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In our busy household, meals had often consisted of frozen ready meals. Determined to give us a healthier diet, I decided to make a lamb casserole using fresh meat from the butcher, fresh vegetables from the greengrocer and herbs from the garden.
After hours in the kitchen, I served it up to an expectant family.
Everyone agreed the food was delicious. “It tastes so good, Mum,” declared my son, “that if you hadn’t told me you made it yourself, I’d have thought it was one of the frozen ready meals.”
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