Month: November 2020

  • Lasagne

    Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 rashers smoked streaky bacon 1 onion, finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, grated 2 cloves of garlic or 1/2 tsp garlic powder 500g beef mince 1 tbsp tomato purée 2 * 400g cans chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp clear honey 500g pack fresh egg lasagne sheets…

  • Ukrainian Christmas Bread Kolach

    Ingredients 7g active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 80ml lukewarm water 3 large room-temperature eggs 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons oil 1 teaspoon salt 120ml lukewarm water 560g all-purpose flour 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 teaspoon water for glaze Method In a small bowl, mix yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/3 cup lukewarm water.…

  • Millionaire’s Shortbread

    Ingredients Shortbread 225g plain flour 175g unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes 75g caster sugar Topping 150g butter 1 x 379g can condensed milk 100g golden syrup 350g dark chocolate, or a mixture of dark and milk, chopped into small pieces Method Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Line a 23cm/9in square cake tin with…

  • Adequate Vegetable Curry

    Makes 8 lunch sized portions Ingredients Spices Fennel – 1.5 tsp Mustard Seed – 4 tsp Cumin Seeds – 5 tsp Ground Corriander – 3 tsp Ground Turmeric – 5 tsp Brown Sugar – 4 tbsp Black Pepper – very good grind Other Ingredients Coconut Milk – 1 can Tomato Puree – 1 tube Garlic…

  • Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Ingredients 150g salted butter, softened 80g light brown muscovado sugar 80g granulated sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 large egg 225g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/4 tsp salt 200g plain chocolate chip or chunks Method Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Put the…

  • Beer Cheese Stuffer

    Ingredients 5 Slices Bacon (or more to taste) 1 Onion 2 Stick Celery 1 bottle beer Bread, cubed enough to fill the frying pan. Should have an open texture like sour dough. Cheddar cheese Chicken broth Worcestershire Sauce 1 Egg Method Fry the bacon in a pan with a little oil until well done. Chop…

  • Apple Crumble

    Ingredients Filling 575g Bramley apple, peeled, cored and sliced to 1 cm thick (see tip) 3 tbsp golden caster sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 pinch nutmeg 1 pinch ginger 1 handful raisins (optional) Crumble 175g plain flour 110g golden caster sugar 110g cold butter Granulated brown sugar for sprinkling on top (optional) Method Preheat the…