By admin on February 1, 2010
Salmon Mousse is a versatile food, perfect for making starters, sides and canapes. Many “vegetarian” friends of mine also eat fish, so this is a handy substitute for pate. The mousse goes quite firm after a night in the fridge so you can form it into shapes for a fancy presentation, or else just spoon [...]
Posted in Advance, Course, Cuisine, Freeze/Chill, Method, Season, Starters and Nibbles, UK
| Tagged Chilli Powder, Cucumber, Dill, Lemon, mayonnaise, Salmon Fillet, Soft Cheese, tomato puree
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By admin on January 10, 2010
Stuffed jacket potatoes are a sure way to win round fussy eaters as all the flavour is all packed into the usually bland baked spuds. It also makes serving up easier and allows you to do most of the washing up before eating.
Ingredients
Baking Potatoes
Filling (e.g. tuna, leeks, cheese)
Method
Bake the potatoes in a medium oven for around one hour. [...]
Posted in Autumn, Bake, Course, Cuisine, Mains, Method, Season, UK, Winter
| Tagged Cheese, Leeks, Potatoes, Tuna
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By admin on December 17, 2009
We had loads of potatoes left and no bread for breakfast, so hash browns were the perfect answer.
Ingredients
4 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
1 egg
Some oil
Method
Grate the onion and potatoes into a clean towel
Squeeze the towel until all the excess liquid comes out of the vegetables
Pour the dried veg into a bowl
Beat the egg, pour it into the bowl and mix
Heat the oil in a frying pan
Place [...]
Posted in Autumn, Course, Cuisine, Fry, Gluten-Free, Light Meals & Snacks, Method, Nut-Free, Season, Shellfish-Free, Special Considerations, UK, Vegetarian, Winter
| Tagged Egg, Oil, Onion, Potato, Vegetable Oil
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By admin on December 16, 2009
We had five clementines that were over ripe and about to go off. So I did what anyone would do in my position and Googled for help. Nigella Lawson came to the rescue with a butter-less and flour-less recipe that was intriguing as it was difficult to cook. It took a long time, and, as [...]
Posted in Bake, Baking, Christmas, Course, Cuisine, Gluten-Free, Method, Season, Special Considerations, UK, Winter
| Tagged Baking Powder, Clementines, Eggs, Ground Almonds, Sugar
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By admin on June 22, 2009
Scotch beef steak with goat’s cheese butter from the Scotch Beef and Lamb website – I picked up this recipe from the Taste of Edinburgh Festival whilst learning about local produce North of the border. Scotch beef has a brilliant reputation and I’ll be trying out this recipe with some sirloin steak from the local butcher’s this week.
Cooking [...]
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| Tagged Basil, Beef Sirloin Steaks, Goat's Cheese, Parsley, Unsalted Butter
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By admin on June 7, 2009
Pears make a lovely summer dessert and are best served with cream and tea outside on a warm day. This recipe was handed to me at the Taste of Edinburgh Festival by the “Discover the Origin” stand – a campaign which aims to increase awareness of unique, area-specific foods such as Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Parma Ham.
Ingredients
6 large firm [...]
Posted in Bake, Baking, Course, Cuisine, Desserts & Sweets, Method, Nut-Free, Season, Shellfish-Free, Simmer, Special Considerations, Summer, UK, Vegetarian
| Tagged Butter Unsalted Butter, Cheese, Cinnamon, Cream, Demerara, Lemon Juice, Nutmeg, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pears, Puff Pastry, Sugar. Orange Zest
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By admin on May 14, 2009
Thorntons have sent another handy recipe and they say “These are so easy to make that you can enlist the help of the kids. Be careful that they don’t eat the Thorntons Fudge Cubes whilst your back is turned! We love today’s recipe… it’s a yummy, scrummy picnic box treat! This recipe makes approximately 30 cookies”.
Ingredients
225g [...]
Posted in Autumn, Bake, Baking, Course, Cuisine, Egg-Free, Method, Nut-Free, Season, Shellfish-Free, Special Considerations, Spring, Summer, UK, Vegetarian, Winter
| Tagged Butter, Caster Sugar, Fudge Cubes, Plain Flour
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By admin on May 13, 2009
Another recipe courtesy of Thorntons.
Ingredients
100ml single cream
1 vanilla pod split length ways and seeds scraped
250g White Belgian Chocolate
284ml double cream
3 medium egg whites
1 tbsp lemon juice
Method
Put the single cream, vanilla pod and seeds in a pan over a medium heat.
Bring to just below boiling, then set aside for 15 minutes to infuse.
Discard the vanilla pod.
Meanwhile, gently melt the white chocolate in a large heatproof bowl [...]
Posted in Autumn, Course, Cuisine, Desserts & Sweets, Freeze/Chill, Gluten-Free, Method, Mix, No cook, Nut-Free, Season, Shellfish-Free, Special Considerations, Spring, Summer, UK, Vegetarian, Winter
| Tagged Double Cream, Egg Whites, Lemon Juice, Single Cream, Vanilla Pod, White Chocolate
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By admin on May 12, 2009
I got this chocolate cupcakes recipe from Thorntons. Chocolate cupcakes are great for children’s parties and for bringing as presents for hosts.
Ingredients for Cupcakes
40g of Thorntons Dark Chocolate Block
55g salted butter
110g light muscavado sugar
100g self-raising flour
1 medium egg
70ml evaporated milk
70ml warm water
Ingredients for Icing
100g of Thorntons Dark Chocolate Block
100g soft butter
125g icing sugar
Method for Cupcakes
Pre-heat the oven to 180°c/gas mark 4
Melt the chocolate to a runny consistency (approx 1 minute [...]
Posted in Autumn, Bake, Baking, Course, Cuisine, Method, Nut-Free, Season, Special Considerations, Spring, Summer, UK, Vegetarian, Winter
| Tagged Butter, Dark Chocolate, Egg, Evaporated Milk, Icing Sugar, Light Muscavado Sugar, Salted Butter, Self-Raising Flour, Water
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By admin on May 7, 2009
This is a very fresh and healthy dessert made with British fruits which are only available for a short period in the year. Use good quality white bread and avoid using too many blackberries as the pudding should turn out a bright pink colour.
Ingredients
1kg mixture of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries
125g caster sugar
8 thin slices cut from a [...]
Posted in Advance, Desserts & Sweets, Egg-Free, Freeze/Chill, Low Fat, Low Salt, Nut-Free, Shellfish-Free, Simmer, Summer, UK, Vegetarian
| Tagged Blackberries, Caster Sugar, Raspberries, Strawberries, White Bread
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