I’m writing this while a nice batch of Chiliesque luvlyness bubbles away on the back of the stove. It is destined to be my lunch or emergency dinner for the beginning of the week. The little rest before consuming giving the flavours that bit longer to develop. It is now a Sunday ritual in my house now, which I’m going to share with you each week for inspiration and ideas. I will be giving you recipes too, but they are simply for guidance or to trigger your imagination.

The chili on the stove is made up of:

• half a kio of lean beef mince browned and set aside
• Onion, garlic, chili’s, and Romano peppers swea ed together
• Smoky paprika, dried oregano, chopped parsley and a beef stock cube added for flavour
• tinned crushed tomato, red wine and water
• salt and peper natch

A couple of hours slow cooking and it will all be ready.

What are you cooking this afternoon?

Having a slow cooking day today. It’s a great way to relax and chill on a Sunday afternoon and stock up the fridge with my own home cooked ready meals.

First off is some Beef and Bombardier stew inspired by what I found in the supermarket yesterday, (those end of aisle POS displays work on cynical me at times). I’ll post the recipe once I’ve made it as its a freestyle make it up as you go along recipe.

Second up is Curried Sausages, this is old school dish my Mum used to make. I was reminded of it this week when the discussion turned to food while having lunch with the folks from Print4uk. The guys love their food almost more than their Indigo digital press (which is a seriously great piece of kit). Back to food. I’ve not got my Mum’s old recipe for Curried Snags so I’ll work of my own I want to tweak it slightly from it’s Womans Weekly roots.

Lastly is Roast Chicken legs which is tonights dinner. Nothing fancy, some chicken with spicy paprika, chorizo and potatoes roasted up and served with some salad and a Rioja.