There is nothing as lovely pasta wise as homemade pasta Today I made lasagne sheets using just a pastry board, a rolling pin and a sharp knife. Ingredients 150g plain flour 1 egg Enough cold water to form a dough. Method Mix the egg and a little water in with the flour until it forms
Ingredients 500g Beef 300g Rice 2 Onions 4 cloves of Garlic Ginger Tomatoes Spices : 1 tsp of each cumin seed, coriander seeds and a couple of bay leaves, and 2 cinnamon sticks plus 1/2 tsp of powder black pepper, paprika, ground coriander, and a pinch of turmeric 2 green chilies 5 servings Middle Eastern
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This recipe consists of aubergine potatoes, green peppers, red peppers, onions, garlic, and tomato paste. Ingredients Beef £2Aubergine 50pOnions 10pGarlic 5pPeppers 50pPotatoes 35pTomato paste 25pSpices 5p Total cost £3.80 8 servings47p per serving Method Place beef pieces in a large frying pan add 1tsp of sumac 1/4 tsp of black pepper and fry until browned
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There is nothing that compares to the melt in the mouth taste of homemade pasta in any dish. No hard bits-not undercooked bits or crisp inedible areas-all just yummy! So-using my homemade pasta (See pasta post)I more or less made my lasagne from scratch. O.k. I do admit to cheating on the white sauce! For
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Middle eastern Mujadara (brown lentil and rice) Ingredients 4 bay leaves 1 cup brown lentils 2 cups rinsed rice 3 cups boiling water 1 tbsp of cumin, 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 tsp of salt Method In a large saucepan bring to boil 4 cups of water with 4 bay leaves, 1 tbsp of
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Michelle Lawrence My collection of old cookbooks is forever expanding, and I peruse ‘new’ purchases with fervour. This recipe for ham griddle cakes is from my latest purchase, a 1961 copy of Good Cooking, but I have adapted it as I usually do. The original recipe had 3 times the amount of flour and milk,
A step by step photo tutorial and recipe to make meatballs
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Another favourite here and tonight’s dinner.. another request from the teen and his girlfriend. They’re away for the night and I’m assuming are predicting they’ll need to comfort food tomorrow 🙄 . This took 25 minutes to make from scratch. I decided to make this ahead as will easily serve four portions, so tonight’s dinner
This is a really hearty recipe using cheap ingredients and is always a success here! Another very cheap and cheerful recipe that easily made four massive portions but would have happily fed 6 very well. I used condensed chicken soup for this but you could also easily make a roux using a little butter, flour,
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Lisa Jane The beauty of this recipe is you can pretty much use up any veg and it’s a really hearty soup. My pot was crammed with veg and it’s like a meal in a bowl. You could use a little less veg and leftover meat, and bring costs down even further with any reduced
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