Get smart with salad dressing

Kitchen Tips & Tricks, Recipes

Get smart with salad dressing A good salad dressing is essential to make your recipe complete by enhancing and complementing the ingredients of the dish.  Make a basic salad dressing The ratio for a classic vinaigrette is three parts oil (try extra virgin olive oil,...

Recipe: A Little Leek & Chorizo Frittata

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Recipe: A Little Leek & Chorizo Frittata You can’t beat a frittata for a quick meal and although our Leek & Chorizo Frittata might not be authentic it is just as tasty. As long as you have some eggs a few other ingredients and a little imagination this will...

Recipe: Make a Simnel Cake for Easter

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Recipe: Make a Simnel Cake for Easter There are many versions of the story of how the Simnel cake originated, so it is difficult to ascertain which one is actually true, so to save confusion we’ll not go into the details. What is known, is that nowadays it is made for...

Recipe: Moroccan Style Meatballs

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Recipe: Moroccan Style Meatballs These spicy meatballs are delicious and really simple to make. To get the best results you do need to get in there with you hands when you mix all the meatball ingredients together. You will end up with yellow fingers because of the...

Recipe: Saffron & Pistachio Biscuits

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Recipe: Saffron & Pistachio Biscuits These little biscuits are an ideal accompaniment to a good strong cup of coffee – maybe even a Turkish coffee, if you’re feeling adventurous. Each bite is sweet and perfumed with a crisp and slightly chewy texture. Make...

Recipe: Ricotta Pancakes with Marinated Blood Oranges

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Recipe: Ricotta Pancakes with Marinated Blood Oranges These pancakes are perhaps a little different from the usual in that they contain ricotta cheese and the way they are prepared produces a very light and fluffy result. Taking inspiration from the traditional citrus...