Almond soup Recipes

Almond soup Recipes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

225g/8oz blanched almonds, minced

3 egg yolks, hard-boiled

1.2 litres/2pt chicken stock

25g/1oz butter, softened

25g/1oz plain flour

125ml/4fl oz single cream salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Baked mushrooms Recipes

Baked mushrooms Recipes

Ingredients:

8 large flat mushrooms, wiped with damp kitchen paper

2 tablespoons olive oil

250g/9oz Taleggio or Brie cheese, thickly sliced

1 bunch of fresh lemon thyme, leaves only salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 400°F/Gas mark 6.

• Trim the stalks from the mushrooms.

Put the mushrooms, rounded cap side down, in a medium roasting dish.

Season with salt and pepper

• Pour the olive oil over the mushrooms. Place the cheese slices on top, and finally sprinkle with the lemon thyme. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes until the cheese has melted. Serve hot.

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Spinach, feta & pear salad Recipes

Spinach, feta & pear salad Recipes

Ingredients

2 dessert pears such as Comice, peeled, cored and sliced

4 tablespoons walnut oil

100g/4oz baby spinach leaves

175g/6oz feta cheese, diced

75g/3oz walnut pieces

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Freshly ground black pepper

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Crispy cheese balls Recipes

Crispy cheese balls Recipes

Ingredients

250ml/8fl oz milk

250g/9oz plain flour

75g/3oz butter

250g/9oz Cheddar cheese, grated

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 eggs, beaten

Salt

Vegetable oil for deep-frying

Serves 6

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Pasta with caviar Recipes

Pasta with caviar Recipes

Ingredients

225g/8oz fresh vermicelli

75g/3oz unsalted butter

100g/4oz good-quality caviar

8 fresh chives, chopped

8 quail’s eggs, soft-boiled and peeled

1 lemon, thinly sliced

Serves 4

• Cook the pasta in lightly salted boiling water until al dente, then drain, retaining a very little of the cooking water, and toss in the butter. Arrange in swirls on four small serving plates.

• Put a dollop of caviar in the centre of each mound of pasta, and sprinkle the chives over the top.

• Garnish each serving with two quail’s eggs and lemon slices.

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Crab quiche Recipes

Crab quiche Recipes

Ingredients

For the pastry

175g/6oz flour, sifted

75g/3oz butter, cubed pinch of salt

For the filling

225g/8oz cooked crabmeat

2 eggs

300ml/5fl oz double cream

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh fennel

1 spring onion, chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Beef & stout casserole Recipes

Beef & stout casserole Recipes

Ingredients

700g/11⁄2lb beef

175g/6oz lean bacon, cubed

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

15g/1⁄2oz butter

2 tablespoons plain flour

1 bottle of stout

450g/1lb shallots

3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon wine or cider vinegar

Salt and freshly ground

Black pepper

• Preheat the oven to 150°C/

300°F/Gas mark 2.

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Beef goulash Recipes

Beef goulash Recipes

Ingredients

450g/1lb stewing beef, cubed

1 onion, chopped

2 teaspoons sunflower oil

175ml/6fl oz beer

175ml/6fl oz water

50ml/2fl oz tomato purée

1 tablespoon paprika

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 teaspoon caraway seeds

450g/1lb potatoes

225g/8oz canned sauerkraut

2 tablespoons snipped fresh

Flat-leaf parsley

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Parsley, walnut & orange chicken Recipes

Parsley, walnut & orange chicken Recipes

Ingredients

125ml/4fl oz extra virgin olive oil

100g/4oz onion, finely chopped

75g/3oz walnuts, finely chopped grated zest and juice of 1 large orange

6 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon cranberry sauce

1 large egg, beaten

6 chicken breasts

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Grilled stuffed sole Recipes

Grilled stuffed sole Recipes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

25g/1oz butter

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

3 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

2 tablespoons fresh lemon

Thyme leaves

50g/2oz fresh breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed

Lemon juice

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Vegetarian spaghetti sauce Recipes

Vegetarian spaghetti sauce Recipes

Serves 8

Ingredients

4 carrots, finely chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves, finely minced

400g/14oz canned cooked kidney beans, drained

400g/14oz canned cooked

cannellini beans, drained

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped

Plum tomatoes

50ml/2fl oz tomato purée

100g/4oz mushrooms, sliced

275g/10oz broccoli

1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground

Black pepper

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Plum filo pockets Recipes

Plum filo pockets Recipes

Serves 4

Ingredients

100g/4oz skimmed milk

Soft cheese

1 tablespoon muscovado sugar

1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves

8 large plums, halved and stoned

8 sheets filo pastry

Sunflower oil for brushing

Icing sugar, to dust

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/

425°F/Gas mark 7.

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Apricot fool Recipes

Apricot fool Recipes

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornflour

300ml/10fl oz skimmed milk

15g/1⁄2oz low-fat spread

1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla essence

1⁄2 teaspoon granulated sugar

400g/14oz canned apricots in juice

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Grilled pink grapefruit Recipes

Grilled pink grapefruit Recipes

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 pink grapefruit

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

4 scoops vanilla ice cream

• Halve the grapefruit and cut round the edge of each, between the pith and the flesh. Separate the segments.

Sprinkle each grapefruit with sugar.

• Put in ramekins to keep them flesh side up, and put on a grill pan. Grill for 2–3 minutes until starting to lightly brown.

Put ascoop of vanilla ice cream on top of each, and serve immediately.

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Sly cakes Recipes

Sly cakes Recipes

Serves 8

Ingredients

450g/1lb ready-to-roll puff pastry

2 cooking apples

50g/2oz butter

50g/2oz muscovado sugar

225g/8oz sultanas

50g/2oz mixed peel

2 teaspoons ground allspice

1 egg yolk, beaten icing sugar, to dust

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Viennese chocolate fingers Recipes

Viennese chocolate fingers Recipes

Serves 8

Ingredients

100g/4oz butter

75g/3oz icing sugar

175g/6oz self-raising flour, sifted

25g/1oz cornflour

200g/7oz dark chocolate (at least

70% cocoa solids)

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Spicy avocado dip Recipes

Spicy avocado dip Recipes

Serves 6–10

Ingredients

2 medium-ripe avocados

450ml/34pt sour cream

1 bunch of spring onions, chopped

1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

11⁄2 tablespoons freshly squeezed

Lemon juice

Salt and freshly ground

Black pepper

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