This is my new favourite way to do potatoes. I cannot recommend it enough. Ingredients Potatoes Garlic Butter Oil (I like sunflower oil) Thyme Salt Directions Wash then boil the potatoes (whole) Finely chop the garlic Lightly cook the garlic in butter and oil Once the potatoes are cooked, crush them slightly just enough to
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This jacket potato recipe used to be my favourite side dish and was one of my signature dishes at uni, if I was feeling classy. Ingredients Potatoes Chives Cheddar cheese Bacon bits (optional) Finely sliced onion (optional) Directions Grate the cheese & finely slice the chives Bake the potatoes Chop the cooked potatoes in half
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This is a great way to make potatoes if you like the taste of potatoes. I know that sounds obvious, because of course potatoes are good for people who like potatoes, but a lot of potatoes recipes take flavour from other sources, such as cheese, onion, animal fat (such as potatoes roasted in duck fat),
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There’s nothing special about this cottage pie recipe, I’ve just hosted here because I made it the other day and it was delicious. I’d forgotten how delicious cottage pie is, so I have uploaded the recipe so I can find it when I’m looking for meal ideas. This is my own recipe (in that no
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I decided to research how to make a traditional carbonara after I was berated by an Italian friend over my version of carbonara (which I invented, but later found was a common way to make a modern carbonara). I’ll be honest, I prefer my carbonara as a pasta dish, but the two are really incomparable.
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This Portuguese style burger is easy to make and tastes great. Ingredients Chicken Lettuce Fynbos ghost peri peri sauce Tomato Paste Mayonnaise French brioche burger buns Orange sweet potato (Orange kumara) chips (I actually used McCain sweet potato cross trax) Onion Tomato Masterfoods Nashville style spicy chicken seasoning (alternatively you can use paprika & chilli
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A quick and easy restaurant quality meal. The lamb is glazed with a maple syrup based glaze, while the pumpkin is cooked in lemon pepper cream sauce and finished with dollops of pesto. This dish would probably be improved slightly with the addition of a side of vegetables such as beans or asparagus that had
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I reluctantly call this a “salad” because it’s technically a salad, but the reality of it doesn’t match the image of a salad in my mind. I suppose you could call this a winter salad. Ingredients Chorizo Potatoes Cherry tomatoes Rocket Red onion Parmesan Pine nuts Balsamic Mayonnaise Oil Balsamic Vinegar Egg yolk Vinegar Mustard
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This recipe is tastier than the title makes it sound, but be aware that it is possible to make it in a way that it’s a little oily, because there’s oil in the pattie sauce and in the salad sauce. You can make this recipe as little burgers or just as a mince dish (which
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There’s no doubt that meat and fruit go great together, and is possibly my favourite food combination. This pork with blackberry sauce recipe is pretty fancy and is the sort of thing you might expect to see in a quality European restaurant, but is simple enough to make for a dinner party. Ingredients Pork (I
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