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Continue reading →: Chinese Noodle Broth with Five-spice Coley
552g pack frozen essential Waitrose 6 Coley Portions2 tsp Chinese five spice powder1.3 litres vegetable stock2 nests Waitrose Medium Egg Noodles1 red pepper, sliced1/4 essential Waitrose Savoy Cabbage, shredded3 tbsp dark soy sauce Method Preheat the oven to 200C, gas mark 6. Place the Coley portions on a baking tray…
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Continue reading →: Fairtrade Banana Bread
Ingredients 225g/8oz self-raising flour 100g/4oz butter150g/5oz caster sugar 450g/1lb Fairtrade bananas (the softer the better), peeled and mashed ½ tsp salt 2 eggs 175g/6oz mixed dried fruit Preparation method Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Mix all the of the ingredients except the dried fruit together. You can do this…
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Continue reading →: Ooh not good!
I haven't blogged on here since last year! I need to take some photos (stitching that was stunt stitched and came back! and I finished my scarf *grin*), so this is a quick note to get me back blogging (I blogged on healthy living as well), getting back slowly to…
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Continue reading →: Gary Kingshott’s slow roast chicken
Ingredients 1 Free range chicken, approx. 1 kilo. 1 Splash of rapeseed oil 1 Glass dry white wine 2 Lemons 400 g (14.1oz) Small new potatoes, scrubbed 6 Garlic cloves (bruised) 4 Sprigs of thyme 1 Small bunch parsley 1 Pinch of salt & cracked pepper to taste. Step-by-step Joint…
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Continue reading →: Macaroni and Cheese with Artichoke Hearts
60g butter300g cooked artichoke hearts halved, well drained and patted dry100g lardons or sliced streaky bacon (optional)olive oil350g macaroni1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed50g plain flour800ml milk1 tbs grain mustard2 pinches of ground nutmeg160g strong hard old cheese, grated or broken upsalt and pepper4-6 ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced40g Parmesana few…
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Continue reading →: White Fish and Spinach Casserole
1 lb white fish1 lb spinach0.5 pint of thick cheese saucea few bread crumbsdabs of margarineseasoning Cook and sieve spinach. Boil fish, free it from skin and bone. Arrange layer of spinach in fireproof dish, then the fish, thirdly pour over the sauce – this a simply a thick white…
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Continue reading →: Quick and Simple Fruity Pork Casserole
2 teaspoons vegetable oil 500g lean pork chunks (such as leg or shoulder) 1 large onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 carrots, sliced 250g swede, chopped 250g potatoes, chopped 1 OXO chicken stock cube 100g ready-to-eat dried apricots, halved if large ¼ teaspoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons dried mixed…
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Continue reading →: Magnificent Moroccan chicken
Ingredients 1 (1.3 – 1.8 kg) chicken, cut into 8 pieces and skinned ((or 6 chicken breast portions) 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cinnamon freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, peeled…
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Continue reading →: Eeep!
Not blogged for a while (which goes against what I hoped to do starting in November *sigh*), but I hit a major depression dip and things were not good, still I am back now and hoping to be better. This week will be a bit weird and wonderful BUT I…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom Stroganoff with mustard and chive mash
Ingredients For the mash 750 g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 20 g butter, or margarine 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 150 ml milk, or soya milk 1 tbsp chives, chopped For the stroganoff 40 g butter, or margarine 3 shallots, finely chopped 3 whole cloves garlic, finely chopped 0.5…
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