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Starter – Stuffed Peppers
Difficulty Level: Easy
Preparation time: 5mins Cooking Time: 10-20minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
Larges peppers
Mushrooms
Vegetables
Grated cheese
Instructions:
1. Cut pepper in half, take out the middle but leave stump at the top, layer the whole pepper in
cheese then place in mushrooms and any veg you would like, then add more cheese on top
of the mushrooms and veg and also layer top half of pepper with cheese, finally, place the
top back on and cook for 10-20 minutes on 150°
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Starter - Easy And Healthy Vegetable Soup
Difficulty Level: Medium
Time Required: 20minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
1 Small Potato cut into chunks
1 and a half mug of water
1 Medium sized carrot peeled and sliced
Quarter of a mug of peas
1 Stick of Celery, cut into pieces
1 Teaspoon of Butter
Half an Onion
Salt and Pepper
Half a vegetable or chicken stock cube
1 Teaspoon of Flour
Instructions:
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Fry the onion in butter
Add the potatoes and carrot and cook for 30 seconds
Add flour and mix in with the vegetables
Add the water and stock cube and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes
Add Celery and Peas and cook for 2 minutes
Serve hot with bread
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Starter - Healthy Homemade Kebabs
Difficulty Level: Expert
Time Required:
Ingredients:
Grated zest of 1 lemon
Juice of 2 lemons
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp clear honey
4 green cardamom pods, crushed and pods discarded
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
450g skinless chicken breast fillets cut into 2.5cm cubes
1 pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
Instructions:
Mix together the lemon zest and juice, oil, honey, cardamom seeds and chopped coriander in a
shallow dish. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Add the chicken and toss to coat well, then
cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 1–2 hours. Soak 12 wooden skewers in cold water for
30 minutes.
To make the pitta crisps, preheat the grill to moderate. Cut each pitta bread across in half, then split
into 2 layers. Mix together the oil, garlic and herbs and lightly brush each piece of pitta on both sides
with the oil mixture. Place the pitta on the rack in a grill pan (you may need to do this in 2 batches).
Grill for 4–5 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp, turning once. Place on a plate and keep
warm, or transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Thread the chicken pieces, pineapple chunks and baby plum tomatoes alternately onto the skewers,
dividing the ingredients evenly. Grill for 10–15 minutes, turning occasionally, until the chicken is
cooked through and tender. Brush the kebabs regularly with the marinade to prevent them from
drying out.
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Main – Creamy Chicken Pasta
Difficulty Level: Easy
Time Required: 20minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
1/2 cup minced onion
3/8 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 tablespoon chicken bouillon
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions:
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Place sauté chicken, onions, and mushrooms in oil for 4 minutes.
In lg saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth.
Add chicken broth, bouillon and cream.
Stir in basil and pepper.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Combine with the chicken mixture.
Serve over fettuccini.
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Main – Roasted Vegetable Stew
Difficulty Level: Medium
Time Required: 40minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
4 carrots, cut into chunks
4 small parsnips, or 3 large, cut into chunks
3 red onions, cut into wedges
2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp each ground cumin, paprika, cinnamon and mild chilli powder
400g can of chopped tomatoes
2 small handfuls soft dried apricots
2 tsp honey
Instructions:
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Scatter the veg over a couple of baking trays, drizzle with half the
oil, season, then rub the oil over the veg with your hands to coat. Roast for 30 mins until tender and
beginning to brown.
Meanwhile, fry the spices in the remaining oil for 1 min – they should sizzle and start to smell
aromatic. Tip in the tomatoes, apricots, honey and a can of water. Simmer for 5 mins until the sauce
is slightly reduced and the apricots plump, then stir in the veg and some seasoning. Serve with
couscous or jacket potatoes.
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Main – Roasted Pork Loin
Difficulty Level: Hard
Time Required: 35minutes + Preparation over night
Serves: 3
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin
Instructions:
Combine mustard, sesame oil, garlic, pepper, and maple syrup. Place pork in a shallow dish and coat
thoroughly with marinade. Cover, then chill in the refrigerator at least eight hours, or overnight.
Preheat grill for medium-low heat.
Remove pork from marinade, and set aside. Transfer remaining marinade to a small saucepan, and
cook on the stove over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.
Brush grate with oil, and place meat on grate. Grill pork, basting with reserved marinade, for
approximately 15 to 25 minutes, or until interior is no longer pink. Avoid using high temperatures as
marinade will burn.