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Turkish one-pan eggs & peppers (Menemen)

Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions , sliced 1 red or green pepper , halved deseeded and sliced 1-2 red chillies , deseeded and sliced 400g can chopped tomatoes 1-2 tsp caster sugar 4 eggs small bunch parsley , roughly chopped 6 tbsp thick, creamy yogurt 2 garlic cloves... Read more →

Curried spinach, eggs & chickpeas

Ingredients 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 onion , thinly sliced 1 garlic clove , crushed 3cm piece ginger , peeled and grated 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp garam masala 1 tbsp ground cumin 450g tomatoes , chopped 400g can chickpeas , drained 1 tsp sugar... Read more →

Creamy pasta sauce

Ingredients 400g/14oz dried pasta 150ml/¼ pint double cream 1 small garlic clove, crushed, or ½ tsp garlic powder 25g/1oz Parmesan (or a similar vegetarian hard cheese), finely grated, plus extra to serve salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Half fill a large saucepan with water, add plenty of salt... Read more →

Quorn Swedish Style Balls in Blue Cheese Sauce

Ingredients 280g Quorn Swedish Style Balls 2 tablespoons oil 45g butter or margarine 25g plain flour 350ml vegetable stock 350ml milk 75g crumbled Gorgonzola cheese - or other blue cheese - Roquefort or Stilton work well too. salt and freshly ground black pepper pinch of nutmeg zest of lemon 1... Read more →

Mince in the Hole

Serves 4 - re-posted from the fantastic 1940's Experiment nb we used Quorn "meatballs" which worked very well! oh and the oven was gas 7 Read more →

Cheesy Leek and Potato Bake

INGREDIENTS 900g potatoes 50g butter 3 leeks 200g grated cheddar cheese 1 large egg DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 220°C/450 F/Gas Mark 7. Boil potatoes. Cut leeks into 1 cm slices. Melt 1/2 of the butter in a pan and cook leeks for about 10 minutes. Drain and mash potatoes with... Read more →

Celeriac, potato & rosemary gratin

6 rashers bacon, chopped (optional) 420ml double cream 350ml milk 2 garlic clove, sliced 1 tbsp rosemary, finely chopped 1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 celeriac (about 500g) peeled, quartered and thinly sliced 500g potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced Method Heat oven to 180C/160C... Read more →

Creamy potato & shallot gratin

Ingredients 25g butter 400g shallots, thinly sliced 1 bay leaf 1 tsp thyme leaves 500ml double cream grated nutmeg, to season small pinch cayenne powder 1kg Desirée potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced Method Heat most of the butter in a shallow pan. Add the shallots, bay leaf and thyme, and... Read more →

Horseradish potato dauphinoise

Ingredients 300ml double cream 300ml milk 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2-3 tbsp hot horseradish, depending on taste 1kg potato, very thinly sliced Method Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 7. Tip cream, milk, garlic and horseradish into a large saucepan, season, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add the... Read more →

One-pot chicken & bacon stew

Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 16 chicken pieces on the bone (about 3kg/6lb 8oz in total) 140g smoked bacon, chopped or lardons or cubetti di pancetta 4 medium carrots, thickly sliced 2 onions, roughly chopped 2 tbsp plain flour 1 tbsp tomato purée 75ml white wine or cider vinegar 1l... Read more →