Toffee sauce
Toffee sauce
2016-06-29 22:36:42
Cook Time
3 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
- 5 oz / 142 g brown sugar
- 3 oz / 85 g butter
- 4 tbsp double cream
Instructions
- For the toffee heat the brown sugar butter and cream in a pan for about 3 minutes until it bubble and changes colour a bit.
- Pour over the cooked cake and put under the grill until it bubbles, watch that it does not burn!
- Serve with fresh cream or vanilla ice cream.
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Lamb and lentil meatballs
Lamb and lentil meatballs
2016-06-29 22:34:44
Serves 4
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
- 500g minced Lamb
- 1 tin of green lentils (organic if possible)
- 1 diced fried onion
- 1 carrot grated
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180c.
- First of all, dice your onion and fry with a little olive oil. Then, add your spices and fry for one more minute and let the mixture cool.
- Put your mince in a bowl with the strained tin of lentils the grated carrot and a raw egg, add your cooled onions and mix it all together.
- Spray a baking sheet with some oil and make meat into balls place on the sheet and cook in the oven for about 20mins.
Tina’s tip
- Adding pulses and vegetables to meat balls is a great way to eat less meat and add more veg and fiber into the diet!
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Thai Pumpkin cauliflower and chicken
Thai Pumpkin cauliflower and chicken
2016-06-29 22:30:11
Serves 4
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
35 min
Ingredients
- 2 litres of homemade chicken broth (Check out my other broth recipes in the sauces tab)
- 1/4 pumpkin chopped
- 1/2 head of cauliflower grated
- 1 large handful of peas sprouts
- 1 chili padi
- 1 large kefir lime leaf
- 1 small handful of fresh Thai basil
- 1 tin organic coconut milk
- Splash of fish sauce
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Strain your broth keeping meat to one side.
- Heat broth in a large pan add the cut pumpkin, cauliflower, chopped chili, lime leaf and coconut milk. Boil for 10 minutes until the pumpkin is nearly tender.
- Add chicken, basil and pea sprouts and heat through.
- Season with the fish sauce and salt and pepper.
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Spanish style tortilla
Spanish style tortilla
2016-06-29 22:25:38
Serves 4
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 6-7 potatoes depending on pan
- 1 large onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 chorizo sausage (optional)
- 5-6 large eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- First peel your potatoes and place them in a pan to par boil them.
- Meanwhile slice your onion pepper and garlic and fry in a pan with some olive oil. (At This point add sausage if you are using it).
- When the potatoes are half cooked drain them and slice into 1/2 centimeter slices, then
- add them to the pan you may need to add a bit more oil at this stage.
- Make sure they are all frying well and covered with a bit of oil, then add salt and pepper.
- In a bowl crack your eggs and whisk the add to your pan, mix the eggs in well and turn down the heat so it does not burn on the bottom.
- Leave to cook until nearly setting, then slide it out of the pan onto a plate to turn it over and cook the other side.
- Serve with salad.
Need more flavour?
- You can try adding other vegetable too and maybe add some feta cheese for a bit of extra flavour!
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Orange teriyaki Salmon skewers
Orange teriyaki Salmon skewers
2016-06-29 22:21:00
Serves 4
Prep Time
2 hr
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
2 hr 30 min
Marinade
- 4 large salmon fillets
- 2 cloves of crushed garlic
- 1 tablespoon of grated ginger
- 1/2 cup of soya sauce
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1/4 cup of sake
- Zest from 1 orange and the juice
For skewers
- 1-2 red peppers
- 1-2 red onions
- 1-2 segmented oranges
Instructions
- Mix all the marinade together and cut the salmon into chunks and store in the fridge to marinade for at least 2 hours.
- Soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning.
- Cut the pepper and onion and segmented oranges ready for skewers.
- Put the skewers together however you like and grill on the BBQ or in an oven for around 10 minutes (cook time depends on the size of your salmon chunks).
Don't like some of the veggies?
- If you do not like some of the veggies used, mix it up and add your own twist!
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Thai green curry
Thai green curry
2016-06-29 22:12:52
Ingredients
- 1 chicken cut into pieces or chicken thighs (better to have bone in)
- 1 packet green curry paste
- 1-2 tin of coconut milk
- 1 eggplant
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 stick lemongrass
- 1 kaffir lime leaf
- Handful of Thai basil if you can find it!
- Snow peas and cut pumpkin to taste
Instructions
- First look at packet of green curry paste many have different instructions. Most of the time about 2 tablespoons of paste is about right to start with in a pan with a bit of oil.
- Fry your paste for about a minute and then add your coconut milk. The amount of milk you add will
- make a difference to how spicy you like it, if you want it milder add more milk.
- To this add your lime leaf and your lemon grass crushed at the end.
- Add your chicken to the pan and in the meantime prepare your veg.
- When your chicken is cooked through add your veg starting with the egg plant and pumpkin for a few minutes then when they are nearly done add your snow peas and Thai basil.
No enough veggies?
- You can use other veg too such as green beans, baby corn or red peppers!
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Bone broth
Bone broths provide important minerals and vitamins that we need to cope with stress in our daily lives. It is an inexpensive way to get minerals and vitamins without taking supplements, which sometimes are not absorbed by the body when isolated from foods in supplements. Broth also fights wrinkles, cellulite and is good for loose skin after weight loss.
Another benefit of broth is that it heals the digestive tract (gut lining) because it is full of amino acids. It also stretches the small portions of protein by making someone feel full on less so it is a great way to save money!
It’s like Botox in a bowl!
Bone broth
2016-06-29 22:06:32
Total Time
24 hr
Ingredients
- 1/2 -1 kg bones from pastured animals
- (chicken feet and caucus /necks or beef bones knuckles are best)
- 4 cloves organic garlic
- 5 liters filtered water
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery sticks
- 1 onion
Other things I like to add
- Ginger, star anise, cinnamon and chili
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in slow cooker overnight or longer and set to low (8-24 hours).
- In the morning, strain broth and refrigerate in separate glass containers.
- Once it is chilled remove the fat and save it other uses.
- Drink the broth or use it for a base for soup.
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Chocolate mousse
Chocolate mousse
2016-06-29 22:01:25
Ingredients
- 200g Dark chocolate
- 200g Butter
- 6 eggs separated
- 6 tablespoons caster sugar
Instructions
- First melt together the chocolate and the butter in the microwave or in a bowl or over hot water, then set aside to cool.
- Then whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar till light and creamy and until it makes a ribbon.
- In another bowl whisk the egg whites till stiff and set.
- First mix the cooled chocolate mixture into the egg yolks then fold in the egg whites till all of them are incorporated.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
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Cranberry sauce
This is a great present at christmas and is lovely with cold meats as well as turkey!
Cranberry sauce
2016-06-29 21:55:23
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz/ 350 g bag of cranberries
- 175 g brown sugar
- 1 orange zest and juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks whole or 1 teaspoon ground
- Splash of brandy (optional)
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a pan and bring to a simmer cook till all the cranberries have popped.
- If you need a bit more liquid just add some more juice or water.
- Towards the end of cooking add a splash or brandy or orange liquor.
- When sauce has cooled slightly put in sterilized jars and seal.
Can't get enough of it?
- If you want to make a larger amount simply weigh your berries and use about half the weight of sugar to make your sauce, taste to check sweetness as some berries are more tart than others.
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Home made chili sauce
My son Henrik wanted to make homemade chili sauce so we gave it a go and it turned out quite well. It still needs a little work but I thought I would share with you the first try.
Homemade chili sauce
2016-06-29 21:45:27
Total Time
10 min
Ingredients
- 6-7 large red chillis seeds removed
- 6-7 Large green chillis seeds removed
- 1 12oz bottle of malt vinegar
- 1 onion sliced
- 6 cloves of garlic whole
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1-2 tablespoon of dark brown sugar
Instructions
- Fry the onion and chopped chillis in a heavy based pan till soft then add spices and vinegar let cook for a few minutes.
- Let it cool a bit and then put it in a blender and blend on high till smooth.
- Pass the sauce through a sift and then return to the heat for a few more minutes.
- Bottle the sauce while still hot into sterilized bottles.
Great uses
- The sauce can be used as cooking sauce for chicken wings or just as a side!
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