The World of Siân

I love the autumn and the seasonal vegetables it brings.  One of my favourites being pumpkin.  Well in a nod to this here is my really simple pumpkin and butternut squash pie. 2 bags of pre cut pumpkin and butternut squash (why sweat over cutting them up when Tesco do them in a bag £1 each and 3 for 2) garlic goats cheese spinach filo pastry olive oil salt and pepper to season Steam cook the pumpkin and Butternut squash as directed on the packet.  In a pie dish layer the bottom with spinach, add chunks of goats cheese (as much or little as you like), then add one layer of the pumpkin and butternut squash and some garlic, season. Repeat this for the second layer - spinach, goats cheese, pumpkin and butternut squash, garlic and season. With the filo pastry, for goodness sake buy this, even Mary Berry admitted to doing this!!!  Take a sheet at a time brush each side with olive oil and scrunch up by pinching from the centre and add to the top of the pie, repeat until cov

I have been trying to use different recipes for tea lately, fancying something different from our day to day meals, which seem to be set on a routine.  My go to simple dish which is quick and easy to make is: Chicken and Chorizo fried rice. (for two people) 1 chicken breast 1/3 of a chorizo ring 1/2 teaspoon of garlic (lazy garlic, or fresh or dried) 1/2 teaspoon of ginger (lazy ginger, or fresh or dried) (if using dried you might need more to taste) soy sauce (as needed) mushrooms (as many as you want) 11/2 cups of rice. First of all I put my rice in my microwave rice cooker.  This is generally on high for 12 minutes.  While this is cooking I dice up the ingredients.  I cook the chicken first in some olive oil with the ginger and garlic when it's nearly done I add the mushrooms and the chorizo. (Mr Bus cooks this with one small red onion, which you can cook before the chicken and then add everything to). By this time the rice should have cooked, lower the heat and