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Easy-to-do and a perfect accompaniment for other little food items and BBQ! Shared from the blog http://whiskandkn...

  • For sauce mixture (A):
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sweet soy sauce (or a pinch of sugar)
  • half tsp white pepper powder
  • For frying:
  • 2 portions dried beehoon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 small shallots, thinly sliced
  • half cup beansprouts
  • quarter cup carrot, julienned
2/5 (67 Votes)

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Noodles in a pot

  • Noodles
  • Sachet
  • Boiling water
2.4/5 (58 Votes)

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Macaroni Cheese with bacon, leek and sweetcorn to brighten things up!

  • 450g Macaroni
  • 60g Butter
  • 8tbsp plain flour
  • 770ml milk
  • 135g Cheddar cheese (grated - or half and half Cheddar and Smoked Applewood)
  • 1tsp mustard powder
  • 1/2tsp smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • 50g Parmesan
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Add other items to taste - we like bacon, sweetcorn and leek to add flavour and colour
2/5 (2 Votes)

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Heat oil in a pan; add the onion and celery and gently fry until onion is soft and golden

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 sticks of celery, sliced
  • 350g long grain rice
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes with chillies and peppers
  • 175g chorizo, diced
  • 326g can sweetcorn, drained
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 500 ml hot water
  • Flat leaf parsley, chopped
2.3/5 (45 Votes)

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Easy, quick, healthy and tasty main meal for evenings when time is short

  • olive oil
  • 8 good quality chipolata sausages
  • 2 tins of mixed beans
  • 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
  • mixed herbs / herbs of your choice
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • seasoning for potatoes (herbs, garlic etc)
2.3/5 (12 Votes)

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Cod fillets with a thai-style marinade

  • 2.5cm ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1 lime, zest and juice
  • 3 red chillies, finely chopped
  • 440ml canned coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 4 x 150g cod fillets
2.2/5 (52 Votes)

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Delicious home made sweet and sour is not as hard as you think and takes only 5-10 mins to prepare and 20-30mins to

  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1/4 cup of white wine vinegar
  • 2 heaped tbs of corn flour
  • 2 tbs of gluten free soya sauce
  • 1 tin of tinned pineapple chunks in pineapple juice
  • pinch of salt
  • pack of pork loin chops - stripped of fat and cut into thin strips
  • 1 green pepper - thinly sliced
  • 1 onion - thinly sliced
  • a small amount of cooking oil / fry light or table spoon of any oil
  • (easy cook rice or microwave rice to serve)
2.3/5 (4 Votes)

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chicken in filo pastry parcels

  • 1 pack frozen filo pastry
  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 1 pack spring onions
  • 1 carrot cut into matchsticks
  • 4 medium mushroom sliced
  • 2 TBsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp creme fraiche
  • 40g grated cheddar
  • salt & pepper
2.3/5 (4 Votes)

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jacket potato skins with cheese and ham

  • 4 large potatoes, grated cheese, cubed ham
  • a splash of milk, and table spoon of butter
  • (with this recipe you can apdapt it to make it for a larger or smaller family, just up the ingredients to accomidate how many people you are cooking for
2.1/5 (4 Votes)

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Pasta

  • 1 bag of chicken tikka - use only 1/3 of the bag for 2 people
  • 1 medium potato peeled & cubed
  • 1 carott diced
  • 1 onion sliced
  • A sprinkling of frozen sweetcorn
  • A sprinkling of frozen peas
  • Pasta
  • Mayonaisse
  • Salt & Ppepper to taste
2/5 (54 Votes)

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sausage onions all cheap things till payday

  • 8-10 sausages
  • bacon chopped
  • 1 large onion
  • Worcester sauce
  • chilli powder 1 small teaspoon
  • tomato sauce or puree
  • kidney beans or butter beans
  • and herbs ie bayleafs
1.9/5 (23 Votes)

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Salmon fillet with a crust topping

  • Piece of fresh salmon fillet
  • Fresh breadcrumbs
  • Sesame seeds
  • Few chunks of feta cheese
  • Flaked almonds
  • a little olive oil and seasoning
1.8/5 (5 Votes)

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