Today's Mini Moment - Knorr stock pots

I have been sent some Knorr stock pots and gravy pots. They are something I have thought about using but never thought to try them. Now I wonder how I lived without them - I have been using these in almost everything!

I have used them to enhance the flavours in more detailed dishes and used them as the main ingredient in quick, easy and filling lunches. I have even used the vegetable stock pot to season my rice, and the beef stock pot to add extra flavour to a home made curry.

My sweet and sour chicken is a hit at dinner time in this house. I added the herb infusion to it and it made it even tastier. You could really taste the herbs!

I also used the herb infusion in a lunch time dish which has become a favourite with DaddyG, BoyG and even BabyG!! I simply mixed some cooked pasta with a herb infusion pot and some chopped up cooked sausages. Seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. That's it! Simple!

I was sent these products by Knorr, but they are available in most supermarkets.

Todays mini moment - Hellmann's Mayonaise - It has to be Hellmann's!

BoyG says it has to be Hellmann's!!

A tasty treat after a long day at nursery, my tired and hungry boy enjoyed chicken on a stick (his words!) with oven chips, cauliflower and sprouts. Veg chosen by BoyG himself!! He has to have a dollop of Hellmann's on his plate though to make his meal complete!

Aah Bisto!

Ive been given some Bisto to try. I have two fussy eaters (BoyG and DaddyG!!) so I thought I would try out some of the Bisto recipes and see how we got on.

The first recipe we tried was chicken wrapped in bacon. I have to admit that I didn't cook it. My mum was staying with us and wanted to blog about the same recipe so I handed over the ingredients and my kitchen, then waited for the results :0)

It looked very easy to do. And it looked and smelled delicious! I couldn't help tasting some before it was on the plates (and yes I did get my hand smacked!) but the chicken and the vegetables tasted so good! My mum then made the gravy using Bisto beef flavour gravy granules and we poured that over before eating. It was good before the gravy, but the gravy definitely made the dish even tastier!! We will definitely be making this one again. And as usual when we have a nice dinner, DaddyG took the left overs to work the next day for his lunch!

I also tried a recipe for the boys. I got some silicone muffin cases and put two pre-cooked mini sausages in each case. I made up some batter and poured it over the sausages then put them in the oven for half an hour. I gave them to the boys for tea, with Bisto beef gravy poured over them, and with some baked beans on the side. This went down well with both boys but BabyG still only has 2 teeth so couldn't quite manage the sausages!!

I made enough of these so that I could freeze some for a quick tea on a busy day!! I even had some left after DaddyG came home and found them!