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Spicy root & lentil casserole
By Wackyjacky
The potatoes in this recipe take on the spicy flavours beautifully - my idea of the perfect veggie supper
- 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 700g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 carrots, thickly sliced
- 2 parsnips, thickly sliced
- 2 tbsp curry paste or powder
- 1 litre/1¾ pints vegetable stock
- 100g red lentils
- a small bunch of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- low-fat yogurt and naan bread, to serve
Pulled pork
By Jonespe
A tangy southern dish
- 2-3kg pork shoulder joint
- 3 large carrots
- 1 onion
- 4 sticks of celery
- 330mls cola
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cayenne powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp dried allspice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
Roast Gammon with Blackened Crackling with Citrus, Rum and Raisin Sauce
By jeves
As soon as you buy the gammon, remove all the wrapping and dry the skin really well with kitchen paper
- 5 lb (2.25 kg) prime gammon joint, smoked or unsmoked
- 1 level tablespoon black treacle
- sea salt crystals
- For the sauce
- 1 large juicy orange
- zest and juice of 1 lime
- 3 fl oz (75 ml) dark rum
- 3 oz (75 g) raisins
- 4 oz (110 g) soft dark brown sugar
- 1 slightly rounded teaspoon arrowroot
Cabbage Balushka or Cabbage and Noodles
By MaryJanex
This Hungarian favorite is cabbage, onions, and egg noodles cooked in butter
- 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 head cabbage, cored and chopped
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Beef stew
By Lildrop
A hearty meal to warm the cockles on a cold winters night
- 1lb stewing beef cut up
- 1 tin of tomatoes
- 1 cup of beef broth or water
- 2 onions
- 1 cup if diced carrot
- 2 large potatoes
- 3/4 cup of peas
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and pepper
Summer feta and green veg lasagne
By Katie of blog www.katielovescooking.wordpress.com, Katie Loves Cooking
A lasagne full of gorgeous summery flavours and topped with pretty asparagus tips
- Oil
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- Half a 30g tin anvhovies, chopped
- Load of asparagus, tips left intact and rest chopped
- 4 spring onions, chopped
- Few handfuls peas
- Few handfuls spinach
- 300ml single cream
- Bunch of fresh mint, chopped
- Grated zest of 1/2 a lemon
- 2 blocks of feta
- Bit of veg stock if necessary (I used Veg oxo cubes in boiled water)
- Lasagne sheets
Pancakes
By Sophi3B
Mix ingredients together then cook until golden brown on each side
- 110g plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 200ml milk and 3fl water mixed
Cheesy Leek & Bacon Pasta
By clacannon
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 300g leeks, halved and finely sliced
- 8 rashers smoked streaky bacon, sliced
- 400g pasta shapes (we used penne)
- 100g herb & garlic soft cheese (we used Boursin)
Pork & Pears
By ginbin
One of the our first efforts at home cooking 20+ years ago
- 4 pork chops bone in (around 450g each)
- 1 tblsp marjoram
- 30 g butter
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tin pear halves with juice (410g)
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
French Pizza
By Ryan Lawrence
Roll out the puff pastry to the length of the tray and lightly mark a rectangle on the inside
- Puff pastry
- 150g grated cheese
- 2 tomatoes
- olive oil
- optional
- onion
- herbs
- sausage
- bacon
- chicken
- basil
- pepper
Beef and red wine ragu
By Jonespe
A warming and tasty pasta dish
- 300g dried pasta
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 12 olives
- 200g mushrooms
- 450g stewing beef
- 200ml of red wine
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 tsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp dried allspice
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Noisettes
By Ludo4ka
I also like to cook them with turkey mince
- 750 grams of minced meat (pork + beef)
- 1 tea cup of risotto rice
- 1.5 teaspoons of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- half of a large onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1.5 tablespoons of tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
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