Chilli Beef Nachos with extras

This is a really simple dish which you can have for dinner or just a snack with friends. It's really filling too. I made my own Chilli and once ready I poured over plain tortilla chips which had been placed in a very large deep bowl. For extras I used quite a lot of add ins which included sour cream, quachomole, salsa, coriander, spring onion, jalapeños, mild cheddar, and fresh chillies. Probably a bit over the top with the ingredients. All ingredients are optional but I would say the chilli is a must. I only added all the extras once I had melted the cheddar over the tortillas and Chilli.

Steak and red wine pie

 This is a steak pie made for dinner tonight. I slow cooked the stewing beef (2lbs) in the slow cooker with onion thyme red wine and parsley. I used puff pastry to top the dish after I had cooked the beef for around 7hours. As a side I roasted carrots, parsnips in honey with thyme and had a side garlic mash. I got the original recipe from John Barrowman on the BBC food website however I added the red wine as an extra.