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Cod & Chips
By benj_harris
British Classic
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 6 large Floury Potatoes cut into chips
- 4 thick Cod fillets (6oz each)
- Batter
- 8 oz self raising flour - plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 tsp salt
- tsp Paprika
- tsp Turmeric
- Tbsp Corn Flour
- 300ml Cold Lager
Sausage Surprise
By JenW
I have to admit I have 'borrowed' this recipe from my husband! He started cooking this for me when we first got to
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 1 large potato, peeled and diced
- 1 x 400g tin baked beans
- 4 sausages, chopped into bite sized pieces
- Salt and white pepper
Sweet Eve Strawberry and Lavender Eton Mess
By Sweet Eve Strawberry, Sweet Eve Strawberry
The addition of aromatic, fresh lavender flower heads to Sweet Eve strawberries and fresh cream, mixed with meringu...
- 3 egg whites
- 175g caster sugar
- 500 ml double cream
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 4 lavender flower heads, and a few extra for decoration
- 400g Sweet Eve strawberries
Family Toad in the Hole
By HappyChappy11
Perfect for family get-togethers, this one-dish meal will allow you to kick back and relax with your loved ones!
- 24 uncooked cocktail sausages
- 2tbsp sunflower oil
- 3 eggs
- 150ml plain flour
- 150ml milk
Le yogurt et fruit whip
By JJelley, Red Droplet
A poor man's Eton mess. Quick and easy for a dash pudding
- A poor man's Eton mess. Quick and easy for a dash pudding.
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- 250g / 10oz fruit eg. bananas / strawberries / snozzcumber (may be a vegetable but it goes well in this - promise)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 275ml / half a pint Greek set yoghurt
Yorkshire puddings
By shazzababbs
light and fluffy yorkies
- 4 heaped tablespoons of plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 60mls milk
- oil
- Extra water is optional
- yorkshire pudding tin
gypsy tart
By kelleysmith22
makes 3 tarts
- 400g soft brown sugar
- 1 can chilled evaporated milk
- 3 pastry cases
Chocolate and Mocha Chantilly Mini Trifles
By ynasira
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F
- For the cake :
- 5 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ¾ cup plus 2 tbsp water
- 2 cold eggs
- 1 cold egg white
- For the mocha chantilly:
- 1½ cups whipping cream
- ¼ cup French-roasted coffee beans, coarsely crushed
- 150 g milk chocolate, finely chopped
Strawberry Eton Mess with vanilla and fresh mint
By Sandrine , blog La table de Sandrine
The strawberry sauce with mint: Heat the water in a saucepan with the sugar over high heat, until boiled to a syr...
- The eton mess:
- 180g fromage blancs
- 2 sheets of gelatine
- 50 g of caster sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 250 g strawberries
- 200 ml of whipping cream
- The strawberry sauce with mint:
- 150 g strawberries
- 40 ml of water
- 15 g of caster sugar
- 8 mint leaves
- Dressage:
- 2 large meringues
- 1 bunch of mint
- 150 g strawberries
- crystallized mint leaves
- silver leaf
Simple Party Fairy Cakes
By samira
Cream the sugar and butter together
- 2 eggs
- 125g sugar
- 150g self-raising flour
- 125g unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
MARMALADE CAKE
By short1319
Pre heat oven to Gas 5
- 4ozs Butter
- 4ozs Caster Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 8ozs Self Raising Flour (sifted)
- 3 Large Tablespoons of Marmalade (any type)
Sheperd's pie, Rogan Josh style
By tillilette
For the potato topping, add the potatoes to a pan of boiling water with the turmeric and salt
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 green cardamom pods, 1 black cardamom pod
- 2 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 onions, 2 finely chopped and 1 sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 500g boned leg of lamb, diced
- 1½ tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 200ml stock or water
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 700g lean lamb mince
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 25g plain yoghurt
- ½ sweet potato, finely diced
- 100g celeriac, finely diced
- 100g turnip, finely diced
- 2 tsp chopped fresh coriander leaves and stalks
- For the potato topping
- 200g floury potatoes, peeled and quartered
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- pinch of salt
- 25g butter
- 15g cheddar, grated
- For the spice mix
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 2 star anise
- 2cm piece of cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
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