Comments on: The slow cooker chef: comforting low fat cottage pie recipe http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/slow-cooker-recipe-comforting-low-fat-cottage-pie-837 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Welsh Girl http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/slow-cooker-recipe-comforting-low-fat-cottage-pie-837/comment-page-1#comment-48404 Welsh Girl Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:40:48 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=837#comment-48404 Try curried courgette soup as well - just add some medium curry powder with some softeneed chopped onions and the courgette at the start of the soup - it's fab, honestly! Try curried courgette soup as well – just add some medium curry powder with some softeneed chopped onions and the courgette at the start of the soup – it’s fab, honestly!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/slow-cooker-recipe-comforting-low-fat-cottage-pie-837/comment-page-1#comment-48088 Sarah Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:34:19 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=837#comment-48088 Hi I recently discovered that adding dried, porcini mushrooms to my cottage pie mixture makes an enormous difference to the deliciousness of the dish. I don't use a slow cooker, so don't know when you would add them, but for 'on the stove/in the oven' mixes, I soak the mushrooms in warm water, to cover, for 20 mins, then add the mushrooms to the meat mix, and some of the soaking water as well ... really lifts the taste ... and works for spag bol/lasagne as well. Hi
I recently discovered that adding dried, porcini mushrooms to my cottage pie mixture makes an enormous difference to the deliciousness of the dish. I don’t use a slow cooker, so don’t know when you would add them, but for ‘on the stove/in the oven’ mixes, I soak the mushrooms in warm water, to cover, for 20 mins, then add the mushrooms to the meat mix, and some of the soaking water as well … really lifts the taste … and works for spag bol/lasagne as well.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/slow-cooker-recipe-comforting-low-fat-cottage-pie-837/comment-page-1#comment-47986 Veronica Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:33:48 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=837#comment-47986 That sounds sooo good, I can almost smell it cooking :-) I like vegetables-with-a-bit-of-meat-added too! But last night I used up the rest of a pack of mince to make a yummy spag bol, so the cottage pie will have to wait ... PS ragu bolognese is another thing that works really well in the slow cooker or on top of the woodburner, because it needs to simmer really slowly for about 4 hours. That sounds sooo good, I can almost smell it cooking :-) I like vegetables-with-a-bit-of-meat-added too! But last night I used up the rest of a pack of mince to make a yummy spag bol, so the cottage pie will have to wait …

PS ragu bolognese is another thing that works really well in the slow cooker or on top of the woodburner, because it needs to simmer really slowly for about 4 hours.

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