Despite being an avid cook, since moving into my new flat four months ago, I have been living without a stove or an oven. In the kitchen there has just been a gaping hole, waiting for that shiny appliance to slot in. Last weekend, we finally bought it. A beautiful, stainless steel Indesit gas oven. Brilliant. The first night, I made roast potatoes, on Monday night I made roast duck with a tomato and mushroom sauce, and last night I decided to make my first recipe from Delia’s How to Cheat at Cooking - lasagne.

I have to admit, I cheated at cheating. I couldn’t find any tinned mince, so I spent the extra 20 minutes cooking that all up. And there was no pre-grated parmesan cheese in the supermarket, so I had to grate my own (grating 3 tablespoons of parmesan is a pain in the ass, let me tell you!). But other than that, I followed the recipe pretty much to the letter and oh my, it was delicious! The saltiness of the sundried tomato sauce was the perfect complement to the creamy cheesy sauce. Definitely one to be repeated…

Katie - Digital Marketing Exec