Month: August 2022

Food & Drink

Ginger, mango and lime trifle
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Ginger, mango and lime trifle

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients ½ mango, skin and stone removed, flesh cut into chunks 1 tbsp honey 5 tbsp dark rum 150ml/5fl oz double cream, whipped to soft peaks 2 tbsp maple syrup 3 slices Jamaican ginger cake, crumbled ½ lime, zest only 1 orange, peeled and segmented To serve 2 lime slices icing sugar, for dusting Method Place half of the chopped…

Giant couscous salad
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Giant couscous salad

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil, plus more for drizzling 200g/7oz large pearl couscous 1 red onion, finely chopped 1 lemon, zest, and juice 1 large bunch of fresh parsley, finely chopped 1 small bunch of fresh mint, finely chopped 1 small bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper…

How to make your very own Pink lemonade!
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How to make your very own Pink lemonade!

Ingredients For the raspberry syrup 250g/9oz frozen raspberries ½ lemon, juice only 100g/3½oz caster sugar For the lemonade 3½ lemons, juice only 1 lime, juice only 2 tbsp raspberry syrup (from above) 100g/3½oz caster sugar, to taste ice, to serve Method To start making the raspberry syrup, put the raspberries in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of water. Bring to…

Summer rolls
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Summer rolls

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 100g/3½oz vermicelli rice noodles (2 nests) 150g/5½oz frozen edamame (soya beans), defrosted 1 carrot 12 rice paper wrappers, 22cm/8½in diameter 300g/10½oz cooked, peeled king prawns 150g/5½oz radishes, finely sliced 1 bunch (30g/1oz) mint, leaves only 1 bunch (30g/1oz) coriander, leaves only For the garlic dipping sauce 4cm/1½in piece fresh root ginger, peeled 2 garlic cloves 1 lime, juice…

Smoky vegetable jambalaya
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Smoky vegetable jambalaya

This is made possible by BBC Foods! This meal only costs £1! Ingredients 120g/4½oz dried kidney beans, soaked overnight or 400g tin kidney beans, drained olive oil, for frying 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp fennel seeds 150g/5½oz brown basmati rice 1 bay leaf 400g tin chopped tomatoes 2 vegetable stock cubes,…

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