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Roast dinner

By Sophie H
Roast the meat according to instructions
- One whole chicken or joint of beef/lamb/pork
- Potatoes
- Roasting veg e.g. sweet potatoes, leeks, carrots.
- Olive oil (ordinary oil will do) / butter for chicken, herbs.
Penne with Goat Cheese

By Cecilia
Cook 150g (raw weight) of penne pasta in plenty of boiling water
- 150g penne pasta
- 2 small fresh tomatoes
- 100g goat's cheese
- Frozen chopped basil
- Optional: 2 teaspoons whipping cream
Yorkshre pudings

By alainaoxo
Easy shaker method
- 120g Pain flour
- 2 Eggs
- 200ml Milk
- Lard or Cooking oil
- Pinch of salt
Vegetable Lattice Pie

By BangersAuVin, Bangers Au Vin
A delicious vegetarian meal that works all throughout the year, great hot or cold the day after
- 100g Cheddar cheese
- 1 pack of puff pastry
- 70g of cashew nuts
- 300g chestnut mushrooms
- 6 carrots
- 3 sticks of celery
- 2 onions
- Herbes de provence
- Salt & Pepper
- Nutmeg
- You will also need a lattice cutter
Turkey, Stuffing and Cranberry Pie

By Helena's Bistro, Helena's Bistro
Perfect for a Boxing Day buffet
- For the pastry:
- 600g Plain Flour
- 330g Butter
- Approx. 6-10 Tbsp Ice Cold Water
- For the filling:
- 200g Leftover Turkey (cooked), shredded
- 200g Stuffing
- 3 Tbsp Crème Fraiche
- Salt and Pepper, to season
- 12 Tsp Cranberry Sauce
- 1 Egg, beaten
Crying Tiger (Marinated Thaï spicy beef)

By Celine-BlogCommeuneBulle
In a bowl, mix the tamarind, crushed garlic, pepper, crushed in a mortar, oil, fish sauce, soya sauce, minced lemon...
- 400g beef fillet
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons crushed green peppercorns
- 10 cm of fresh lemongrass, finely chopped
- 2 fresh red Thai chillies
- a tablespoon of oil
Lamb Chops

By Tee's
This a yummy summer change up for the indoor and outdoor barbecue menu where you don't mind picking up the chop by
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground toasted cumin seeds
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground toasted coriander seeds
- 8 lamb loin chops, fat trimmed
- Salt and fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Potato and Leek Soup

By HouseOfSneyd, House Of Sneyd
Slice the leeks and soak in a bowl of water for approx five minutes
- A Dribble Of Oil
- One Onion
- Two-Three Leeks
- Vegetable Stock
- Four Potatoes
- One and Half Cups Skimmed Milk
- Salt and Pepper
Mild Sweet Potato Curry

By racarson39
A very tasty mild curry which you could add whatever vegetables you prefer
- 2 Tbsp Oil (you can use Frylight if you don't want to use oil)
- 500 g Sweet Potato, peeled and cut into large dice
- 1 Onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 Aubergine
- 2 Carrots, peeled and chopped
- 2 Potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 Cloves Garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2cm piece Root Ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 2 tbsp. Mild Korma Curry Paste
- 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes
- 200 ml Vegetable Stock
- 300g Frozen Peas
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- Handful Fresh Coriander, roughly chopped
Venison in brandy

By nicolas bresson
Marinate the venison overnight in olive oil and pepper
- 1 large whole fillet of venison
- 2 cups vegetable or beef stock
- 200 g cream
- 1 tablespoon eau de vie (pear or plum)
- salt and pepper
VEGGIE CURRY FOR BATTY MUMMY-by Jo xxx

By karenswiel
Veggie Curry for the Batty Mummy!! 1 x tspn mustard seeds in boiling hot oil until they start popping 1 x tspn...
- mustard seed
- frozen garlic cube
- cloves
- white onions
- vegetables
- frozen peas
- tin of chopped tomatoes
- ground coriander
- cumin
- Gara Masala and salt
- fresh cut coriander
Lentil Chilli

By awyntz
Fry the onion and celery in a large saucepan until the onion is opaque
- 500g minced beef
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tin passata
- 1-2 finely chopped chillies
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2-3 celery sticks, chopped
- 1 tin of peas
- 2 carrots, cubed
- 400g soaked lentils
- 1/2tsp oregano
- s+p to taste
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