This is a very small index, I know, but I’ve started putting one together to keep track of all the recipes I will eventually be posting. I started writing here in mid-October 2008 and will try to include a recipe each week. Stick with me therefore and together we’ll grow (…probably in girth if we eat too much of these goodies)! 😀
CAKES, SWEETS, PUDDINGS AND BISCUITS
Caramel Croissant Pudding – probably a meal in itself but nonetheless, utterly delicious
Chocolate Tart – perfect for Easter (or anytime for choccie fans)!
Lemon Drizzle Cake – perfect for afternoon tea
Melting Chocolate Puddings – Chef Galton Blackiston recipe (my personal favourite version of this delicious dessert)
Molten Chocolate Babycakes – delicious, fluffy and light individual chocolate ‘puddings’ (Nigella Lawson recipe)
Pizza Biscuits – a favourite with children (um, and adults)!
Super-quick chocolate cake – made in a mug, in the microwave in 5 minutes!
MEAT, FISH AND POULTRY
Beef: Hungarian Goulash – a comforting, warming meal in one pot
Beef: Boeuf Bourguignon, classic French recipe – easy to prepare and utterly delicious
Beef: Bolognese Sauce – the authentic, ‘official’ version
Beef: Bolognese Sauce, a la Gentle Voice (my own version plus variations)
Chicken: Baked Lemon and Garlic Chicken with Pilaf Rice
Chicken: Butter Chicken (Indian dish)
Chicken: Citrus Chicken with Chilli New Potatoes
Gravy – for all roasts of meat
Ham in Coca Cola – yes, seriously! Absolutely delicious…try it and see…
Sausages with salami & lentils – simple and delicious
Spaghetti Bolognese – ingredients as decreed by the city of Bologna!
Spaghetti Bolognese Sauce, a la Gentle Voice (my own version plus variations)
Spatchcock Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary (Nigella Lawson)
Steak au Poivre (steak, butter, peppercons, brandy – simple & sublime)
UK / US Cuts of Beef (info-graphic)
SOUPS, SAUCES AND ACCOMPANIMENTS
Brussels Sprouts – How to cook, Nutrition + recipe for Crisp-Topped Sprouts
Carrots – Buttery Caraway Carrots
Dahl – Tomato and Lentil Dahl with Toasted Almonds, a light, nutritious and tasty vegetarian meal
Glazed Apples and Pears with Shallots (usually to have with roast turkey)
Potatoes: Jersey Royal Potatoes, simply boiled
Potatoes: Roast Potatoes, like Mum used to make
Potatoes: Sweet potatoes, roasted with herbs
Rice – Pilaf Rice, simple and tasty method for cooking
Runner Bean Pickles / Quick Pickles
Soup – Slow cooked root vegetable soup
Stuffing – Chestnut and Cranberry special jewelled stuffing
Bolognese Sauce – the authentic, ‘official’ version
Spaghetti Bolognese Sauce, a la Gentle Voice (my own version plus variations)
Vegetables: Carrots – Buttery Caraway Carrots
Vegetables: Parsnips and Squash – Creamy Parsnip and Squash Bake
TROUBLESHOOTING, COOKING DILEMMAS, FOOD REPAIR & HELP
Aluminium foil and tins – storing food
Baking blind – Cooking terms explained and de-mystified
Beurre Manie – Cooking terms explained & de-mystified
Butter – an explanation of types available and their use
Cooking terms – Baking blind
Christmas meal – organisational and timing chart – plan ahead
Cooking terms – Beurre Manie
Cooking terms – De-glazing
Cooking terms – Mise en place
Cooking terms: UK / US Cuts of Beef (info-graphic)
Cooking with the seasons – Autumn
Cooking with the seasons – Spring
Cooking with the seasons – Summer
Cooking with the seasons – Winter
De-glazing – cooking terms explained & de-mystified
Flour: substituting plain (all purpose) and self-raising (-rising) flour
Gravy – for all roasts of meat
Marinating – tenderising cuts of meat, fish and vegetables
Rice – quick tip on how to cook fluffier rice
Spatchcock – what, why and how
Thanksgiving meal – organisational and timing chart – plan ahead
Too salty, too sweet – restoring the balance
Turkey – Accompanying Vegetables: Buttery Caraway Carrots
Turkey – Accompanying Vegetables: Crisp-topped Sprouts
Turkey – Accompanying Vegetables: Glazed Apples and Pears with Shallots
Turkey, Buying and Roasting – The Basics
Turkey – Stuffing – Chestnut and Cranberry, special jewelled stuffing
Turkey – Thanksgiving/Christmas – Cider Roast Turkey
Turkey – stock (using the giblets)
Turkey, Thawing a frozen Turkey (this link will take you to the British Food Standards Agency website)
UK / US Cuts of Beef (info-graphic)
VEGETARIAN
Brussels Sprouts – How to cook, Nutrition + recipe for Crisp-Topped Sprouts
Carrots – Buttery Caraway Carrots
Cheese on toast – some quick, tasty combos + the classic Welsh Rarebit (Rabbit)
Dahl – Tomato and Lentil Dahl with Toasted Almonds, a light, nutritious and tasty vegetarian meal
Glazed Apples and Pears with Shallots
Parsnips and Squash – Creamy Parsnip and Squash Bake
Ratatouille – Mediterranean meal bursting with flavour and goodness
Runner Bean Pickles / Quick Pickles
Rice – Pilaf Rice, simple and tasty method for cooking
Soup – Slow cooked root vegetable soup
Welsh Rarebit /Welsh Rabbit + a couple of other quick cheese on toast suggestions
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