Author Archives: Amanda Dews

I was hankering for some paella this week and the recipe I found on the BBC Food website by Antony Worrall Thompson who used paprika and chilli to colour and flavour instead of saffron. I sometime find saffron a little overpowering so found this to be a good alternative. Paella is such a large dishContinue reading “Paella”

This meal was a family affair. My only contributions was browning off the beef kofta’s in the pan before adding the curry paste and then adding the garnished leaves at the end. This was loveingly prepared by both my daughters under their fathers guidance. I had to laugh when my little one got squeamish aboutContinue reading “Beef Kofta Curry”

The main reason I started doing this blog was to try and get better organised to reduce food waste and get on top of the house and the family. I was either planning meals which did not fit into the days schedule or would be inappropriate for the weather or something I dreamt up onContinue reading “Potato and Bacon Gratin”

At the end of my daughters unit/topic at school she brought home some chives that they had grown in class without using soil and I was given the task of making something out of them. Considering that both girls turn their noses up at spring onions I thought it best to think of something whereContinue reading “Smoked salmon and chive fish cakes”

Hello and welcome to A Bite Off Each Leg. Today I am making lasagne. I love lasagne because it has a base recipe which can be amended depending on what meat and vegetables you have to hand. My girls love a traditional beef ragu lasagne but we also do other types with chicken, ham, spinach…Continue reading “Lasagne”

Happy Monday! It is the first day of the week and I am sat thinking that the weather is not helping to chase away those Monday morning blues. But I will start the week as I mean to go on and so am using the 5 Second Rule to kick me into action. Today isContinue reading “Spaghetti with Lemon and Garlic Breadcrumbs”

A big tradition from home in Yorkshire is the family Sunday Lunch. As a girl we would walk 3 miles each Sunday to my Grandparents house. Us kids had to entertain ourselves usually running out in the nearest fields and wooded area and our parents would chat and my Grandma would make our Sunday lunch.Continue reading “Sunday Lunch”

My daughter had her friends over for a sleepover and her friend Netra made curried potatoes for us. Friday evenings are curry nights for us and I thought the full flavours from Netra’s potatoes would make a lovely accompaniment to the tandoori chicken. I feel I should add that you do not need the riceContinue reading “Tandoori Chicken”

Toad in the hole is a traditionsal British dish comprising of Yorkshire pudding and pork sausages. Yorkshire puddings can be the bane of a Yorkshire woman’s life if they do not follow the eggs to flour and milk ratios and then comit the cardinal sin of not getting the oven hot enough. The trick isContinue reading “Toad in the hole”

I love trying out other people’s recipes but some days I go with something simple, a quick fix to just get dinner to the table and feed the brood. Today is one of those days and I am making my own cheesy gnocchi bake and as this is a quick fix meal I will beContinue reading “Cheesy gnocchi bake”