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[zara 4]

We tend to eat the same stuff each week,could really do with some ideas for different recipes for mince or chicken or anything really,besides the usual casseroles,spag bol,chillis,shephards pies etc,i'm not really a great adventurer in the cooking dept but really want to liven it up .thanx!

[nickmo]

12500 ideas for chicken http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=chicken and 6500 for beef http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=beef from astray.com.

To narrow the terms, just put in what you fancy trying in the search box - i.e. beef stew and have a look at the results. really handy site I seem to be promoting a lot at the moment, but I think the suggestions are really easy and there is a good wide choice of options.

[lynlockwood]

Another good website is bbc.co.uk/food- you can put in an ingredient and get lots of suggestions up and the recipes are usually ones that have been on cookery programmes- Ainsley, Worral Thompson, Delia etc. It's really good.

[alfiebrady]

Here's a suggestion; do your shopping as usual, but if something unusual catches your eye, pop it into your basket. Doesn't have to be too exotic - something you find in your supermarket will do. Either add it into your tried and tested recipes, or if you can't think of a way of working it in, check out the BBC site mentioned above and search for it.

[mccfluff]

i like making kebabs, you can use whatever marinade, meats veggies you want, warm up a couple of pitta's and serve, i uaualy make a homemade colselsaw to go with its lovelyand takes hardly any time to prepare

[spudqueen]

With any chicken left over from a roast I like to make chicken risotto. I just use onions, peppers, mushroom (bacon aswell sometimes), risotto rice, chopped up cooked chicken and a stock cube (or 2) with water. With fresh chicken I sometimes make a simple stir fry with chopped up chicken breasts, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and a pack of those baby corns and mange touts. I usually serve it with those fine egg noodles. The great thing about a stir fry is that you can use as many different ingredients as you like, so play around until you find things you like. I usually cheat with a stir fry and use those chinese stock cubes (from Oxo) to get a Chinesey flavour.

[zara 4]

Theres some good ideas here and the websites are fab,thanx all!!

[brionon]

Nickmo, Thanks for that Astray site. I've 30 odd Cook-books, but never enough. That's a great site for me, thanks again.

[rockyracoon]

I picked up from Tesco a tub of Thai Green Curry paste, I did what it said and what a wonderful meal I got. Not normally something I would try. Definitely worth a go.

[nickmo]

Hi brionon - happy to pass on the Astray site - I've found it to be one of the easiest recipe sites around, and always has some interesting ideas..

Happy cooking!

[nickmo]

Hi zara4 - have fun withthe Astry stuff!

[zara 4]

Thanx nickmo,i'm gonna!!