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Chicken and Chorizo Paella

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Now I know it's practically blasphemy to have chorizo in a paella but my family absolutely love it! It seems to go down a treat every time I make it - my dad even has it the next day for his lunch at work! It's so simple to cook and you can add whatever vegetables you want. This recipe is what me and my family love but you can modify it to whatever your tastes are! It can also be made into a vegetarian paella by leaving out the meat and using vegetable stock instead of chicken stock - delicious either way! Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes Total time: 45 minutes What you'll need: 4 chicken breasts (chopped into chunks)  1 onion (chopped) 1 garlic clove (minced) 1 tbsp ground turmeric 1 1/2 tsp paprika 115g chorizo (slices works best) 225g long grain rice  600ml chicken stock  Cooking oil (of own choice) 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 1 or 2 peppers (seeded and sliced) 115g/handful of frozen peas What to do: Heat a splash of oi...

Mom's Homemade Chips

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I absolutely love my mom's homemade chips. There's no frying involved meaning they're super simple AND healthier! It's actually crazy how easy they are but they're so moreish that we never have oven chips anymore - they're that good! They're basically roast potatoes in the shape of chips/wedges but they're so much better than oven chips. I suppose that is my opinion, so you'll have to cook them for yourself and see if you agree! Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30-45 minutes Total time: 40-55 minutes What you'll need: As many potatoes you think will make a serving big enough that you need/want Cooking oil  Any seasoning you want (we normally have simple salt and pepper but we have used garlic salt and chilli salt in the past. You could even go all out and sprinkle some paprika on if you prefer something with more flavour!) TOP TIP: if you use a foil tray the chips won't get stuck and eliminates the need to wash up a...