Monday, 9 July 2012

Cheese and bacon potato salad


Ingredients
150g small potatoes (or larger ones cut up)
3 slices bacon
5 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp parmesan, grated
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp chives

1. Boil the potatoes for 20-25 minutes until cooked. Meanwhile fry the bacon

2. Mix the mayonnaise, parmesan, poppy seeds, parsley and chives together in a bowl

3. Add the potatoes and bacon and mix well

Serves 1

Sunday, 1 July 2012

Spicy chicken


Ingredients
1 chicken breast fillet
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp oregano
Pinch of salt and pepper
Breadcrumbs (3 slices of bread, no crusts)

1. Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, mustard powder, paprika, oregano

2. Coat the chicken in the flour mixture, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs

3. Bake for 25-30 minutes

Serves 1

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Rocky road


Ingredients
300g plain chocolate, broke up
125, butter
100g digestive biscuits, broken into small chunks
100g mini marshmallows
3 tbsp golden syrup

1. Line a square tin (about 20 x 20cm) with greaseproof paper

2. Melt the chocolate  and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water

3. Stir in the golden syrup and biscuits

4. Remove from the heat and stir in the marshmallows

5. Pour into the tin and leave to cool then put in the fridge until ready to eat

Makes about 20

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Fish in tomato and onion sauce


Ingredients
600g white fish fillets
500g jar tomato pasta sauce
2 small onions, chopped
100g parmesan
dried parsley
dried basil

1. Preheat oven to 190°C / 375°F / gas 5

2. Fry the onions until soft then place in a baking dish.

3. Pour the sauce over the onions and stir well, stir in the herbs.

4. Place the fish in the middle of the dish and cover with some of the sauce.

5. Sprinkle the parmesan over the top and bake for 20-25 minutes

Serves 4

Sunday, 17 June 2012

Baked eggs with tomato and chorizo


Ingredients
50g chorizo, chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 red onion, chopped
2 eggs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
oregano
parsley

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease a small baking dish

2. Fry the chorizo and onion for 5 minutes

3. Add the tomatoes and garlic powder and heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently

4. Stir in the herbs then put the mixture into the dish, make a hollow in the middle

5. Break 2 eggs into the hollow, season and bake for 15 minutes or until the eggs are cooked

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Creamy pork and rice


Ingredients
500g pork, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
200g rice
500ml water
chicken stock cube
2 tsp paprika
1 tbsp tomato puree
100ml creme fraiche
parsley
chives

1. Fry the pork and onion until cooked.

2. Dissolve the stock cube in the water and pour over the pork and onion. Add the rice

3. Add the tomato puree, paprika and parsley

4. Stir well then cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally

5. Stir in the creme fraiche and chives and cook for another 5 minutes

Serves 4

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Creamy pasta with chorizo


Ingredients
300g pasta
200g chorizo, chopped
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
100ml creme fraiche
oregano
basil

1. Boil the pasta for 5-10 minutes until cooked

2. Fry the chorizo for 5 minutes then add the tomatoes

3. Stir in the pasta and herbs and cook for 5 minutes

4. Stir in the creme fraiche and cook for another 5 minutes

Serves 4

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Fish goujons


Ingredients
400g white fish
flour
egg, beaten
2 slices bread, grated into breadcrumbs

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

2. Cut fish into about 5 cm long chunks and season

3. Roll in flour, then egg then coat with breadcrumbs

4. Wrap in foil and place on a baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes

5. Open up foil and cook for another 10 minutes until breadcrumbs are golden

Serves 4




Friday, 11 May 2012

Ciabatta sandwich


Ingredients
1 ciabatta loaf
sun dried tomatoes
mozzarella
green pesto
dried basil
olive oil

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

2. Cut the loaf in half and spread the pesto over the bottom half

3. Place the sun dried tomatoes on top, sprinkle over some dried basil then put the mozarella on, then the top half of the loaf

4. Bake for 15 minutes then drizzle the olive oil over the sandwich and sprinkle with more basil

Serves 1

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Sausage rolls


Ingredients
5 sausages, skins peeled off
2 sheets puff pastry

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease 2 baking trays

2. Lie the pastry out on a board and lie the sausage at one end

3. Roll the pastry, with the sausage over until it meets. Wet the pastry where it meets and press down. Cut along the length of the pastry

4. Cut the long roll into 3-4cm pieces and place on the baking tray

5. Repeat with the rest of the sausage and pastry. Then brush each sausage roll with milk

6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden