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Bolognese Pies

Hearty and delicious. This is a magical fusion of two of my favourite comfort foods: Spaghetti bolognese and mince and cheese pies. Bolognese Pies 30 mins prep | 50 mins cookDifficulty: Medium | Serves 4 INGREDIENTS2 beef stock cubes1 Tbsp cooking oil½ onion, diced500 grams beef mince2 cloves garlic, chopped¼ cup tomato paste2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce2 Tbsp flour1 tsp dried oregano1 tsp sugarBlack pepper4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawedCooking spray4 slices cheddar cheese1 egg PREPARATION This recipe was created for OXO.

An ode to pie

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In my thirty-something years of living in NZ, I have eaten a lot of pies. More than a hundred, less than a thousand. I love pie. In New Zealand, the word pie usually refers to a meat pie, not the fruit pie you might find in the US. My pie of choice is the mince and cheese pie. With golden pastry, beef mince, gravy and a oozy layer of melted cheese, it’s a classic. Found in every school tuck shop, dairy, lunch bar, bakery and cafe across the country, this humble meal is portable, cheap and filling. A fond pie memory: my 9th birthday party at the newly opened Rotorua Georgie Pie. Georgie Pie was a pie franchise that was KILLIN’ IT in the early ‘90s. Their $1 mince and cheese pie, a hand-held square in a paper sleeve. I thought it was the best thing ever. When we moved to Auckland the following year, we quickly located our closest Georgie Pie on Glenfield Road and made it our local. Loyal. Like any ubiquitous food, the …