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Italian Main course

Ellen’s best ever pizza

Ellen is the neice of one of the best friends we ever had, this is a recipe for the pizza’s they made together when Mike was looking after the kids

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Italian Main course Pork

Pork loin with garlic confit and basil

Just a few ingredients in this recipe of pork loin with garlic confit and basil but it packs a punch of flavour, Serve with potato boulangere and a side of green vegetables such as broccoli or spinach

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Chicken Main course US/Caribbean

Southern fried chicken burgers

Southern fried chicken burgers tend to summon up an image of unhealthy American fast food but it doesn’t need to be.  These are finished in the oven and require only a small amount of oil for cooking.

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British Fish Main course

Fish pie with potato and celeriac topping

Serves 4 Cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 750g celeriac, peeled and roughly chopped 800g potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 100g butter 375ml milk 600g leeks, thickly sliced 35g plain flour 1 kg fish (you can use just white fish or mixture of your choice) 2 tsp lemon juice fresh chives and parsley, chopped salt and […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Mango chicken curry

Serves 4 Cooking time 30 mins Ingredients Groundnut oil a few curry leaves (dried or fresh) 3 cardamom pods, bashed 2 bay leaves half tsp cumin seeds 4cm piece cinnamon stick 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 green chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp ground coriander half […]

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Italian Main course Mediterranean Pasta Vegetarian

Pasta with chickpeas, greens and tomatoes

Method: This recipe uses mafalda corta, a short, flat, ribbony pasta with a wavy edge from the Campania region of Italy. If you can’t find that, any other short pasta (such as penne or gemelli) with ridges to hold the sauce will work just as well. Put the pasta on to cook. Pour a generous […]

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British Chicken Main course

Chicken pie

Method: Add some olive oil to a medium heat in a deep sided frying pan, add the carrot and onion and fry for 10-15 mins until softened.  Add the garlic and mushroom and fry for a further 5 mins before turning the heat up to high and adding the white wine. Allow the wine to […]

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Main course US/Caribbean

Aidan’s Rasta Reggae Pizza

Method: Roll out the dough into the shape of a face spead on the levi roots jerk sauce use the peppers for eyebrows and dreads chicken for eyes ears and mouth cover in the cheese bake in the hot oven for 8 mins ………….we jammin

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Fish Main course

Fishy fish burgers

Method: A tasty, fresh and healthy burger! Put the fish in a food processor and roughly blitz. Tip the fish into a large bowl. Put the shallot, cornichons and capers into the processor and blitz quite finely. Add to the bowl with the fish, parsley and a good seasoning of salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and […]

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British Fish Main course Salads Starters

Smoked mackerel salad

Method: This is a really easy starter or light lunch, ideal to take to work. Packed full of goodness with lots of veggies and omega 3-rich oily mackerel. Win win! The amounts are just a rough guide – add more or less of what you want. Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain […]