Mango Salsa This is my current favourite salsa but I eat it as a main course salad. Just chop the ingredients into chunks rather than finely chopped. This is the basic salad, but you can add chopped prawns or chicken to make it more substantial or serve it as… Read More »Mango Salsa
Ratatouille This is Jamie Oliver’s ratatouille. It looks a little classier to the one I used to make as a student nurse years ago! The great thing about ratatouille is that once made, it will keep for a few days in the fridge or you could freeze it,… Read More »Ratatouille
Gluten free Christmas Cake By Volunteer Contributor, Diana Earnshaw Christmas Cake and Plum (an old term for raisins) Pudding are loaded with fruit and spices and if made well can actually provide good nutrition, being rich in minerals. Nonetheless, best in small quantities due to the fruit… Read More »Gluten free Christmas Cake
Cooking under pressure With so much produce around at the moment, one of the best things you can do with surplus fruit and tomatoes is to bottle. It sounds hard, but is actually very easy once you know how. The best tool around for this is a pressure… Read More »Cooking under pressure
True Food mess by Diana Earnshaw Ingredients Ingredients for 6 people: Either make a 6 egg white dry meringue disc or buy a pack of meringue nests (8 to a pack) 150g lemon curd (Roots and wings is a good lemony one) 300ml double cream,… Read More »True Food mess
Blowtorch Pineapple From Bruce Denney I love fresh pineapple but it is a bit plain and simple for that special meal, especially if you have guests. Blowtorch Pineapple is bloke cooking, like having a barbecue. This is not a difficult recipe, however, it is not really about the… Read More »Blowtorch pineapple
Recipe from Gordon Ramsay, photograph from Pixabay Ingredients 6 eggs 300g sugar 300g grated carrot (or pumpkin!) 80-100g oats 150g ground almonds 2 tsps baking powder (check it’s gluten-free for a gluten-free version) a pinch each of ground cloves and cinnamon 200g ground mixed nuts Icing 1 lemon… Read More »German carrot cake
Quinoa salad With the sunny weather it's salad time and in trying to re-create a couscous salad I'd made some time ago but without the aid of the cook-book or any couscous, I ended up making some tasty quinoa salad instead. Makes enough for 8-10 Ingredients 2 cups… Read More »Quinoa salad
Kashmiri Spiced Rice Serves 6 Ingredients 500g basmati rice, washed and drained 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter) [ensure the butter comes from cows fed non-GE feed] 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, finely sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 5 cardamom pods, bruised 3 whole cloves 1 small quill… Read More »Kashmiri spiced rice
Italian Roast Peppers Cook up a big batch and pack them in jars, topped up with olive oil, stored in the fridge for up to a week. Great when chopped up and mixed with cold pasta for a quick salad. You can also puree the peppers and use… Read More »Italian roast peppers
