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Mediterranean-style monkfish with a fricassee of potatoes

By Les toqués de la pomme de terre
Preparing the tomato sauce: Peel and chop the onions finely
Bucnica (Squash Cottage Cheese Strudel)

By GMulligan
For the dough Sift flour and salt
- Dough:
- 400 g (0.9 lb) flour
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 – 1½ cup lukewarm water
- FILLING:
- 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) summer squash
- grated
- salt
- 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) cottage cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 50 g (1.7 oz) butter
- melted
- 2 eggs
- Topping:
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
Soya Korma ( Soya Nuggets in Curry)

By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
A healthy alternative for the vegetarian community, Soya products are hot favourites
- 250gm Soya nuggets (Washed and soaked)
- 1 pc Big Potato (diced to medium pieces)
- 1 pc Tomato (big)
- 2 or 3 Green Chillies (dependent on required hotness)
- 1 tablespoons of Ginger Paste
- 3-4 tablespoons of Oil : Sunflower oil
- Spices:
- Red Chilli: 1 whole
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1/2 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Bellissimo Spaghetti Bolognese

By SaimahA
Cook to impress with this Italian classic!
- 1 onion
- Chillies- 2-3 (optional)
- Can of chopped tomatoes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Spaghetti (about 2 -3 handfuls)
- Quorn mince (350g)
- Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon (optional)
- Salt- 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric- 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin seeds- sprinkling (optional)
- Oil- 1-2 tablespoons
- Peas- (optional)
Slow Cooker Quorn Sausage Casserole

By Harriet
A warming, comforting dish, suitable for lazy Saturdays and times when you need an easy to prepare, simple, yet yum...
- 1 Onion (Finely Sliced)
- 4-6 Quorn Sausages
- 2-3 Cans Whole Plum Tomatoes
- 1 Tin Baked Beans
- 1/2 Swede (Cubed)
- 2 Carrots (Diced)
- 1-2 Sticks of Celery (Sliced)
- 1 Medium Potato (Cubed)
- 1/2 Pepper (Diced)
- 1 Small Courgette/Marrow/Squash (Chopped)
- 1/2 Aubergine (Diced)
- 3 Large Mushrooms (Sliced)
- 1 Clove Garlic (Crushed)
Superhealthy pizza

By hanzvallance
Mix the flours and yeast with a pinch of salt in a food processor fitted with a dough blade
- 100g each strong white and strong wholewheat flour
- 1 tsp or 7g sachet easy-blend dried yeast
- 125ml warm water
- For the topping
- 200g can chopped tomatoes
- juice drained
- handful cherry tomatoes
- halved
- 1 large courgette
- thinly sliced using a peeler
- 25g mozzarella
- torn into pieces
- 1 tsp capers in brine
- drained
- 8 green olives
- roughly chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- finely chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- to serve
Gammon Cooked In Apple Juice And Honey

By BristolBites, Bristol Bites
Gammon has the tendency to be very salty - this recipe from Indian chef Romy Gill solves that problem! Visit www
- - Unsmoked gammon joint
- - 1 litre apple juice
- - 3tsp light honey
- - 1 white onion
- sliced
- - 3 bay leaves
- - 6 whole cloves
- - 8 peppercorns
- - 1 inch cinnamon stick
- - 1 heaped tsp garam masala
Roasted carrots and chickpeas with hemp pesto and gomasio

By elliebed, The Boo, The Bear and the goji berries
Delicious vegan main dish, tastes great with a green salad!
- For the main dish:
- 8-10 carrots
- scrubbed
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 carton chickpeas
- drained
- 4 tsp of gomasio*
- For the pesto:
- 1 clove of garlic
- diced
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 handfuls of basil
- plus a few leaves for garnish
- A handful of parsley
- 1-2 tbsp hemp seeds
Chicken & Tarragon Suet Pudding

By Shazz
Favorite Recipe
- Pie Filling.
- 1 sliced leek
- 1 chopped carrot
- 100g bacon lardons
- 1 clove of garlic
- 500g chicken thigh diced
- Tarragon Sauce.
- 20g butter
- 20g flour
- 300-350ml milk.
- 2 tbsp double cream
- 2 tsp of tarragon
- 1tsp dijon mustard
- splash of lemon juice
- Suet Pastry
- 190g self raising flour
- 100g beef suet
- 1/2 tsp of sea salt
- 55-100 ml of water
- 1 egg yolk.
Stir Fry

By Lpearce0211
The Best Stir Fry in the World - made by my Mum!
- One pack of any stir fry veg
- 4 Chicken Breasts - sliced into thin strips - marinated
- Marinade:
- Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
- Honey - 2 tablespoons
- Five Spice Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
- 1 clove garlic - crushed
- 1 piece of grated ginger - about 2 cms long - peeled
- To cook:
- Soy Sauce
- Five Spice Powder
- Toasted Sesame Oil
- Stir Fry Oil
- Cooked
- cooled fine egg noodles
Thai Chicken Curry with Bamboo Shoots

By Laurapackham
1. Put vegetable oil into a wok, add the red curry paste, cook over a low heat until the aroma develops
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp red curry paste
- 350g minced chicken
- 200g Bamboo Shoots
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 2 chopped red peppers
Rustic Looking English Breakfast

By Xana
Lay the bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes on a foil-lined tray
- 4 rashers good-quality lean unsmoked back bacon
- 4 brown-cap portabello mushrooms
- 12-16 cherry tomatoes on the vine
- room temperature
- 6 tsp olive oil
- 2 slices bread cut on the diagonal
- 2 good-quality free-range pork sausages
- minimum 86% pork
- 2 free-range
- omega-3 rich eggs
- room temperature
- few drops cider vinegar
- 1 cup Baked beans
- 1 large potato
- Cake tin
- small mason jar
- Potato ricer or garlic press
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