Food & Drink

28 October 2011

Yakhni Lamb Pulao

Yakhni Lamb Pulao Lamb cooked in whole spices; cinnamon, cardamom and onions. The rice is fried with garlic & cooked with the lamb stock and butter to make for a moist ...

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28 October 2011

Sundried Tomato & Mozzarella Spiced Deep Fried Rice Balls

Sundried Tomato & Mozzarella Spiced Deep Fried Rice Balls Rice tossed with crushed pepper, basil & parsley stuffed with bite size mozzarella pieces to form a gooey centre once deep-fried and ...

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28 October 2011

Mediterranean Vegetable and Feta Puffs

Mediterranean Vegetable and Feta Puffs A lovely combination of peppers, tomatoes, onions and courgettes teamed with low fat Feta cheese wrapped in delicious light puff pastry, very tasty as a lunch ...

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28 October 2011

Recipe - Mexican Chicken Tarts

Mexican Chicken Tarts This lovely combination of chicken in salsa with peppers makes a perfect topping for a light pastry base, lower in fat so enjoy without worrying! Makes 4 tarts Ingredients: 1 pack ...

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27 October 2011

Hallowine Party Suggestions

HALLOWINE PARTY SUGGESTIONS For a howling good time! Green Goblin Ingredients: 2 oz Spiced Apple Mix 1 ½ oz of Moscato Rim flute with green sugar (use green food color) Garnish with lime wedge Curly Toed Witches ...

Halloween Wine

27 October 2011

Winter passion mocktail

Winter passion - the mocktail for the whole family. 1tsp sugar 1tsp honey 100 mls Don Simon Clementine Wedge of lime Half a passion fruit I small piece of vanilla stick (to taste) Method Add all the ...

Food And Drink Recipes

27 October 2011

Winter bitters mocktail

Winter bitters - the mocktail for all of the family. It certain to keep the kids happy on cold, bitter days. 60 mls Don Simon Orange Juice 10 mls Almond Syrup 1 squeezed lime 3 ...

Food And Drink Recipes

27 October 2011

Frost bite cocktail

Frost bite - enjoy the cocktail in a glass, rather than getting it yourself 25 mls dark or golden rum 30 mls spiced orange tea 60 mls of Don Simon Lemonade 1 tsp ...

Alcohol Recipes

27 October 2011

Winter Sunrise Cocktail

Winter Sunrise - the perfect cocktail for this time of year 25 mls white rum 10 mls peach schnapps 10 mls vodka 100 mls of Don Simon Orange Juice Juice of 1 lemon Couple of drops ...

Alcohol Recipes

26 October 2011

Recipe - Halloween Cookies

Halloween Cookies Ingredients: 275 grams Allinson Nature Friendly Plain White Flour, sieved1 tsp Baking Powder 100 grams Billington's Golden Caster Sugar 75 grams Butter diced 1 Happy Eggs beaten 2 tbsp Silver ...

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26 October 2011

Recipe - Creepy Cup Cakes

Creepy Cup Cakes (Makes 18) Ingredients: 250 grams Unsalted Butter 250 grams Billington’s Golden Caster Sugar 250 grams Allinson Nature Friendly Self Raising Flour1 tsp Baking Powder 4 Happy Eggs Silver Spoon Create ...

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26 October 2011

Pumpkin Pie - Recipe

Pumpkin Pie This Halloween the adults meet for gruesome gatherings around a delicious pumpkin pie. SERVES 6 Ingredients: 1 x 23cm short crust pastry case500g peeled and deseeded pumpkin, cut into 2.5cm chunks3 eggs2 ...

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26 October 2011

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies This Halloween the kids can decorate ghoulish Peanut Butter Cookies Serves 20 Ingredients: 75g (2 ¾oz) polyunsaturated margarine225g (8oz) crunchy peanut butter1 egg, beaten2 tbsp runny honey½ tsp vanilla extract25g (1oz) ...

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26 October 2011

Passion Cakes - Recipe

Passion Cakes Recipe The time of year is fast approaching when you can dust off your broomstick and indulge in some scarily sweet Halloween treats. Ingredients: 4 eggs , beaten225ml (8floz) vegetable oil8 ...

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26 October 2011

James Martin Gets Young People Cooking

Celebrity chef James Martin is supporting a new campaign, which calls for young people to master at least five simple recipe dishes by the age of 25. Research shows that the ...

James Martin

26 October 2011

Pumpkin Ravioli with Butter and Sage

Pumpkin Ravioli with Butter and Sage Serves 4 Ingredients: For the pasta: 400g flour 3 whole eggs 3 egg yolks 1 extra egg for sealing For the filling: 2 medium pumpkin 2 sprigs of rosemary 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons ...

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26 October 2011

Mince Pies with a twist

Mince Pies with a twist Ingredients: 200g self raising flour100g cornflourPinch salt100g icing sugarGrated rind of 1 small orange200g butterIced waterJar good quality mincemeatTub cream cheese Preparation: Preheat the oven to 200c. Method: Mix the flour, ...

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26 October 2011

Halloween products that are essential for spooks

Halloween is just around the corner, have you got everything you need yet?Whether you're having a themed party or not, some Halloween treats will not go amiss and will certainly ...

Halloween food

Jean-Christophe Novelli tells us how to prepare for Christmas dinner

25 October 2011

Brits still unsure of how to cook Christmas dinner

A third of the nation still have no idea how to cook a traditional turkey dinner, according to new research. The news comes as one in five British adults claim ...

Christmas food

24 October 2011

Home-made toffee apples

Home-made toffee apples Prep time 15 minutesCooking time 10 minutesServes 4 Ingredients: 300g caster sugar1 tbsp sesame seeds or 35g pecan nuts, chopped - optional2 apples, cored and cut into 8’s Method: Prepare the apples ...

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24 October 2011

Punchy Meatball Twist

Nigel Barden’s Punchy Meatball Twist Find out how to enjoy meatballs in a real British way. As a well known British favourite, pickled onions are usually enjoyed with fish and chips, a ...

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24 October 2011

The Bloody Masha cocktail

To mark Halloween, which is only around the corner, Russian Standard Vodka have created a suitably ghoulish and gory cocktail - the Bloody Masha. With its gruesome blood-red appearance it’s perfect ...

Alcohol Recipes

24 October 2011

Caramel Nibbles cupcake

If you’re looking for a fun half term activity, then nothing brings family and friends together more than baking delicious homemade cakes. So this half term, why not try making ...

food Recipes

Reza with the Taj Mahal made from Indian food

24 October 2011

Edible Taj Mahal created

An edible Taj Mahal sculpture has been unveiled, consisting of the nation's favourite curry ingredients from pilau rice and poppadoms to Bombay potatoes. The renowned and iconic white domes of ...

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