Recipes
This is a great dish for a starter, or as a tapas-style dish. It is from Spain and I love it, as it is so easy to make and it tastes great! In Spain you call it Gambas (prawns) Pil Pil (means it is a sauce made in the Basque part of the country).
Serves 4
What you will need?
- 350g of raw prawns - either buy frozen, or fresh - it is your choice, but fresh definitely tastes good!
- 100ml of olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves
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Gorgeous Chicken Baguette
Preparation Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 10 mins
Eating Time - As long as you want!
Increase the number of chicken fillets and the number of baguettes, if you want to make these for the family.
Serves 2
You will need a Griddle/Grill Skillet Pan
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According to news just out, tuna sandwiches can help to protect your vision in old age. So here is a great tuna sandwich to make the process enjoyable!
Tuna Sandwich with Red Pepper and Olives
Depending on the size of the bread, this can be made for one, or two people.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes - possibly a bit longer if you need to roast the pepper.
Ingredients:
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How to make a tried and tested, delicious, Carrot/Coconut cake:
- 500 g carrots
- 6 eggs
- 250 g sugar
- 1 pack of Vanilliasugar
- salt
- 1 lemon
- cinnamon
- 200 g coconut flakes
- 100 g hazelnuts grinded (I used almonds)
- 75 g flour
- 75 g breadcrumbs...
This is a great little tapas-style dish, or it can be used as a starter. You can do it with prawns and add a little chilli – whatever you do, this is super tasty!
You will need:
- 400g of basic mushrooms – clean and slice them.
- Half a bulb of garlic
- Enough olive oil to fry/sauté the mushrooms
- A pinch of salt
- Chuck in a shot of sherry, or brandy (at the end)
Add the olive oil...
Halloween Pumpkin Soup – now you know what to use the insides for!
Serves 6
- 900gm pumpkin/squash peeled, de-seeded & cut into 1cm cubes
- 175g (6oz) onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 tblsp Olive oil
- ½ tsp thyme leaves
- 1x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1L of chicken stock
- Salt and...
Great Recipe for Autumn – even if it feels like winter already!
Cretan Style Chicken – I didn’t make the name up btw!
- 2 Aubergines
- 6 Courgettes
- 4 large tomatoes
- 1 bulb of garlic
- 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh mint – buy from any supermarket J
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or, one tablespoon of fresh)
- 1 teaspoon dried fennel leaves (or, one tablespoon of fresh)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or, one...