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Roasted tomatoes

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:47:13 +0100

These tomatoes are so tasty and versatile. Use them as a topping for bruschetta, toss with fresh cooked pasta or as a base for a wonderful soup. The quantity of ingredients used depends on how many tomatoes you have on hand, the recipe scales well.

Preheat oven to 180C

Curried Butternut Soup

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:29:18 +0100

This a super simple but tasty soup, a case of minimum input and maximum output.

In a medium sized pot fry onion in olive oil until golden.
Add potato, butternut and curry powder, stir and cook for a few minutes.
Add enough stock so that potato and butternut are covered.
Simmer…

Cheese & mushroom sauce with chives

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:17:53 +0100

This is one of my favourite dishes to make when I'm in need of some comfort food. The sauce is relatively easy to make and has a multitude of uses.

Brown garlic in a pan
Add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook until liquid has been…

Tomato and Vegetable Bake

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:20:46 +0100

I made this the other night to try and clear out the abundance of vegetables in my kitchen. This volume makes four servings but could easily be used as a side dish. 1. Peel and deseed the butternut and then chop into 2cm cubes. Slice the potatoes and aubergine into…

Spicy pork with yoghurt

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:22:04 +0100

1. Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan, add garlic and cook for a minute or so. 2. Add pork to pan and cook until browned. 3. Add mushrooms, cumin, coriander and chillies and cook until liquids given off from the mushrooms have been reabsorbed. 4. Add…

Broccoli cheese soup

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:40:54 +0100

1. Sauté onions and garlic 2. Add stock, potatoes and broccoli and simmer for about 30 minutes 3. Remove from heat and stir in cheese and milk 4. Blend soup for a smooth consistency (alternately if you don’t have a blender, like me, use a masher to smooth out the…

Lemon Roasted Potato Slices

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:33:50 +0100

These potato slices make a great side dish for chicken or fish. 1. Cut potatoes into 1cm thick slices. 2. Brush slices with olive oil (I used a lemon olive oil for extra lemon flavour) 3. Arrange in ovenproof dish in one layer trying not to overlap 4. Sprinkle slices…

Yummy bolognese sauce

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:57:59 +0100

1. Cook onion and garlic until glassy. Set aside. 2. Cook bacon until crispy. Set aside. 3. Brown mince then add onion, garlic and bacon back to pot. Add chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine and rosemary. Cook over medium heat for half an hour or until liquids have been…