UK/Ireland recipes?

annasara21
annasara21 Posts: 44 Member
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Hi all,

I'm quite new to MFP and while I'm grateful for ALL help and support I can get, I've not found the recipe section to be a lot of use to me as it's full of (great-sounding!) American contributions, and the truth is half the ingredients don't exist or are very hard to find in the UK!

I can't be the only person on here that would benefit from some inspiration from somewhere east of New York?!

I'm hoping this thread can grow into something useful where we can can share our food ideas as well as make a few friends nearer home.

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  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    West of Noo Yoik???
    :noway:
  • annasara21
    annasara21 Posts: 44 Member
    West of Noo Yoik???
    :noway:

    Dammit! East!! I'm a teacher too! Shows you what summer hols have done to my brain!
  • PrinnyBomb
    PrinnyBomb Posts: 196 Member
    I'm sure if you ask for specific UK recipes then people will answer :)
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I'm in the UK and use the recipes all the time! I can get most of it between tesco and waitrose, or make minor adjustments. Just get more inventive :P
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Yes, if you find one you want to try, we'll help you with alternative ingredients :flowerforyou:
  • EmmaM2211
    EmmaM2211 Posts: 536 Member
    I'm sure if you ask for specific UK recipes then people will answer :)

    Yep this, plenty of UK people on here willing to help :-)

    Also a lot of the recipes can be quite easily adapted to use UK ingredients - I've used a few of them myself, you just have to think up alternatives.
    The thing thats the biggest pain for me is the cup measurements...I spend just as long googling conversion rates as I do actually cooking! I'm now even contemplating getting a set of American measuring cups!! xx
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/

    http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/

    All very good UK recipe websites, where you can search for recipes by ingredient. The BBC Good food website in particular is good as it shows nutritional info per serving (cals, carbs etc).
  • Elle408
    Elle408 Posts: 500 Member
    Great idea for a thread! I've been adjusting those posted by fitting in UK ingredients, doesn't always work though! lol
    I also bought some of those American 'cups' but find i'm still having to weigh the food afterwards to put it into my recipe builder as the calories don't add up the same.
  • PrinnyBomb
    PrinnyBomb Posts: 196 Member
    Cups are a completely useless and lazy method of measuring. I do have them though but I always weigh everything after I've 'measured them'. Weighing is the only accurate way to go :)

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