Recipe: Cajun Chicken Pasta

This is another of those dishes that it's hard to make look appetising in a picture - but believe me, it's really worth giving it a go!  Cajun is another of the flavour profiles we brought back with us from the USA - a different kind of spice/seasoning to Mexican food but a lovely flavour combo that you can make as strong or as mild as you choose.

Recipe: Louisiana Chicken Pasta

When we lived in the U.S we were "lucky" enough to live in a City with 2 Cheesecake Factory restaurants. If you've never heard of them, your waistline is probably thankful. Not only does their menu feature about 40 different cheesecakes - they also have a "book" for their main menu - I'm guessing there's at least 150 different dishes. Despite that, we had a few favourites. Louisiana Chicken Pasta was one of mine and I played around with flavours until I got to something that's "almost" there.....now just to master their Pumpkin Cheesecake!

Recipe: Mushroom Stroganoff

We don't have a truly veggie meal very often as hubby has a hard time with a lack of meat, but every so often I get away with a sneaky veggie meal.  Fresh pasta is available in most grocery stores these days and is very budget friendly - lasagne sheets can be used for a host of things other than lasagne...

Recipe - Crockpot Lasagna

We love lasagna!  I have several different ones in my recipe box from the classic Italian meat version to chicken to veggie.  However, they are not always suitable for busy weeknight dinners as they need a long time in the oven.  I'm fortunate in that I can pop home at lunchtime to turn on the slow cooker so I took to experimenting a little and the end result was delicious!  A big thumbs up from the family.