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Food Swaps: Custard Powder

In “normal times” we take our ability to shop for granted. We normally have full availability and lots of choices. It is then difficult for us to think how we are going to manage in times like we now face-with restrictions. It becomes increasingly important that we learn to adapt our ideas and change our

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A white marble table top with two dishes of spicy carrot and tomato soup

Carrot and Butter Bean Soup

Ingredients 217g, Carrots, raw 120g, Onions, raw 400 g, Tinned Tomatoes 190 ml stock (1 cube), Vegetable Stock Cube 1 gram, Red Chilli Pepper 120 g, drained weight Tinned Butter Beans (half a drained can) Method Chop veggies and add to soup maker. Top up to 1.6 lite line Set to smooth. Add water as

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Herb Quick Bread

Ingredients 375g S/R Flour 1 cup Milk 1/2 Cup of water 1 egg 50g sugar 1 tsp salt grated cheese (up to 140g ) 4 teaspoons dried herbs (your pref, i use oregano and basil) Method Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly making a batter, pour batter into a small roasting tin

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Homemade cheesy potato fish pie on a cooking rack/tray

Big Fish Pie

Big fish-little fish-here we have it. Ingredients: One large tin of mackerel use only some of the juice. Peel 800g of potatoes and boil then mash. Mash in the mackerel, season with salt and pepper. I added a mix of chilli garlic and black pepper. Sprinkle with grated cheddar-I used 100g. This is the simplest

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Loads of tasty homemade Easter hot cross buns

Hot Cross Buns

Ingredients 450g white bread flour 1/2 teaspoon salt & 1 teaspoon dried yeast 2 teaspoon cinnamon 50g sugar 50g butter 250ml milk 1 egg About 100g of whatever dried fruits you have. Method I used raisins because it was all I had. But I have used cherries choc chips crystallised ginger pineapple in the past

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A pile of briyani, made from onions, peppers, rich and spinach

Sweet Potato, Spinach and Coconut Curry and Vegetable Biryani

Submitted by: Sarah-Jayne Handley Ingredients: 200g (grams) of rice (dry weight), cooked 3 large sweet potatoes l diced and roasted in oil in the oven for about 40 mins or until softened. 2 Brown onions diced 1/3rd of a pack of frozen peppers 4 cloves of crushed garlic 1 Tablespoon of minced ginger. Method: All

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