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Tag Archives: potatoes

pie before pastry

Steak and vegetable pie (using low fat home made pastry)

April 23, 2012by rationingrevisited 3 Comments

Due the sudden offal apocalypse that seems to have hit the greater Redcar and Cleveland area this week… I have no kidney for steak and kidney pie. So I improvised with some of […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
Potato potato

Steak and potato pie

April 1, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

This recipe takes about 25 minutes and was designed to create 4 helpings. With vegetables on the side it fed all 5 of us amply and there was still a […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
bacon turnovers

Bacon turn overs

March 25, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

Food in pasty form is a favourite with the boys in this household. Its versatile enough to be eaten with veggie for dinner, with baked beans for lunch, or as […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Over 30 minutes, Quick meals, Recipes
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Cottage pie

February 7, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

Perfect for cold nights and enough for tomorrows leftovers. YUM. Ingredients 1kg potato chopped into chunks 350g extra lean minced beef 1 small onion finely chopped 1 carrot finely chopped […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes
rissoles

Corned beef rissoles

February 1, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

Now I know this photo isnt the best, but my dying little digi cam is on its last legs and really doesnt like electric lighting. These are the Corned beef […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Recipes, Under 30 minutes
steak and potato pie

Steak and potato pie

February 1, 2012by rationingrevisited 1 Comment

The quantity on this recipe was for four people, however, all five of us ate the pie with a tablespoon of carrots each and there was still a good serving […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Over 30 minutes, Recipes
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Minced beef slices

January 25, 2012by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

 Ingredients 8oz mince (any cooked meat) 4oz cooked mashed potatoes 4 oz stale breadcrumbs (fresh is fine) salt and pepper fat, optional Method Mix well together the mince, mashed potatoes, […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 15 minutes

Corned Beef Hash

December 28, 2011by rationingrevisited Leave a comment

This has gotto be one of our favourite versions of this recipe. Its tasty, simple and works every time.”Peel and grate 2 medium onions, dice 8oz corned beef and 8oz […]

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Dinners & filling meals, Easy Peasy, Lunches & light meals, Quick meals, Recipes, Under 15 minutes

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