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10 Tips for a Stress-Free Christmas Dinner
Tip 3. Make those Roast Potatoes ahead too! The day before, roast the potatoes as you normally, would, but take out of the oven when they’re light golden brown (rather than darker golden brown). Place...
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Cranberry Sauce with Port
📋 What do we need? Cranberries - you can use fresh or frozen cranberries Port - any port will be fine Sugar - use golden caster, regular caster or superfine sugar. 👩🍳PRO TIP If you like a smoother...
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Christmas Punch
As usual I'm totally unprepared for Christmas. However I have done the service of testing out several glasses of this boozy Christmas punch for you. It's ok, no need to thank me 😁 I've had this...
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Sweet and Sour Turkey
📋 What do we need? Leftover cooked turkey - you can use light meat, dark meat, chunks or shreds - whatever you have leftover (it also works great with leftover cooked chicken) Ketchup - and plenty of...
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Leftover Turkey Bolognese
📋 What do we need? Turkey - shreds or small chunks of leftover cooked turkey. Even those little tiny bits of turkey are great - so be sure to get as much meat of as you can. Tinned tomatoes - I love...
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Easy Chicken Ramen - ready in 20 mins
📋 What do we need? It looks like a lot of ingredients, but it's mostly just a sprinkle and a dash here and there with minimal actual prep.The only bit that takes a little time is chopping the carrots...
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Beef and Broccoli
📋 What do we need? Steak - I like to use feef skirt or flank as it's a fairly inexpensive cut of meat with good flavour. It does have to be cut thinly though. If it's cut too thick, it will be chewy....
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Salt and Pepper Chicken
What do we need? Chicken thighs are preferable to chicken breast for this recipe, as they're cooked at a very high heat. Thigh meat stands up better to this high heat cooking without drying out....
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Chicken ala King
What do we need? Chicken - I use 2 large cooked chicken breasts to serve 4 people. You can use any of the leftover chicken from cooking a roast chicken, or you can use rotisserie chicken if you like....
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Roasted Vegetable Soup
📋 What do we need? 👩🍳PRO TIP Make a large batch of this pureed vegetable soup to last for the week. Simply cool, cover and refrigerate. You could also split into separate portions and freeze in a...
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Onion Bhaji
📋 What do we need? Onions - use 2 large brown (or yellow) onions to make around 10-12 bhajis. Brown onions are best as they have a stronger onion flavour than white or red onions which mellows out...
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Asian Salmon with Chilli Lime Noodles
Gotta love a quick and tasty salmon recipe. I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for new things to do with Fish and Chicken. Both tend to be quick and easy to cook with - my favourite kind of recipe 😁 This is...
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Homemade Oven Chips
📋 What do we need? Potatoes - We're looking for floury potatoes such as Rooster, Maris Piper, King Edward or Russet. Cornflour (cornstarch) - for a crispier exterior Salt and pepper for seasoning and...
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One Pot Garlic Chicken Pasta
Serve topped with an extra sprinkling of parmesan and black pepper. This dish is absolutely ideal if you already have some cooked chicken, and even better if you have some homemade chicken stock too...
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Coconut Shrimp
📋 What do we need? Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon or tongs, and place on a piece of kitchen paper to remove any excess oil. 👩🍳PRO TIP Prawns cook quickly (2-3 minutes) - so remove them from...
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Sweet and Sour Pork
📋 What do we need? Pork - Pork has a tendency to be more chewy than chicken when it's fried quickly, so it's best to go for a good quality cut that is quite tender and not too fatty. If you dislike...
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Creamy Eggs and Kale Breakfast
Although very simple, this is actually my eggs and kale version 5. My first time making this (several years ago), I tried to go down the 'en cocotte' route; baking the eggs in the oven. I found the...
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Easy Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe
📋 What do we need? Sugar - use light brown or dark brown sugar (I use light brown most of the time). Dark brown sugar is slightly more acidic, so if you like it really tangy, go with that one. Vinegar...
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White Chilli Chicken Con Carne Style!
This is worlds apart from the minced beef and tomato version of chilli, but still works really well with all of the regular chilli trimmings like sour cream, coriander and grated cheese. If you like...
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Creamy Pork and Apple Casserole with Cider
Slow-cooked pork with cider and apples, finished with a splash of cream. A lovely comforting casserole that uses inexpensive pork shoulder steaks. Serve with mashed potatoes and green veg for a hearty...
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