Month: April 2022

Food & Drink

Asparagus Soup
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Asparagus Soup

This recipe is courtesy of BBC GoodFood. Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 400g/14oz asparagus, finely chopped 500ml/18fl oz hot chicken stock (vegetarians may substitute vegetable stock) 4 tbsp double cream salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over heat, ensuring it is medium or lower as too high will ruin the…

Cottage Pie
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Cottage Pie

This recipe is courtesy of BBC GoodFood. Ingredients 1 tsp rapeseed oil 600g/1lb 5oz beef mince 2 onions, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1½ tsp dried thyme 3 tbsp tomato purée 400ml/14fl oz beef stock, from a cube 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 400g/14oz carrots, peeled and finely chopped 1kg/2lb 4oz potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 1 tbsp butter 100ml/3½fl oz semi-skimmed milk 1 x 415g tin baked…

Pepper Chicken
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Pepper Chicken

This recipe is courtesy of BBC GoodFood. Ingredients 2 boneless and skinless chicken breasts (about 300g/10½oz), cut into thin strips ¾ tsp salt ½ heaped tsp ground black pepper (preferably coarsely ground) 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil 3–4 medium red onions, thinly sliced 1 tsp dried chili flakes Method Season the chicken with half the salt and pepper on both sides may be more…

Chicken stir-fry
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Chicken stir-fry

This recipe is courtesy of BBC GoodFood. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, chopped 2 chicken thighs, thinly sliced ½ red pepper, seeds removed, thinly sliced 1 tbsp soy sauce 30g/1oz mangetout, green beans, or sugar snap peas 100ml/3½fl oz chicken stock 1 nest of egg noodles, cooked according to the packet instructions Method Heat the oil in a frying pan, preferably a…

Hot Bulgur Wheat Salad
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Hot Bulgur Wheat Salad

This recipe is courtesy of BBC GoodFood. Ingredients 300g/10½oz bulgur wheat 3 tbsp olive oil, ideally extra virgin 6 ripe salad tomatoes, diced 1 bunch of spring onions, trimmed and sliced 400g tin mixed beans, drained and rinsed (or any other tinned beans without a sauce) 30g/1oz bunch fresh parsley, roughly chopped 1 lemon, quartered salt and black pepper Method All this should take from…

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