Month: February 2023

Food & Drink

Mediterranean puff pastry tart
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Mediterranean puff pastry tart

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 280g/10oz ready-rolled light puff pastry 200g/7oz baby courgettes, cut into 15mm/⅝in slices 1 large red pepper, cored, seeds removed, cut into 2cm/¾in chunks 1 large yellow pepper, cored, seeds removed, cut into 2cm/¾in chunks 1 red onion, cut into 2cm/¾in chunks 4 garlic cloves, sliced 2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked and finely chopped 4 sprigs thyme,…

Homemade margherita pizza
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Homemade margherita pizza

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the pizza dough 800g/1lb 14oz ’00’ flour 200g/7oz semolina flour 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp caster sugar 14g/½oz dried yeast 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 650ml/1 pint 2fl oz water For the topping 2 x 400g/14oz tins San Marzano tomatoes (or plum tomatoes) 2 large cow’s milk mozzarella balls, grated 3 tbsp olive oil sea salt and…

Squash, onion and spinach tart
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Squash, onion and spinach tart

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry 1 bag baby spinach (about 240g/8½oz) 250g/9oz natural yoghurt 70g/2½oz cheddar cheese, grated 450g/1lb roasted butternut squash (see recipe tips) 2 cooked red onions (see recipe tips) salt and ground black pepper Method Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Unroll the pastry, keeping it on its paper and transfer to a baking…

Easy veggie massaman curry
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Easy veggie massaman curry

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 600g/1lb 5oz potatoes, peeled and cut into roughly 2.5cm/1in chunks 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion, finely sliced 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely grated 3 garlic cloves, finely grated 2–4 tsp Thai curry paste, any colour, according to taste 200ml/7fl oz hot vegetable stock, made with…

Beef and ale stew with dumplings
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Beef and ale stew with dumplings

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the beef and ale stew 2 cloves ¼ cinnamon stick 2 star anise plain flour, for dusting 1 tbsp salt 1kg/2lb 4oz braising steak, cut into large pieces 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil 4 carrots, chopped 2 onions, cut into quarters 4 celery stalks, trimmed, cut in half 3 large Bramley apples, cored and diced 500ml/18fl oz ale 1.5…

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