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Pineapple and lemonade

By dungdang
Quick and easy summer drink
- 1 litre jug
- A handful of ice cubes
- 100 ml pineapple juice
- 800 ml lemonade
Leek and Potato Soup

By Fay
Heat the butter in a large pan and then add chopped leeks and onion and cook gently until softened
- 2 tbsp of butter or olive oil
- 2 chopped leeks
- 1 small finely chopped onion
- 350g/12 oz floury potatoes
- 2 vegtable stock cubes
- ground pepper
Ham, Tomato, and Potato Puree

By mamalicious
Yummilicious puree for babies!
- 1 cup potato
- 1 cup tomato
- 1 cup water
- 1 slice of cooked ham
- 1 tsp butter
- salt
Falafels

By stylingrules
Really tasty. Quick and cheap to make
- 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 400g can chickpeas, washed and drained
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- handful parsley, (or 1 tsp dried mixed herbs)
- 1 egg, beaten
Taco Soup

By soupy
Family favourite meal-in-a-soup with a Mexican twist
- 500g mince
- 1 can kidney beans 420g, drained
- 500g bag of frozen mixed veges
- 1 jar of salsa 250g (mild or medium depending on taste)
- 1 packet of taco seasoning
- 2 heaped teaspoons beef stock powder
- 1 litre of water
- Vegetable oil
- To Serve:
- Corn chips 175g (plain or cheesy)
- 250g grated tasty cheese (cheddar)
- 250g tub of sour cream
An ultimate classic

By forest_patch
Sumply sublime at any time of day
- 2 slices of bread
- Butter, (No low-fat nonsense!)
- 2/3 slices of back bacon
Biscuits

By meemaw2
mix butter and 6 table spoons of icing sugar together until light and fluffy
- 6 oz butter
- 6 table spoons icing sugar
- tspoon vanilla
- 9 oz plain flour
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
Fruity Freezies

By phoenixsand615
Perfect for the kids on those hot summer days! They are easy to make but take a few hours to freeze before you van ...
- - Orange Juice
- - Handful of Jellytots
- - 8 strawberries
- - 2 small cartons of strawberry yogurt
- You will also need 2 plastic cups and 2 plastic spoons
Kiddies Frankfurter Grape Pasta

By JenW
This is a perfect one for the little ones to get involved in making, and although it might sound bit odd to us ol
- 100g cooked pasta shapes (my two love macaroni and pasta bows!!)
- 4 frankfurter sausages, chopped
- 20 red grapes halved
- 4 tbsp cream cheese
Easy-peasy Nachos

By Jennchar1820
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
- 1 x bag of lightly salted tortilla chips
- 1 x pot of shop bought salsa
- 1 x bowl of homemade guacamole
- Handful of chillis
- 1 x tub of sour cream
- 2 x handfuls of grated cheese
Easy Risotto

By Emmak85
Finely dice onion. Slice peppers and mushrooms
- 3 mixed peppers
- 1 large onion
- 10 mushrooms
- 500g brown rice
- 4 diced chicken breasts
- small pack of pancetta or streaky bacon
- 500ml chicken or vegetable stock
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