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Strawberry Jam
By Vineetha Sush, Ruchi
This home made jam is so easy to make and can be made in less than 30 minutes
- Strawberries - 700 g
- Sugar - 500 g
- Lime juice - from one lime
Easy Pasta Bake
By HappyChappy11
An easy family favourite meal for the kids, available in tasty varieties such as with bacon or with tuna
- 200g dry pasta
- 1x535g jar pasta bake sauce
- 105g cheese (only 100g is necessary)
Sarah's quick Kipper Kedgeree
By ribs
It's a quick and easy budget using mainly store cupboard ingredients that will satisfy hungry mouths and not cost t...
- 2 smoked kippers
- 450ml/16fl oz boiling water
- 25g/1oz butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 225g/8oz basmati rice
- 110ml/4fl oz double cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled, roughly chopped
A quick side dish with broad beans & spring onions
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By gingeybites, Gingey Bites
Last week the wonderful folk at Woodlands Organic Farm sent me an organic veg box to try and I was thrilled to see ...
Quick Brown Butter and Creme Fraiche Cake with Cocoa Nibs
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By selmastable, Selma's Table
At this time of year we are all so busy making the most of the summery weather and produce that baking can take a b
Spicy Sausage Paella
By Vick11, Foodie
This is a very easy and healthy dish to make
- 1 cup Paella rice
- 2 large carrots (grated)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 4 pork thin sausages
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 10 green olives
- 10 black olives
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 3 cup chicken stock ( stock cube)
- 1 level teaspoon red paprika
- 1 lemon
- Sat and pepper
Tomato Salsa
By vaishsengupta, Of Cloves and Capers
A wonderful dip made in minutes
- Tomatoes finely chopped - 3 or 1 tin
- Onion - 1 finely chopped
- Olive oil- 1 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
- Pepper- 1/4 tsp
- Garlic paste- 1/2 tsp or 1/2 tsp slices
- Chilli powder- 1/4 tsp
- Salt- to taste
Ryan's Tomato Pasta
By john french
A quick and easy pasta dish
- 500g Passata
- 2 tsp Garlic Granules
- 1 tsp Sage
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 2 tsp Parsley
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 300g pasta
- 150g bacon or chorizo
- 150g Grated cheese
Crabcakes
By jacqroberts68
Crab patties fried in breadcrumbs
- 2cm/1in piece fresh root ginger, peeled
- 1 red chilli, seeds removed
- 250g/9 oz white crabmeat
- 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
- 2 spring onions sliced
- breadcrumbs
Tofu and Black Bean Noodles
By m0ss0pm0ss0p
Put noodles on to boil
- 1 onion,sliced
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- Small piece ginger, chopped
- 1 chili, chopped
- 1/4 yellow pepper,diced
- handful frozen tofu
- 2/3 button mushrooms
- peanuts
- 2 spring onions
- 1 nest noodles
- Szechuan pepper
- Sesame oil
- 1 tbs Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tbs Black Bean Paste
- Water
Microwave Cookies
By presentface
Beat sugar and butter. Mix in flour and flavourings
- 1/2 cup (100g) margarine
- 1/4 cup (50g) caster sugar
- 1 1/2 cup (150g) plain flour
- Flavourings: 1 tbsp cocoa, 1 tsp vanilla etc.
Fruit Crumble
By bluerider99
Pre-heat the oven to Gas mark /180'C
- (topping)
- 150g plain flour
- 75g butter
- 50g sugar
- 1/2 sachet(s) of porridge oats
- (filling)
- 50g sugar
- 600g fruit
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Chinese Shanghai Noodles
- 2 cups shredded cabbage (or Chinese cabbage)
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1 -2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 8 ounces angel hair pasta
- 2 -4 tablespoons soy sauce (to taste)
- 4 ounces sliced cooked chicken breasts (optional)
- 1 can bean sprouts, drained (optional)
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Cowboys Casserole
- 8 thick or 16 thin sausages, can be plain or flavoured eg Lincoln or Cumberland
- 4 slices of bacon, smoked preferably
- 2 x 425g cans of baked beans
- Dash of Worcestshire Sauce
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Brigadeiros (Brazilian Chocolates)
- A tin of condensed milk
- 50g unsalted butter
- 200g cocoa powder
- Hundreds and thousands for the coating
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Tolly Jambalaya
- 200 g bite sizes pieces of left over meat (chicken, chorizo, beef, ham, sausage etc). Alternatively, meat can be cooked specifically for the recipe, but will add to the preparation time.
- 500 g of easy-cook long grain rice
- raw vegetables as available - eg onion, pepper, courgette, carrot, celery (I usually use at least two different veg to help towards the 5 a day)
- Tin of chopped tomatoes
- Tin of sweetcorn
- Tin of chopped pineapple pieces
- 200ml Passata
- 1/4 tube of tomato paste
- Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 chicken stock cube dissolved in a little water
- chilli sauce as required (this can also be omitted)
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Le yogurt et fruit whip
- A poor man's Eton mess. Quick and easy for a dash pudding.
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- 250g / 10oz fruit eg. bananas / strawberries / snozzcumber (may be a vegetable but it goes well in this - promise)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 275ml / half a pint Greek set yoghurt
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Egg & Ham Cups
- Eggs, Ham, Tomatoes (optional)
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Easy Quick Crispy Skin Baked...
- 4 large potatoes
- Salt
- Pepper
- Butter
- oil
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Fish - Creamy Dreamy Salmon...
- 100 gm of smoked salmon cut into strips
- 300 gm tagliatelle
- 25 gm butter
- 175 gm single cream
- Roasted red peppers cut into strips – or you could use them drained from a jar
- Flat leaf parsley chopped
- A little black pepper
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Chorizo pasta
- 1/3 of a chorizo sausage
- Pasta to serve two as per pack instructions
- 1 tbs green classic pesto
- Handful chopped green olives
- Handful chopped sundries tomatoes
- Tin of chopped tomatoes
- Some fresh basil
- 1 ball of mozerella
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
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Festive Savoury Palmiers
- 1 sheet of ready rolled puff pastry – they range from 320 g – 375 g depending on the brand.
- 300g of sausage meat – either de-skin some sausages, use sausage meat or at this time of year you can use some ready made festive stuffing
- 1 handful of chopped (cooked) chestnuts. Save the rest for the sprouts on Christmas Day.
- 1 finely chopped banana shallot or a medium onion
- 1 handful of dried cranberries
- 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves stripped from their stalks
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- salt and pepper
- 1 beaten egg for glazing
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Chicken Pot Pie
- FOR THE CRUST
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for work surface
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 to 5 tablespoons ice water
- FOR THE FILLING
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced small (1 1/2 cups)
- 4 medium carrots, diced small (2 cups)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken (15 ounces)
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
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Ultimate Frosted Chocolate Cake
- FOR CAKE
- 5 oz fine-quality unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 2 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature 30 minutes
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups sour cream
- FOR FROSTING
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 oz fine-quality unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 sticks (1 1/2 pound) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- EQUIPMENT: 2 (8- by 2-inch) round cake pans
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