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Beef Italian Main course Pork

Italian meatballs

Are there any other kind of meatballs apart from Italian ?  The answer is obviously yes but these are still the best, this is a classic Italian recipe.

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Chicken Italian Main course

Focaccia breaded chicken with salad

This is an excellent twist on a simple breaded chicken recipe using an old foccacia to give it an Italian twist.  Its better if you can make your own focaccia.

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Asian recipes Fish Global Main course Rice Starters

Smoked mackerel sushi

This is a really easy smoked mackerel sushi dish and requires hardly any cooking. You’ll need a rolling mat which you can buy from a Chinese supermarket or specialist (ahem) tobacconists!

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Chicken French Main course

Coq Au Vin

A classic Sunday dinner, Coq Au Vin is unusual in the fact that the chicken is cooked in red wine, alot of red wine!

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Asian recipes Chicken Fish Main course Salads

Thai chicken & prawn noodle salad

Thai chicken & prawn noodle salad is super healthy and so easy to make. Thai food is about balancing four main flavours, salt, spice, citrus and sweet, it just takes a bit of trial and error

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Chicken Italian Main course Pasta Ravioli fillings Starters

Chicken and mushroom ravioli with fresh tomato sauce

This is a very simple and easy to follow recipe for chicken and mushroom ravioli which serves 4 as a starter or two as a main course.  You have to make your own pasta but the best things in life need a bit of effort

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Fish Italian Main course Pasta

Pasta with smoked mackerel

For this pasta with smoked mackerel  recipe choose a good pasta like De Cecco which typically takes around 10-12 mins, the pasta should be cooked through but with a little bite to it.  You can’t get a better place to source mackerel than Scotland so make sure you get something that it is good quality, Italian […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chicken and cashew nut curry

This is a classic recipe for chicken and cashew nut curry.  In a large frying pan (without oil), dry roast the coconut, garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, chillies, cloves and cinnamon over a low heat for 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally. Add half the cashew nuts and all the onion and roast for […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chicken dopiaza

Chicken dopiaza is a classic Indian curry and translates as double onions.  The key to this curry is to cook the onions for a long time slowly until they are golden brown; that way the will give curry a sweet nutty flavour.