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Chicken and Vegetable Curry

Ingredients 500gm chicken (breast or boneless/skinless thighs), chopped 2 tbsp olive oil juice of 1/2 a lemon 3 curry leaves salt pepper 1 cup pumpkin, chopped 1 cup carrots, chopped 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped 2 tbps curry paste 1 tbsp soy sauce 400ml coconut milk 1 cup green beans, chopped to 3cm …

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Greek Lamb Wraps

Ingredients 1tsp dried oregano 1tsp dried thyme 1tsp dried marjoram 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp olive oil 500gm lamb strips half a small red onion, chopped 4 truss tomatoes, chopped half a Lebanese cucumber, peeled and chopped 30gm feta, crumbled 50gm spinach, chopped 4 Lebanese bread wraps Method 1. …

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Prawn and Tuna Salad

Ingredients 12 raw prawns, shelled 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 100gn tinned tuna, drained 100gm gem or cos lettuce 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil 2 truss tomatoes, quartered 6 green beans, chopped into 3cm lengths 1 egg 3 green shallots, thinly sliced on the diagonal dill lemon thyme salt pepper Method …

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Prawn and Asparagus Risotto

Ingredients 1 litre fish, vegetable or chicken stock 70ml olive oil 3 dozen shelled raw prawns 3 asparagus spears, thinly sliced small onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 300gm arborio rice 1 cup white wine 50gm butter handful of parsley, chopped 2 tbsp lemon juice half a cup good quality pecorino or similar, …

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Chorizo, Beans and Potato Stew

Ingredients 250 chorizo, sliced thickly olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 medium potatoes, parboiled, cut to eighths 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped tsp hot chilli flakes tsp ground paprika tsp ground cumin handful of green beans, chopped to 3cm lengths 1/4 medium red capsicum, roughly chopped 1/4 medium yellow capsicum, roughly chopped 2 …

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Gnocchi, Chicken & Spinach Bake

Serves 4 Ingredients 500 gm gnocchi 500 gm chicken breast, chopped into chunks salt & pepper 80 gm butter 2 tblspn olive oil 2 medium shallots, sliced 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1-2 tspn fresh thyme 1-2 tspn fresh oregano 3 tblspn plain flour 350 ml chicken stock 120 ml light cream 150 gm fresh baby …

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Fried Rice De Luxe

This has become a favourite for me. It’s basically a Spanish fried rice but the chipotle seasoning gives it a Mexican tang, while the addition of the other seasonings and the egg remind me of Indonesian nasi goreng, and the mixture of protein ingredients is like your favourite House Special Chow Mein. For me, it’s …

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My First Bolognese

Had my first go at a proper bolognese. Came out pretty well. Ingredients 125 ml olive oil 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, finely chopped 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 1 small brown onion, finely chopped pinch of chilli flakes 400 gm ground veal & pork salt & pepper 2 tbsp tomato paste …

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