Gut Week: Herby Fruit Salad

July 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
FRUIT SALAD - credit Steve Lee

Following on from my earliest post on Gut Week, which contained a delicious recipes for Oriental Tofu Kebabs and Moroccan Lamb Stew, here is the third recipe suggestion – courtesy of Love your Gut - A twist on a classic fruit salad, the Asian influence of coriander and coconut milk is unusual yet refreshing ­ perfect after a heavy meal. Mark the 23rd-29th August and pay a visit to loveyourgut.com for helpful hints and tipes for getting your gut in shape!  Digestive problems are no fun … [Read more...]

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Simple Cherries in Syrup

July 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Got some left over cherries which are not exactly at their best - then consider this delicious way of reviving them. Wonderful served with yoghurt, ice cream or plain cream! Ingredients 1llb of Cherries 100g of Sugar 50ml of Water 1tbsp of Cherry Brandy Destone the cherries (or leave this to the eaters if you are willing to take them risk of them choking!). Place the cherries in a saucepan, throw in the water, sugar and cherry brandy (can be substituted with other liquor if you … [Read more...]

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Plum Sauce

July 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment

This is a very simple plum sauce I threw together when I had an abundance of plums - the local market was selling end of season plums for 1 euro for 2 kilos! Ingredients 1 kilo of plums (preferably very ripe) 100g of Sugar 100ml of water Wash and de-stone the plums. Throw them in a pan with the water and sugar. Cook on a low heat until they fall. Push through a fine mesh and cool. Wonderful served with yoghurt, ice creams or anything else that takes your fancy. My most recent is a … [Read more...]

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Patriotic Pie

August 7, 2007 By Leave a Comment

This is a fun recipe my mother came up with sometime ago. Pastry: 9 oz plain flour 1 tsp salt 6 oz unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces 4 tbsp ice water, plus more if needed Zest of 1 unwaxed lime – finely chopped 1 egg Fruit Filling: 3 cups fresh blueberries 2 cups cherries, quartered 2 cups white currants ¼ cup unrefined caster sugar ¼ cup cornflour 1 tbsp Lime Juice Method Sift the flour and salt together in a large bowl, stir in the lime zest, using a … [Read more...]

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