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RECIPES

Lots of delicious recipes to try…

We have loads of recipes and some great ideas for creating healthy and delicious meals, snacks and cakes. Browse by course or by diet or use the ‘search’ at the top of the page to find exactly what you fancy!

  • Chocolate crunch

    Chocolate Crunch This recipe was sent by our member Kay, who copied it from the dinner ladies at infant school circa 1977. Some of you may remember it from the True Food party in February 2012. Ingredients 6oz butter 6oz sugar 1oz cocoa 8oz plain flour Method Melt butter in large-ish saucepan. Remove from heat… Read…

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  • German carrot cake

    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 and icing sugar Method Pre-heat the oven… Read…

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  • Apricot and almond cake

    Apricot and Almond cake (vegan) Ingredients 10 oz plain flour 4 oz sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 5 oz soft dried apricots (chopped) 3 oz ground almonds 1 tsp almond extract 4 oz soya margarine 2 tbs golden syrup 150 ml soya milk Topping 1 tbsp sugar 2 tbsps flaked… Read…

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  • Spelt bread

    Three Minute Spelt bread I tried this spelt flour recipe and it was really easy. OK, so it did take me slightly longer than 3 minutes, but not by that much. I didn’t have any linseeds and only about half the stated quantity of sesame seeds, but it was still yummy. I recommend it. Since… Read…

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  • Workaday bread

    Workaday bread Ingredients 1 lb strong bread flour (white or wholemeal OR a mix of 3/4 wholemeal and 1/4 porridge oats) 1 tsp yeast 1 tsp sugar Optional up to 1 tsp salt 1/2 pint hand-hot water (weighs about 10 oz if you measure it onto the scales with everything else) Olive oil – approx… Read…

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  • Quinoa salad

    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 quinoa 3-4 cups water salad stuff e.g… Read…

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  • Kashmiri spiced rice

    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 cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon powdered saffron (optional) 1… Read…

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  • Healthy vegetable curry

    Healthy Vegetable Curry From the True Food Cookery Course Serves 6 – 8 Ingredients 2 large onions (grated) 2 garlic cloves 2cm ginger root 3 green chillies (deseeded and finely chopped) 1 tbsp curry powder 1 green pepper (deseeded) 1 apple (peeled and deseeded) 5 to 6 fresh tomatoes (peeled and chopped) 1 cauliflower (cut… Read…

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  • Penne pasta with sauce

    Penne Pasta with Red Pepper and Bean Sauce From the True Food Cookery Course Serves 4 Ingredients 200g penne pasta 1 x 400g tin kidney beans 1 x 400g tin tomatoes 2 x red peppers, chopped 1 tbls olive oil 1 x onion 1 x clove garlic 2 tbls. fresh basil 2 x tbls. Cheddar… Read…

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  • Pasta with beans

    Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta with Beans)

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  • Fishy rissoles

    Fishy Rissoles From the True Food Cookery Course These potato based fish cakes are a simple way of serving oily fish – such as salmon, mackerel or tuna – to your family, as recommended by current Government nutritional guidelines. Serve these fish cakes with a colourful vegetable such as steamed green beans, cherry tomatoes or… Read…

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  • Minestrone

    Minestrone

    Minestrone By Diana Earnshaw, Volunteer Contributor It is said that there are as many recipes for minestrone as there are Italian cooks! No doubt they are thrifty. The great thing about minestrone is that so many different leftovers can be incorporated. Use whichever meat is available, use the slightly squishy tomatoes, that spring onion lurking… Read…

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  • Italian roast peppers

    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 the resulting sauce as a spread on… Read…

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  • Green tomato chutney

    Greek Lamb Other recipes: Slow Roast Lamb & Lamb Tagine Lamb epitomises spring. The grass is starting to grow and become more nutritious and the nutrients are concentrated in grazing animals. Lamb is absolutely at its best. True Food stocks many cuts of lamb – why not experiment with a different cut from your usual? Lots of choice –… Read…

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  • Cooking under pressure

    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 cooker, preferably stainless steel.  Pressure cookers are… Read…

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