Cheese biscuits

Ingredients
100g self raising flour
75g cheese (mature cheddar etc)
50g butter
pinch of salt
1tsp mustard powder
1 egg (beaten)

1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 4

2. Mix flour, salt and mustard poweder

3. Add butter and mix to make breadcrumbs. Add cheese

4. Add egg and mix to make dough

5. Roll out to about 5mm thick and cut out circles

6. Place on a greased baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes

Vol-au-vents

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6

2. Roll out a block of puff pastry to about 1cm thick (or use ready rolled pastry)

3. Cut out circles (about 6 cm diameter), then make a smaller circle inside (but dont cut all the way through) and prick holes in the middle circle with a fork

4. Place on a greased baking tray and brush with beaten egg or milk

5. Bake for about 10-15 minutes until the pastry has risen

6. Leave to cool then push the middles down to make a hole. Fill the holes with soft cheese

Bacon spaghetti with pea sauce

Ingredients

300g spaghetti

8 slices of bacon (preferably smoked)

1 vegetable stock cube

2 tbsp olive oil

100g frozen peas

2 tsp dried mint

mozzarella ball (chopped into small cubes)

1. Cook spaghetti and peas in boiling water until cooked

2. Pour 200ml of the boiling water over the stock and mix. Add the peas and crush. Add the mint and oil

3. Drain the rest of the water off the spaghetti and pour the pea sauce over it. Mix

4. Add mozzarella cubes, stir, and serve

Serves 4