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Quick Pea & Mint Soup
By dolomf
A super quick soup made with frozen peas, enhanced greatly by a secret ingredient!
- 1/2 tablsp olive oil
- 1medium onion
- 1 or 2 Bay leaves
- 450g frozen peas
- 2tbsps chopped fresh mint
- Grated rind of 1 lime (keeps green flavour)
- 1 tbsp of fromage frais or similar
- 1.2L water and chicken or vegetable stock (not beef)
Gnocchi and Tomato Bake
By mydsgirl
It's a nice change to pasta or potatoes and is available in most supermarkets
- olive oil
- 1/2 onion
- chopped
- 1/2 red pepper
- deseeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 garlic clove
- crushed
- 200 g can of chopped tomatoes
- 250 g pack of gnocchi
- handful of basil leaves
- torn
- 35 g mozzarella
- torn into chunks
Pak Choi with Garlic and Oyster Sauce
By mydsgirl
Supposed to be a side dish but can be used as a starter or light dinner instead
- 4 pak choi
- rinsed and cut in quarters
- oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- crushed
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 2 tsps sesame seeds
Avocado Cheese Sandwiches
By Olga_Ch, Everything of Cooking
The open-faced avocado cheese sandwiches
- 1 avocado
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese
- 6 slices whole-grain bread
- 1 small bunch dill
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
Teriyaki Chicken
By mydsgirl
A different way of eating chicken, very tasty!
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsps bottled teriyaki sauce
- oil
- 125 g noodles (preferrably buckwheat)
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp parsley
- finely chopped
Chicken Fried Rice
By mydsgirl
This is very simple and very filling
- splash of sesame oil
- 3 shallots
- peeled and cut into quarters
- 225 g cooked chicken
- cubed
- 1 1/2 tbsps soy sauce
- 1 carrot
- diced
- 1/2 celery stick
- diced
- 1/2 red pepper
- deseeded and diced
- 85 g (3 oz) peas
- 50 g canned sweetcorn
- drained
- 140 g cooked rice
- 1 egg
Dr. Killjoy Approved Baked Eggs
By dbeneta
Preheat the oven to 375F/190C degrees
- 1 egg
- Handful of fresh spinach
- Cherry tomatoes
- Sprinkle of parmesan cheese
- Salt & Pepa (shoop)
- Olive Oil
Pork and Cabbage Gyoza
By mydsgirl
Tasty little Japanese dumplings
- 12 gyoza wonton skins
- 1 tbsp water
- for brushing
- oil
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 50 g cabbage
- finely shredded
- 1 spring onion
- finely chopped
- 58 g (2 oz) pork mince
- piece of ginger
- peeled and finely grated
- 1 garlic clove
- crushed
- 1 tsp mirin
Tempura Vegetables
By mydsgirl
Messy to make but a fun and tasty way of getting your 5-a-day!
- 150 g packet of tempura mix
- 4 shittake mushrooms
- 4 asparagus spears
- 4 slices of sweet potato
- 1 red pepper
- deseeded and cut into strips
- 4 onion slices
- oil
- 2 tsp mirin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- pinch of dashi granules
- dissolved in 2 tbsp of boiling water
Banana Maple Cupcakes
By mydsgirl
This is an adaptation of the vanilla cupcakes and it ridiculously more-ish
- 125 butter
- 125 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 155 g self-raising flour
- 1 ripe banana
- mashed
- 50 g pecans
- chopped
- 145 g icing sugar
- 85 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsps maple syrup
- 1 tbsp milk
Lara's Hippie Dip Humus
By dbeneta
This humus is super quick and easy
- 400g can of chickpeas
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon tahini (optional)
- 2 big glugs olive oil
- 1 lemon
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika (to garnish)
Homemade Nutella
By laura852
Do it youself Nutella - without the palm oil!
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 12 ounces milk chocolate
- chopped
- 2 tablespoons mild vegetable oil
- such as canola
- 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- more or less depending upon your preference
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