delicious. Perfect for when you want something filling, flavoursome, and straight from the heart of the kitchen.

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Ingredients

2 chicken thighs or 4 chicken drumsticks (deboned)
2 rashers of bacon or smoked bacon, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
6 leaves of basil
3 tbsp of mayonnaise
1/2 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cumin

Equipment for Cooking

1 large frying pan

This is perfect as a sandwich filler too!

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Deseeding a pepper

Deseeding a pepper

10 Seconds!

Pop, tear, pull, chuck….(then tap!)

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Ingredients
• Pepper

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Peeling Shallots

Peeling Shallots

Only 5 minutes

You will never fiddle around again trying to peel shallots. Have a go. But watch out. That water is hot!

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Ingredients

• Shallots

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Instant Coffee

Instant Coffee

Only 5 minutes to make

Everyone can make a cup of instant coffee right? I don’t think so.

I have included this as my take on making a cup of instant coffee so that I get a decent cup when I visit!

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Ingredients

One level or heaped teaspoon of coffee essence, powder, or freeze dried. I prefer powder essence.
A splash of milk, either warm or cold.
250 ml of tea water, which should be off the boil.
Sugar to taste.

Equipment

A kettle
A warm mug

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Lazy Pie

Lazy Pie

Only 30 minutes to make

Thrown together, not rolled out. A tin lined with whatever pastry you’ve got—or maybe just topped—and filled with odds and ends from the fridge. Leftover roast, a spoonful of stew, frozen veg, a splash of gravy. It’s not neat, but it’s warm.

Lazy pie doesn’t care for crisp crimping or fancy fillings. It cares that you eat something that feels like home, even if the day didn’t.

Best eaten straight from the dish with a fork, in a jumper, with the telly on low. No effort, no ceremony—just pie.

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Ingredients

• 175–200g root ginger, peeled (using a spoon) and chopped

• 900ml – 1 litre of cloudy fresh apple juice

• Juice of 1 whole lemon, squeezed and deseeded

• 1 cinnamon stick

• Pinch of cayenne pepper

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White sauce

White Sauce

Only 25 minutes to make

This is a base sauce for many other sauces, including cheese sauce (add as much grated cheese as you like once the sauce is made) and parsley sauce (add chopped curly leaf parsley once the sauce is made).

Remember to stir, stir and stir again. Warmed milk will solve the potential lump problem as will stir off the heat when adding the the milk bringing the medium heat back to thicken.

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Preparation time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

40g plain sifted flour
40g butter
300ml semi-skimmed milk (warmed)
A pinch of salt

Equipment

A medium-sized saucepan

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Wrap Pizza

Wrap Pizza

Only 17 minutes to make

When you want pizza but can’t be bothered with dough or a pizza base, try a couple of tortilla wraps, crisped in the oven, —thin, quick, and surprisingly satisfying. A spoon of tomato passata, a scattering of cheese, maybe some mushrooms, olives, or the last of the ham.

It cooks in minutes and feels like more effort than it is. Eat it folded or sliced, at the table or in front of the tv or share a couple with different toppings.

A familiar dish with a twist.

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This recipe is for one person and has a preparation time of 10 minutes and a cooking time of 6 to 7 minutes.

Ingredients

2 plain or wholemeal wraps
2 tbsp passata
1 tomato
50g mozzarella cheese
Thereafter whatever is in your fridge – but not pineapple! (e.g., ham, mushroom, spicy sausage, chili flakes, etc.)
Olive oil

For Cooking

1 round bread board (for transfer from counter to oven)
1 hot oven

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Baked Jam Roll (Jam Roly poly)

Baked Jam Roll
(Jam Roly Poly)

Only 1 hour 20 minutes to make

Soft sponge wrapped around a generous layer of sticky, sweet jam – baked until golden and just starting to caramelise at the edges. The kind of pudding that fills the kitchen with the smell of childhood, and makes you want to eat it standing up, spoon in hand, straight from the tin.

You can keep it simple with strawberry or raspberry jam, or branch out with blackcurrant, plum, or whatever’s lurking at the back of the cupboard. Serve it warm, with custard so thick it coats the spoon, or a dollop of clotted cream if you’re feeling indulgent.

Impossible not to go back for seconds.

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Jam roly-poly portions

Ingredients

300g self-raising flour
150g vegetable or beef suet (Atora)
1 cup of fruit compote or jam of choice
1 tbsp cold water
Pinch of salt

Preparation

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Equipment

1 large mixing bowl
1 baking tray, lined with parchment

Serving Suggestions

Perfect with freshly made custard, cream, or ice cream.

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