Lovin' LIfe 27/7/2017: Cooking With Coles.

Today’s love is a simple one.

The July 2017 edition of Coles’ in store magazine. It’s got Curtis Stone on the cover and the promise of sub $10 meals for the family inside. So many of the recipes look both doable and delicious. Instagram also agrees with quite a few of my friends already raving about things they’ve made from the issue.

I’ve just made Curtis’ Nan’s cottage pie recipe with a bit of a 2017 refresh… namely a fifty split of potato and cauliflower for the mashed topping.

Looks just like the full potato version but with a more complex taste. I love the taste of cauliflower for some strange reason…

I used twice the amount of mince as was specified in the recipe (a kilo versus 500 grams). It was a mix of premium and heart smart mince. Which has pretty much blown the $10 budget right there. Since when did mince get so expensive? It ended up costing $15 for the meat alone.

But back to the cottage pie. I just had to put cheese on top of that super healthy mash, didn’t I? Wasn’t called for in the recipe and we’re already way over budget anyway…

Voila! This is my baked cottage pie. Oh, I do love that Le Creuest square baker. It’s the perfect size for this recipe.

Curtis’ nan’s recipe gets two thumbs up from Preschooler SSG and I. It’s a simple yet tasty version of cottage pie that’s not bland at all. I did add a splash or two of Worcesteshire sauce to the mince and used a sachet of pizza sauce instead of plain tomato paste. And Nan Curtis definitely got it right by adding butter and full fat milk to the mash.

Have you made anything from the $10 meal issue of Coles’ magazine? Hit or miss? Any keepers you’d like to share?

Do you do sneaky things like hide cauliflower in your mashed potato? Your secret is safe on the blog.

Sydney Shop Girl

Lovin’ LIfe 27/7/2017: Cooking With Coles.

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