Back to Italian food this week. We’ve already made fakeaway pizza in a previous week which was a complete success, especially the accompanying chicken wings. I love pizza but you know what I love more than pizza? Calzone, deep filled and bursting with flavour. I always feel like I could pick the whole thing… more
Sweet and Sour Pork Balls, Dim Sum Pork Dumplings with Chinese Chow Mein
Do you like Chinese food? Well we certainly do! That is why we decided to cook up a Chinese delight this Saturday night. Out of all the dishes we used to order on a Saturday night before we started the marvel that is the fakeaway, was Dim Sum so this Saturday we thought we would… more
Fakeaway: Mexican Beef and Bean Burrito
Popping to the shops at the weekend can be more easily said than done. It seems to be a mission in my household. I don’t know about yours? To name a few of our regular issues: Making sure everyone is dressed properly and appropriately – you couldn’t imagine some of the mismatched outfits D has… more
Saturday Night Fakeaway: Chicken Tikka Masala, Sag Aloo, Rice and Poppadoms
This is one of the Skint family’s favourite Indian dishes which is a little odd as Chicken Tikka Masala wasn’t actually created in India. But, it’s still my all time favourite so, it’s about time I gave it the skint treatment. A lot of this needs to be done at the same time, so make sure… more
Trio of Chicken Kebab with Homemade Tortilla Wraps
Back before Skint Dad was a Dad, there was the odd chance that I went to the pub on a Friday or Saturday night for a few beers with the lads. After probably more than I should have had, we always ended up at the kebab house to order a chicken shish. This was… more
Fakeaway: Chinese Roasted Chicken, Vegetable Fried Rice and Spring Rolls
My mouth waters thinking about Chinese food; all the different smells, tastes and textures. I love going along to an open kitchen in a take out place just for this reason and to watch the chefs using their huge woks, cooking food in front of me. They way they cook always seems so elaborate. Surely… more