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Soda Bread

⏱ 50-55 mins 1 loaf Recipe from:Mountain cafe Cookbook Ingredients: 110g self-raising flour 110g wholemeal flour 50g oats, plus some for the top 1tsp bicarbonate soda 1tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 50g unsalted butter, softened 1 large egg 225ml buttermilk Preheat oven at 180ºC. Grease and lightly flour the loaf tin. Put self-raising flour into…

Nasi Goreng

⏱ 45 mins 4 portions Ingredients: Cooked rice A bowl of chopped carrots A bowl of chopped onions A bowl of chopped mushrooms A bowl of chopped white cabbage A bowl of chopped spring onions 1 fresh chilli Ginger chopped Oyster sauce Soy sauce Fresh coriander Fried egg Fry everything separately one by one in…

Smoked Mackerel with Roasted Aubergine

⏱ 40-45 mins 2 portions Ingredients: 2 Aubergines Olive oil Fresh chilli Bunch of Spring onions chopped Passata or pure Grated cheese Breadcrumbs Pepper Smoked Mackerel Cut the aubergines half (long side) and put them on a tray with aluminium foil. Splash some olive oil over and sprinkle finely cut fresh chilli. Preheat oven at…

Halloumi kari

⏱ 45 mins ? 2-3 portions Recipe from: thecookreport.co.uk Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter 1 Halloumi Tin of coconut milk handful of cashews Can of passata 60g greek yoghurt 1 onion diced 3 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely chopped 1 small piece of ginger grated 1 tbsp curry powder 1 tbsp garam masala 1-2 tsp…

Easy mexican style goulash

⏱ 15 mins ? 4 portions Ingredients: Pasta Olive oil Onion Can of red kidney beans Can of mixed beans Can of sweetcorn Can of tomato passata or chopped tomatoes Pepper, chilli powder, herbs Chop onion and fry it on olive oil in a sauce pan for few mins until soft. Put in all beans…

Apple, Pear and Spinach Smoothie

⏱ 5 mins ? 1 glass Ingredients: Apple Pear 5 tbsp of almond milk Pinch of ground ginger or fresh Pinch of cinnamon Handful of Spinach Small orange, peel and only put the inside bits of each clove in Peal apple and pear and put in a blender. Add all the other ingredients and blend…

Mushroom Masala Curry

⏱ 30 mins ? 3 portions Recipe from: recipesfromapantry.com Ingredients: 1 onion peeled and roughly chopped 2 tbsp cashew nuts 100 g chopped tomatoes or pure 1 clove garlic finely chopped 2.5 cm piece of ginger peeled olive oil 2 cloves 3 cardamon pods 1 cinnamon stick 2 bay leaves 0.5 tsp garam masala 250g…

Courgette and Aubergine creamy pasta

⏱ 20 mins ? 4 portions Recipe from: thekitchn.com Ingredients: 400g spaghetti olive oil 2 cloves garlic 1 aubergine 1 courgette lemon zest from one lemon 300g double cream chilli seeds pepper handful of grated cheddar cheese Cook spaghetti according to the package. Meanwhile, cut garlic finely and fry it on a bit of olive…

Easy Paella with Chorizo & Spinach

⏱ 30 mins ? 5 portions Recipe from:realfood.tesco.com Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 big chorizo sausage 1 big onion 3 cloves of garlic 1.5 mug of rice 3 mugs of water 1l of chicken or vegetable stock 1 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp hot paprika 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 3 handfuls of spinach Cut…

Pearl barley risotto with rocket and feta

⏱ 35 mins ? 2 portions Recipe from: sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/ Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 150g pearl barley, rinsed and drained 1 tin (400g) of chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato puree 30g basil, chopped 100g feta rocket leaves, to serve Heat the oil in a large…