Chargrilled prawns and squid with lemon herb cream sauce Chargrilled prawns and squid with lemon herb cream sauce · 1 hour · Serves 6 · Easy Ingredient • Large raw shelled prawns • (with end tail if possible) 12 • Baby squid 8 • Lemons 2, 1 zested and juiced, 1 quartered • Olive oil … Read more
Frozen watermelon margaritas Frozen watermelon margaritas · 15 minutes + freezing · Makes 8 · Easy Ingredient • Watermelon 1 smallish, seeded and cut into chunks • Tequila 240ml • Cointreau or grand marnier 120ml • Sugar syrup 4 tbsp • Limes 3, 2 juiced, 1 cut into wedges Recipe 1. The day … Read more
Ham ‘n’ egg picnic pies Ham ‘n’ egg picnic pies · 45 minute · Makes 12 · Easy Ingredient • Short crust pastry 500g • Smoked thick-cut cooked ham 100g, • Cut into little pieces • Double cream 100ml • Gruyère 50g, grated • Chives a few, snipped • Eggs 12 small Recipe 1. Heat … Read more
Spiked lemon and gingerade Spiked lemon and gingerade · 5 minutes · Serves 8 · Easy Ingredient • Ice • Vodka 240ml • Ginger liqueur such as the king’s ginger • 120ml • Sugar syrup 4 tbsp • Lemons 3, juiced • Ginger ale 1 bottle • Lemon slices to serve Recipe Fill a jug … Read more
Grilled salmon with chimichurri sauce Grilled salmon with chimichurri sauce · 40 minutes · Serves 8 · Easy Ingredient • Salmon 1 whole side, about 1kg, skin on • Olive oil • Shallots 2, finely chopped • Garlic 2 cloves, crushed • Red chilli 1, finely chopped • Coriander a large bunch, chopped • Parsley … Read more
Lamb, lemon and pecorino meatballs with orzo Lamb, lemon and pecorino meatballs with orzo · 30 minutes · Serves 8 · Easy Ingredient · Lean lamb mince 800g · Red onion 1, grated · Garlic 1 clove, crushed · Lemon 1, zested and juiced · Dill ½ a small bunch, chopped · Pecorino 100g, … Read more
Melting onion, pine nut and curd cheese tart Melting onion, pine nut and curd cheese tar · 1 hour · Serves 6 · Easy · Vegetarian Ingredient • Butter 150g • Onions 3 large, peeled, halved and finely sliced • filo pastry 250g pack • Curd cheese 200g • Pine nuts 4 tbsp, toasted until … Read more
Egg salad with pickled shallots, capers, cucumber and dill Egg salad with pickled shallots, capers, cucumber and dill · 30 minutes · Serves 4 · As a starter · Easy · Vegetarian Ingredient • Eggs 6 • Pickled shallots or raw shallots 2, chopped • Celery 1 stick, finely chopped • Mayonnaise 6 tbsp • … Read more
Hot and sour duck salad with mint and lime Hot and sour duck salad with mint and lime · 1 hour · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Garlic 1 clove, crushed • Ginger 2cm piece, grated • Rice vinegar 2 tbsp • Brown sugar 2 tbsp • Duck breasts 2 • Salad • Carrot … Read more
Flat-grilled chicken with Texas cornbread Flat-grilled chicken with Texas cornbread · 2 hours + marinating · Serves 4 · Easy Ingredient • Chicken 1 • Smoked paprika 1 tsp • Chilli powder ¼ tsp • Ground cumin 1 tsp • Ketchup 2 tbsp • Brown sugar 1 tbsp • Cider vinegar 2 tbsp • Olive … Read more
Waffle ice-cream sandwiches Waffle ice-cream sandwiches · 30 minutes + freezing · Makes 8 · Easy Ingredient • Good quality ice-cream 500g tub, use your favourite flavour • Waffle biscuits 16 • Decorate with pistachio nuts or hazelnuts, cocoa nibs, chocolate sprinkles Recipe 1. Line a baking tray with baking parchment. If your ice-cream is … Read more
Chicken & Chorizo Burgers in Brioche Ingredients · 200g soft cooking chorizo · 300g chicken or turkey mince · 1tsp dried oregano · Salt and freshly ground black pepper · 1dsp olive oil (optional) · 400g brioche loaf · 200g jar of oven-roasted · peppers, drained · 2 tomatoes, sliced Recipe · Remove the skin … Read more
The Vicar’s Pulled Pork Ingredients · 2tsp ground cumin · 2tsp smoked paprika · 2tbsp tomato ketchup · 1tbsp runny honey · Zest and juice of 1 large orange · 1.5kg boneless pork shoulder, or 2 smaller joints · 1 large onion, peeled and finely sliced · Soft buns, to serve Recipe · Pre-heat the … Read more
Portuguese Piri-Piri Chicken This is an easy chicken dish with lots of lovely spices to perk it up. Ingredients · 8 chicken thighs, skins on, bones cut out · 1tsp smoked paprika · 1tsp ground ginger · 1tsp dried oregano · 1tsp mild chilli powder · 1tsp salt and freshly ground black pepper · Zest … Read more
Beef And Veggie Meatballs In Marinara · Makes: 36 · Prep time: 20 minutes · Cook time: 25 minutes Recipe · 6 tsp olive oil · 4 cloves garlic, sliced · 2 400g cans whole peeled tomatoes, undrained and broken into bite-sized pieces · 1 tsp kosher salt · 1 tsp sugar · ½ tsp … Read more
Pulled Pork Sliders With Cabbage Slaw · Makes: 12 · Prep time: 15 minutes · Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes Recipe · 1½ cup barbecue sauce · 1 tbsp chilli powder · ¼ to ½ tsp cayenne pepper to taste · 1 lean pork tenderloin (570g), excess fat trimmed; cut into three equal pieces … Read more
Pigs In A Blanket · Makes: 24 · Prep time: 20 minutes · Cook time: 15 minutes Ingredients · Cooking spray · 8 sheets pastry dough · 8 hot dogs (about 270g), patted dry · ½ tsp flake sea salt · ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground · ¼ cup gherkins · Wholegrain mustard for … Read more
Miso Tuna YakiOnigiri Making your own sushi has never been easier than with these crispy rice pockets with a tuna-miso filling. · Serves 6–8 Ingredient · 400g sushi rice · ¼ cup(60ml) rice vinegar, plus an extra splash · 2 tbs caster sugar · 4 spring onions · 130g can tuna in olive oil, drained … Read more
Roasted Rhubarb Risotto The risotto rice makes for a really creamy pudding, the perfect foil for tangy, stewed rhubarb. · Serves 8 Ingredient · 15g stem ginger, thinly sliced · 600grhubarb(about8stalks),trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces · Finelygratedzestandjuice of 1 orange · 100g caster sugar Risotto · Alargeknobofbutter · 1 bay leaf · 100g caster sugar … Read more
Chinese Pork Sliders · Makes 20 Ingredient · 2 tbs rice vinegar · 2 tbs caster sugar · 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks · 2 Lebanese cucumbers, seeds removed, cut into matchsticks · 1/4 cup (60ml) sriracha* · 1/4 cup (75g) mayonnaise · 20 small (7cm) burger buns, split · 300g good-quality chicken liver pâté … Read more