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Original light spaghetti carbonara
Spaghetti carbonara with a makeover: A light carbonara recipe that has nothing to do with a classic carbonara but s
- 200g button mushrooms
- 50g bacon strips or lardons
- 1 oignon
- 50g of small frozen peas
- 1/2 tbsp dried herbs
- 5 cl of reduced fat pouring cream
- 100g philadelphia
- 10 cl of water
- 1 tsp low fat cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Porcini Truffle Arancini
By Truffle Hunter, Visit the Truffle Hunter website
In a medium saucepan, heat a little olive oil and cook the onions on a medium heat until translucent, about 5 minut...
- 200g arborio rice
- 1/2 small onion, minced
- 30ml white wine
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1 tsp truffle oil
- 1 tsp porcini and truffle paste
- 1 dried porcini mushroom
- 1/2 veggie stock cube
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cream crackers
- 3 spoonfuls of polenta
- Handful of romaine lettuce leaves and garlic mayonnaise to serve
Filled tortellini with roasted courgettes, cherry tomatoes and rocket
By stezermeezers
An easy, vegetarian pasta dish full of beautiful colours and delicious flavours
- 1 packet of fresh filled pasta (I chose 3 cheese)
- 1 large courgette
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- Rocket
- Salt, pepper
- Olive oil
- Parmesan, fresh and grated
- For the sauce
- 2 large ripe tomatoes
- Garlic powder
- Olive oil
- Salt, pepper
Rack of veal Genoa-style
By Lampin
1 - Prepare a court bouillon: Put in 1 litre of cold water a carrot, an onion, salt, pepper and a dash of vinegar
- - 1.5 kg loin of veal
- - Veal bones
- - 125 g veal sweetbreads
- - Pistachios
- - 350 g pork loin
- - 1 bard
- - 5 eggs
- - marjoram
- - 3 onions
- - 1 leek
- - 2 carrots
- - 150 g of peas
- - 1 artichoke heart
- - White wine
- - Bread
- - stock
- - Grated parmesan
- - Butter
- - Vinegar
- - Salt and pepper.
Happy Battie Tiramisu from Wendie and Lisa
Approved byThe ChefBy Danibond, My weight, our journey !
1. Brew some fresh coffee and leave it to cool - if the coffee is too hot, it can cause the eggs to separate and t...
- 500g mascapone cheese
- 400g finger biscuits / trifle biscuits
- 4 large tablespoons of sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup of strong coffee
- 1 teaspoon of rum liquour
- coco powder
Chicken and Chorizo Lasagne
Approved byThe ChefBy lpsatchell
An old family recipe with a new twist
- -Filling-
- 3 large chicken breasts
- 1/2 ring of chorizo
- 1 diced onion
- 1 diced pepper
- 1/2 punnet of mushrooms
- 2 chopped cloves garlic
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tube of tomato puree
- 250ml red wine
- tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- tablespoon honey
- small handful mixed herbs
- teaspoon paprika
- dash of worcestershire sauce
- lasagne sheets
- -White Sauce-
- 50g Butter
- around 150g Flour
- 300g Cheddar Cheese
- Milk
- 1 teaspoon English Mustard
- Sprinkle Nutmeg
- Sprinkle Parmesan
Party pizzas
Preheat oven to 220°C. Put chopped onion, tomatoes and tomato puree, salt, pepper in a saucepan and cook on low h...
- 40g (1 1/2oz) butter
- 3-4 tbls milk
- 150g (6oz) self-raising flour
- 50g (2oz) grated cheese
- 1 pinch of salt
- Sauce:
- 1 small onion
- 1 small tin tomatoes
- 1 pinch each of salt and pepper
- 1 dessertspoon tomato puree
- Topping:
- Whatever you like on your pizza!
- grated cheese
Saltimbocca, parma ham crust and mash
Take each veal fillet, place a slice of parma ham on each, add some basil and mozzarella
- 4 veal fillets 120g each
- 4 slices of parma ham
- 8 quarters of tomato
- 1 mozzarella
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 10cl white wine
- thyme and laurel
- 3-4 onions
- 200g water
- 10cl olive oil
- 1 bunch basil
- 1/2 lemon
- 10cl olive oil
- 500g potatoes
- 1 stock cube
Emma’s Italian Pear and Cherry Pie
By soupy
A delicious Pear and Cherry Pie that my beautiful Italian neighbour made for me with fresh fruit from her garden an...
- Filling:
- Fresh Pears, Cherries (or apples or other stone fruits)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Cherry Jam (or other jam to ‘match’ fruit)
- Pastry:
- 300g Self-Raising Flour
- 75g Cornflour
- 100g Caster Sugar
- 200g butter
- 1 Egg
Grandma's Italian Meatballs
By dbeneta
Mince the garlic, dice the onion, and chop the parsley
- 1 kilo ground beef (or turkey)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup parmigiana cheese
- 1/2 cup raisins (you can eyeball)
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (also eyeball)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 medium onion
- 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
- A good pinch of salt
- Few cracks of pepper
- Olive Oil (for frying)
The Bond's Spaghetti
By Danibond, My weight, our journey !
Preparation 1 Heat up about half a pan of water with a little salt
- Ingredients
- servings
- 1 pack spaghetti
- as much chilli flakes as you want
- olive oil
- Salt+Pepper
- Garlic paste from a tube (roughly a large squeeze)
Bruscetta
By frant1
Great snack or starter
- 4-6 thick slices of crusty / french bread
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 4 tbsp fresh basil
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
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