Party Food Recipe: Cheesy Pizza Wheels

Makes 24 INGREDIENTS 1⁄2 small red capsicum, seeded and finely diced 1⁄4 cup chopped parsley 2 tablespoons chopped oregano 100 g ham or salami, finely diced 1⁄3 cup grated tasty cheese 1 heaped tablespoon grated mozzarella 2 sheets frozen butter puff pastry, thawed 1⁄3 cup tomato paste METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. 2 Combine the capsicum, herbs,…

ByThe Carousel04/09/20160Comments

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Slow-Braised Beef Cheeks With Cauliflower & Garlic Puree

"My mum isn’t a massive meat eater, but for some reason whenever she visits she requests my famous slow-cooked beef cheeks. I am touched that when she chooses to eat meat she chooses this, especially as I always make it with love to try and impress her." Luke Hines Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons coconut oil 4 x 220…

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Sugar-Free Cinnamon Bun Recipe

"When Lizzie was a teenager, she had an American friend who made the loveliest cinnamon rolls with ease. Little did Lizzie know how easy she would find it to make this sugar-free version. Rather like no-knead bread, these can be assembled with 10 minutes’ preparation in the evening, prove in the fridge overnight, go straight…

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Flashback Food: Homemade Musk Sticks

Makes about 32 sticks INGREDIENTS mild-flavoured cooking oil spray 4 small gelatine sheets (6 g/¹⁄₈ oz in total), each about 7 cm x 11.5 cm (2¾ inches x 4¼ inches) 1 tablespoon liquid glucose ½ teaspoon good-quality musk essence a few drops of pure vanilla extract 2 drops of red food colouring (optional) 250 g (9 oz/2 cups) icing sugar mixture, sifted METHOD 1 Spray…

ByThe Carousel01/09/20160Comments

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Caramelised Cinnamon & Lime Pineapple Skewers

Makes 12 Preparation time 5 minutes Cooking Time 5 minutes INGREDIENTS ½ pineapple 1 tablespoon honey or rice syrup 1 tablespoon lime juice ¼ teaspoon cinnamon METHOD 1 Peel pineapple and cut into quarters lengthways, removing the core. Slice each quarter into three. 2 In a small bowl, mix together the honey or rice syrup, lime juice and cinnamon. Baste the pineapple wedges with the…

ByThe Carousel27/08/20160Comments

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Classic Cottage Pie Recipe

Serves 5–7 Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 1 hour 10 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) floury/starchy or mashing potatoes 200 ml (7 fl oz) hot milk 80 g (2¾ oz) butter 2 large onions 2 garlic cloves 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried herbs de Provence or mixed dried herbs 300 g (10½ oz) sausage meat 70 g (2½ oz) tomato paste…

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Vegetarian Tacos With Sweet Potato, Feta & Chilli Salsa

We had the pleasure of tasting it and boy were our socks blown off! We just had to share it with you. Happy Cooking! Sweet Potato Tacos INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, preferably Japanese Olive oil 1 (750 milliliter) bottle white wine 5-6 sprigs fresh thyme 5-6 sprigs fresh parsley 4 leeks 2 carrots, sliced Butter 3 whole cloves garlic, unpeeled 1 dozen corn tortillas 3/4 pound…

ByThe Carousel24/08/20160Comments

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Japanese Seven-spice Calamari

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) squid hoods, cleaned and cut into 2 cm (¾ in) rings, leave tentacles intact 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted until golden 2 spring onions (scallions), thinly sliced on the diagonal Japanese marinade 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) light soy sauce 5 cm (2 in) piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated (approximately…

ByThe Carousel21/08/20160Comments

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Breakfast Pizza Recipe

Rebecca Coomes, author of cookbook 'SIBO Family Favourites', shares a breakfast recipe with us. The cookbook contains over 60 recipes for people treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. Serves 2 large serves / 4 small serves INGREDIENTS 6 free range eggs 1 tbs lard 1 red capsicum, diced 100g free range ham, free from nitrates and sugar, chopped ½ punnet cherry tomatoes, halved ½…

ByThe Carousel20/08/20160Comments

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Pink Lady Strawberry Shake Recipe

INGREDIENTS Pink Lady Shake 5 strawberries 3 scoops ice cream 2 tbsp maple syrup 200ml (5fl oz) milk 2 teaspoon strawberry syrup Presentation 1 chocolate rimmed glass 1 long straw 1 cinnamon donut 1 pikelet 1 small syrup syringe 2 tsp maple syrup Pink whipped cream 8 strawberries and cream candies 1 stem fresh mint small handful desiccated coconut Icing sugar, sifted METHOD 1 Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix until well combined Decorate 1…

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