Delicious Dinner: Duck and leek risotto

Tonight we're having a delicious duck and leek risotto. Sounds complicated, right? Nope!

This delicious risotto is so simple and can easily be substituted with chicken, mushrooms, pretty much any vegetable if you happen to be the non-meat-eating kind.

You're going to need:
vegetable oil (enough to season a pan, about 2 tablespoons.
1 medium sized leek
garlic to taste, approx 1 teaspoon
1 chicken stock cube or 1teaspoon of stock powder
2 small breast fillets of duck, pre-cooked and shredded, with the fat removed.
approx. 2 cups arborio rice (i'm feeding myself and 2 boys, 7years and 2 years old. You might like to add more rice to bulk it out and get more out of your meal)
salt and pepper to taste
a great big handful of cheese
a litre or so of boiled water
OPTIONAL: a good swig (about 100ml) of pear cider

Right, let's get to it!

Sweet treats: Easy, delicious chocolate truffles!

These have got to be the most delicious lazy cooking I do. I was given the recipe by a girl at a fashion swap, and she had made a vegan alternative to this which was almost as tasty.

To make these gorgeous truffles, you're going to need:
1 packet Oreos
1 tub Philadelphia cream cheese
250g chocolate (dark, milk or white, just make sure it's as nice as possible. Better quality chocolate is a must for this. I used Cadbury dairy Milk)

Ok, let's get started...

I am a lazy cook!

Actually, it's more about having a very busy life than actual laziness. I have 2 young sons who love to eat pretty much anything (I'm a very lucky mum!), and their preference is for tasty gourmet treats.

But here's my secret....

I'm actually giving them great tasting, hearty, nutritious meals that are quick and easy to cook, use a minimal amount of dishes and leave me time to do things like...write blogs!

So what is this blog all about? Well, it's all about my adventures in the kitchen, and a space for me to share my lazy recipes with all of you!