Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by! Just a few thoughts i've had since uploading the video & some tips you guys have shared: 1. If you are struggling to find fresh beef for the pie/stew, you could substitute with tinned corned beef. It won't hold it's shape and will be more of a smooth texture but the flavour will still be great and it would work well. Tinned stewed steak is another idea if you can get it! 2. For the chicken tacos, you could use tinned beans instead of chicken, any would work, kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas, even baked beans! 3. Tinned tuna would work in the mozzarella pesto dish & if you can't find mozzarella then you could add a little cream cheese instead. 4. One of you suggested Miso paste instead of marmite in the pie if you are not a fan! 5. If you can't find condensed milk then evaporated milk is supposed to be a good substitute if you add sugar (around 200g to one tin) then bring the two to the boil stirring continuously and remove from the heat to cool. (I haven't tried this but it might be worth a try!) 6. If you have any, a handful of walnuts, chocolate chips or raisins would work really well in the banana bread (just add them to the batter) Hope this helps, any more tips, keep them coming and I can add them here!
Hello everyone, great vids, I enjoyed them alot, thanks! Couple of tips from my own experience: Try slow cooking any meat or veggies or stew with no water, you will be surprised how much liquid comes out, also the timing of most meals on high setting takes about 3 hour to cook based upon the meal volumes shown in this video. The wonder of slow cookers is that it is very difficult to spoil or over cook anything, even if one cooks for 5 or 6 hours as mentioned in this video, no problem, it all comes out fine and is very forgiving. Another important tip: DON'T TAKE OFF THE LID WHILE COOKING, Every time you lift of the lid you need to add extra half hour on to cooking time because you will release the steam pressure and let in cold air.
I hardly think anyone would be sick of you. You are a sweet ray of sunshine! I am going to share these meals with our daughter. They just had their third child a month ago, via a C-section. She lovingly tends all our grandchildren, always tries to help others and like you, wants to feed her family well. A few simple meal ideas I am sure will be especially welcome just now. By the way, that puff pastry pie dish looked beyond wonderful! Well done! Take good care of yourself, sweet Vickie.
I love my slow cooker, we are in spring here now in Australia, but I use my slow cooker a lot in the winter. Fantastic recipes! I agree about chatting together, this virus epidemic can take a toll in all of us mentally and emotionally also.
I did the chicken and chorizo today and I added a chopped onion, button mushrooms and some smoked panchetta and it turned out really great.Served it with some garlic flat bread, I will be doing this a lot over this winter maybe changing a few things here and there.Keep up the slow cooker meals as I need to learn more recipes.
Hi Victoria I love your what’s for dinner videos, another pie you can make is with filo pastry, either use left over roast chicken and add it in to your pie dish and soften some finely chopped onion in a little oil a good tablespoon or a good nob of butter it sounds a lot but this the bases of you pie filling, once the onions are nice and soft about 5 to 7 min, add in a good tablespoon of plain flour to make a roo then slowly add chicken stock till you have your desired thickness and season to taste if you are using un cooked chicken brown the chicken when you cook the onions but personally we prefer it with the leftover roast chicken, put you filling into your dish thin tare the filo pastry into pieces no need to be neat as you roughly scrunch the pastry up and place in the top of your pie until the whole pie is covered the spray the the pastry all over with cooking spray of your choice and bake on 180 or the equivalent till the pastry is lovely and golden and crispy we serve it with home made potato wedges and vegetables.
Hi to all the family! Thanks so much for all your ideas for easy put together recipes, they all look so good. Will most certainly be giving them a try. Stay safe x
Really look forward to your videos, your so cheerful and I love some of your recipe ideas. It’s lovey to sit down with a cuppa and watch without worrying about what’s going on around us for a while. Stay safe and thanks for what your doing reaching out to others.
Love all of these recipes. I make banana bread the long way and add chopped walnuts but cant find a banana for love nor money right now. I do have condensed milk and flour so will try this as soon as I can get the bananas xx
Such an inspirational cook!! I wish your videos had 'smell-o-vision' !!! I haven't had a kitchen for 7 weeks as my husband has been fitting a new one over the weekends... I am so excited for tomorrow, BEST MOTHERS DAY GIFT EVER haha !!! :-)
I loved all the recipes and want to first try the banana bread. I couldn't understand the first ingredient that was in with the bananas in the first part of your video.
Oh my goodness what delicious recipes you showed us! I saved this video to be able to go back and make Everything!! :-) Thanks so much for sharing these with us. I pray that you and your family are staying happy and well. God Bless! HUGS
Yum yum yum! Food always amazing! Cant wait to try banana bread and pies! Your so positive vicki! Well done 👏. You dont even realise how much your really helping us all Xxx
Lovely recipes, I have done the beef pies like you do but instead of stock put a tin of Newcastle brown Ale, the alcohol evaporates so Children could have as well. Also done with Chicken & Leeks pies. Will def try banana cake. Thank you. xx
OMG LOVE this video, very handy recipes for whats going on right now, Great mix of pantry and freezer items :) I will sooooo be trying the banana bread recipe! Thank you yet again for an awesome video! Also just FYI I live in Elmira, NY in the US. Not the city but the upstate area, very country living here :)
Hi, love your videos, I think may have already been published but I made the banana 🍌 bread and followed everything you said but I ended up burning the bottom, middle and top fine just wondered if you had any tips, I was generous with the cooking fry light aswell
Ah no I’ve never had that happen. Maybe try slightly less cooking time or don’t leave it to sit so long afterwards 🤔 you could try lining the slow cooker with damp baking paper too, would help keep the moisture in. Hope you have better luck next time 🤞
Love your meal ideas, I will be making them when food stocks are back to normal! Are your kids ever fussy with the food you make them? Mine are 4&5 and will barely eat anything I make for tea x
They have their moments but will generally eat most things. I think with little ones like yours it's definitely harder as they don't have massive appetites. Snacky/picky dinners always went down best when mine were little 💙
We are getting by, thank you. Steve is still working (he works in the aviation industry & oversees maintenance on a lot of commercial and military planes so still busy for now) the dogs have no idea why there is no school run 😂 but they are happy to have everyone home! It hasn't really sunk in for the boys yet, I'm just trying to keep them busy 💙
@@Victoria_Foulger just did it for first time. Burnt the hell out of bottom of pot and wasn't cooked all way thru. 😩 Used butter instead of cooking spray. Maybe that's why
Just watching this, possibly again (I have an appalling memory…it has got worse as I’ve got older) I hate to confuse you even more! And you stick to the way you pronounce it, but it’s actually pronounced choritho…I have a Spanish friend! 🙄 Question, does the bread taste of ripe bananas? It looks wonderful but I only like bananas just as they turn from green to yellow, with no brown marks. Just finished watching the whole video, I don’t think I have watched before 😮💨 No one could ever get fed up with you! Those recipes all look delicious!