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Vegetable Cream Soup

By mollisia, (Hand) One Day On A Plate
here you are light healthy soup
- - 1 l cold water
- - 1 piece of chicken (medium)
- - soup vegetables [3 medium carrots, 1 parsley (root), a piece of leek (root), 1 onion]
- - severat slices of bread
Butternut squash and sweet potato soup

By kenzofish
Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pan, add the onions until soft
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 15g butter
- 1 red onion chopped
- 150g carrots sliced
- 500g butternut squash cut into cubes
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 100g red lentils
- 1l hot vegetable stock
- 3 level tbsp. of tomato puree
- 3 tbsp. chopped parsley
- 100g crème fraiche
Tomato soup

By kenzofish
Melt half the butter in the saucepan
- 55g butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 450g tomatoes chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tbsp. plain flour
- 600ml milk
- salt and pepper
- sprigs of fresh basil to garnish
Prawn Cocktail

By meadows
Really tasty and light, not sweet like when used with commercial sauce!
- 500 g Large Prawns
- Tiger Prawns (Garnish)
- Lemon or Cucumber Slices (As a garnish, cut slice from centre to one edge, twist open edges in opposite directions).
- 4 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Double Cream
- 2 Teaspoons Tomato Ketchup
- Dash Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- Iceberg Lettuce (Shredded
Rice Balls

By hcheartland, H.C. Heartland
Spicey Indian Snack
- 1 C. rice flour
- salt
- ginger
- curry paste
- green chili
- 2 T Oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 c. boiling water
Onion Bhaji

By cavey01uk
Tasty onion bhajis that are simple to make
- 2 eggs
- 3 - 4 onions (depending on size)
- 4oz plain flour
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp cumin
- Oil for cooking
Pak Choi with Garlic and Oyster Sauce

By mydsgirl
Supposed to be a side dish but can be used as a starter or light dinner instead
- 4 pak choi, rinsed and cut in quarters
- oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 2 tsps sesame seeds
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)
Chicken bone noodle soup

By wackykitchen, wackykitchen.co.uk
Use the leftover bones of your sunday chicken dinner to create this tasty soup, depending on the size of your chick
- Your leftover chicken bones
- Leftover roasted vegetables, or add some onion, peppers and carrots freshly prepared
- If you like spice add a small pepper or some chipotle sauce.
- Water
- Spaghetti
Paleo Crab Cakes

By Charlotte Allen
Check your crab meat for bits of shell
- 250 g fresh crab meat
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2tsp French msuatrd (Dijon)
- 1 squeezed lemon half
- handful of chopped parsley
- 1 1/2 coconut flour
- 2 tblsp coconut oil
Simple Shrimp Glaze

By jk2013
Sometimes less is more. Less shopping, less prep, fewer dishes to wash and ingredients to remember…the simplest r...
- Shrimp (1 ½ lbs., peeled and deveined)
- Garlic cloves (2, minced)
- Honey (2 tablespoons)
- Lemon juice (¼ cup)
- Dijon mustard (3 tablespoons)
Broccoli Soup

By Metmaddie
Melt the butter in a medium-large saucepan and add the potatoes and onions, salt and pepper
- 25g butter
- 4 potatoes, peeled and finely chopped
- 4 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 heads of broccoli with stalks
- 2 pints hot chicken stock
- 284ml double cream
- salt and pepper
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