Risotto with Sausages and Borlotti Beans

Flavoured with red wine and Italian sausages, this is a terrific dish to serve on a cold winter night. Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan or frying pan.  Add onion, celery and pancetta. Cook until vegetables are soft. Remove sausage skins, add sausage meat to pan and cook until no longer pink.  Add half [...]

Beef and Mushroom pie

Categories | Dinner,Recipes

A good one for cool autumn nights. Terrific with mashed potatoes and/or kumara and steamed green beans or peas. Heat the oil in a large heavy pan and fry the onions, garlic and bacon till soft. Coat the meat with the flour (shaken in a plastic bag is easiest) discarding any excess, and brown in [...]