Homemade Baked Beans

April 29, 2007 By 1 Comment
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Well, in a manner of speaking. This is my recipe for beans, as a healthier low sugar / salt alternative to the shop bought brands. My beans are packed with vegetables for a really tasty but healthy alternative to the much loved favourite - baked beans! Ingredients 3 cups of dried Haricot Beans or 2 tins 1 Stick of Celery, finely diced 1 Onion, finely diced 1 Carrot, finely diced 2 Cloves of Garlic, fine 2 Fresh Tomatoes, finely chopped 1 250ml Carton of Tomato Frito / Pasata or sieved … [Read more...]

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Galician Almond Cake

April 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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This moist, shallow cake from Santiago de Compostea is probably the best known almond cake in Spain. Serves: 8 Ingredients Unsalted Butter & All Purpose flour for tin. 4 eggs 1/2 tablespoon grated lemon zest 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup / 180ml Granulated Sugar 3 cups / 750ml Blanched Almonds, finely ground 1/3 cup / 80ml all-pupose plain flour Confectioners Sugar / Icing Sugar for dusting Method Preheat the oven to 200oc / Gas 6. Butter a 9 inch round cake … [Read more...]

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Marmalade Bread & Butter Pudding

April 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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Serves: 4 Ingredients 500gm Panettone - sliced, buttered and spread with a good layer of marmalade 2 whole eggs 3 eggs yolks 500ml Cream 200ml Whole Milk 2 Oranges - grated rind of both, plus juice of 1 3 tbsp Icing Sugar Method Heat the oven to Gas mark 5 Place the panettone in a baking dish - overlap the slices Whisk all the other ingredients together in a large bowl and then pour over the panettone so that it is well covered Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until … [Read more...]

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Garlic Mash

April 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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Serves 4 Ingredients 1kg King Edward Potatoes 1 head of Garlic 150ml of Pouring Cream 100gm of Butter, cut into cubes Method Heat the oven to Gas Mark 6 Prick the potatoes and put them into the oven and cooked for about 1 hour. Then wrap the garlic head in foil and put into the oven and cook with the potatoes and cook for a further 30 mins until soft. Put the cream into a large saucepan and squeexe the garlic out of each garlic clove skin into the milk When the potatoes are … [Read more...]

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Fried Greens with Bacon

April 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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Serves: 4 Ingredients Olive Oil 150g Walnuts 2 shallots, finely chopped 4 slices bacon, chopped 100g Brussell Sprouts, shredded 300g Savoy Cabbage, shredded 200g Spring Greens, chopped Walnut Oil Method Heat a little olive oil in a wok or large frying pan and fry walnuts until browned - the remove them to a plate. Fry the shallots and bacon for a couple of minutes, then add the sprouts and fry for another minute or two stirring all the time. Add the cabbage/spring greens … [Read more...]

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Oxtail and Pork braised in red wine and orange

April 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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Serves: 4 Ingredients 750g Oxtail, cut into pieces 750g Pork Belly, skin removed and cut into cubes 2tbsp Seasoned Flour Olive Oil 1 Large Onion, chopped 3 Carrots, chopped 3 Sticks of Celery, chopped 1 Bottle of Red Wine 2 Oranged - grated rind and juice 1 tbsp Chopped Parsley Method Heat the oven to Gas Mark 4 Put the seasoned flour into a bowl and toss all the meat in it until each is well covered Heat a little olive oil in a large roastng tin and brown the meat Add … [Read more...]

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