Who doesn’t love a good pie, especially a chicken and ham pie. This recipe went down a storm and was pretty easy considering most people are worried about baking… the trick is to buy frozen pastry if you have to!

Ingredients
A little butter for the frying pan
1 large chopped onion
1 large carrot
2 large leeks
150-200ml of cream
200ml chicken stock
Cooked chicken or ham
A big handful of button mushrooms
Optional: a nice amount of Japanese mushrooms
Tarragon and thyme (approx 2 tsp)
A beaten egg and parmesan for the top of the pastry

Directions
1) add butter to the pan, and let the onion cook for a minute or so to go golden
2) add carrots and leek, and allow to saute for around 5 minutes. add a splash of white wine if necessary
3) when the carrots and leeks are soft, pour over your cream and chicken stock and simmer until it thickens
4) pour in the rest of the ingredients, including the ham and chicken and cook on a low heat for a little while
5) grab a ceramic dish and add all of the above
6) put the pastry on top of the dish, using the beaten egg and parmesan to give the pastry a nice crust
7) put it in the oven at 180 degrees for around 20-25 minutes

Enjoy!

The first thing that I wanted to try with the spiralizer was a pad thai. I was absolutely delighted with how this came out, a spicy and filling little dish.

The trick is with this dish, don’t worry too much about the measurements, add as little or as much as you like.

To feed two people

1. Four carrots
2. Daikon (Japanese radish)
3. Fresh ginger
4. Soy sauce
5. Spring onions (a handful)
6. Chicken breast (two)
7. Sriaccha or some other spicy sauce
8. Mushrooms or spinach (a handful)
9. Peanut butter (spoonful)
10. Coriander ( a handful)
11. Garlic
12. Lemon (optional)

Instructions

With your spiralizer, turn your carrots into noodles.  Boil in a pan.

Chop your daikon into small cubes, add to bowl. Add a handful of coriander, spring onion, two crushed garlic, douse with soy sauce and a spoonful of peanut butter; add some lemon. Crush some ginger, add a little bit of water and then mix.

After a few minutes take your carrot off of the boil,  add chopped chicken breast to a frying pan until it starts to look almost cooked

Add your carrot after straining; then with that add your mix of ginger, garlic and vegetables to the frying pain.

Cook through, finish with another handful of coriander.