Welcome
Welcome to Penny's Recipes This website provides simple, fresh and economical recipes for you to cook. I hope it will give you ideas for great meals. Cooking from scratch is healthy and economical, especially if you buy local produce in season, where possible. Because time is of the essence for most people, these recipes aim to be simple and quick to prepare, made with readily available … Read More
What’s For Dinner?
Cauliflower Pilau
One Pot Cauliflower Pilau This Cauliflower pilau recipe can be cooked all in one large frying pan or saucepan. There is always something attractive about one pot dishes, not least the reduction of pots and pans to deal with after the meal! When I cooked this dish, I became curious to see where the name [...]
Sausage And Sweet Potato Stew
This midweek family supper recipe combines tasty sausages with leek and sweet potato, flavoured with sage. It is quick to make and then cooks in the oven until you are ready. Ideal for the slow cooker too. Read More…
Home Baking
Scones With Sultanas
Scones are easy to make and are wonderful for all occasions. Teatime, lunch box, mid morning snack – anytime! Read More…
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies are ideal to bake with children as they are very easy to make and delicious. Adults like them too! Read More…
Soup Recipes
Cauliflower Soup With Blue Cheese
Cauliflowers Many people associate cauliflowers with either cauliflower cheese or as an overcooked and mushy vegetable served with roast dinner. This Cauliflower Soup recipe is a lovely way to cook cauliflower and takes advantage of the affinity cauliflower has with blue cheese. In fact cauliflowers can be really delicious when cooked correctly and are very [...]
Lesley’s Yellow Split Pea Soup (Swedish style)
If you love soup, try this really easy and low cost soup. Full of flavour and quick and easy to make Read More…
Great Dessert Recipes
Fruit Yogurt – Make Your Own
Easy, healthy dessert that takes seconds to make and is delicious and low cost. Use the fruit you love in season – or buy frozen or tinned and enjoy your own special fruit dessert.
So much better than anything you could buy in the shops! Read More…
Rhubarb and Ginger Ice Cream
There are lots of ways to cook rhubarb. This lovely recipe is easy to make with simple ingredients Read More…
How To……
How to Make Yorkshire Puddings
Perfect Yorkshire Puddings My Mum makes perfect Yorkshire puddings. She always has since I was a child. I think it is in her genes since she was born and brought up in Scarborough. I too was born in Yorkshire but may be I moved away too soon, when I was eight, to the Midlands as [...]
Baked Beans Recipe
Homemade Baked Beans are easy to make and really do taste better than tinned. Once you try them you may never buy another can! Read More…

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