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Sweet potato curry
Slice 1 onion and finely chop 2 garlic cloves and sauté in 1 tablespoon oil. Add a 3cm piece grated ginger, 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste and 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter. Add 500g chunks peeled sweet potato and sweat in the pot. Then add a 400ml tin coconut milk and 200ml water. Cook…
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Peanut butter choc chip cookies
Beat 150g brown sugar, 30g butter and 60g crunchy peanut butter until smooth. Then beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir in 150g sifted plain flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder and 100g milk chocolate chips best quality. Shape and place on baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes at 180°C
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Lemon cake
Combine 75g sifted plain flour, 250g sifted icing sugar, 120g almond meal, finely grated lemon zest from 2 large lemons, 6 egg whites and 180g melted butter. Mix well. Pour into a 22cm round lined cake tin and bake for 45-50 min at 180°C. While the cake is baking, finely slice 4 lemons and put…
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Ricotta with cherry jam on Turkish bread
I am very particular about this for breakfast, morning tea or afternoon tea or indeed any meal. Slice a Turkish bread roll in half and toast until crunchy. Spread thickly with ricotta and home made cherry jam or best quality store bought cherry conserve – I like Bonne Maman.
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Plain cauliflower cheese
This is a spice free version. Break a large cauliflower into florets and roast with olive oil for 30 minutes. Meanwhile heat 500ml milk, 4 tablespoons plain flour and 50g butter in a small pan and whisk until the butter melts and the sauce is thick. Pour over the cauliflower and top with 100g grated…
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Pumpkin curry
Heat 2 tablespoons sunflower oil in large stock pot. Add 1 onion finely sliced and 3 cloves garlic. When coloured add 4 tomatoes chopped, 1 kg pumpkin chopped into 3cm cubes, 1 teaspoon each of turmeric, cumin, ground coriander and garlic masala. Sweat the vegetables then add 400ml tin coconut milk and 250ml water and…
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Chicken and pomegranate salad
Separate the leaves of a whole lettuce. Mix the juice of one lemon, 2 tablespoons mustard and 1/2 cup olive oil. Add a handful of shredded poached chicken. Dress the salad and then top with the seeds of a pomegranate.
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Moroccan chickpea curry
Slice 2 large onions, 2 cloves garlic and grate 2 teaspoons fresh ginger. Sauté in a large pot with 2 tablespoons olive oil for 15 min. Add 1 teaspoon ground cumin and 1 teaspoon ground turmeric and 1 cinnamon stick. Mix in and cook for 2 minutes before adding a 400g tin crushed tomatoes and…
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Rubbish food lettuce soup
This uses up wilted forgotten lettuce otherwise destined for the compost. Heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil in wok and add chopped spring onions and garlic. Fry. Add 1 litre hot stock, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar. Add a bunch of lettuce roughly chopped and simmer for…
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Beetroot tarte tatin
Cut 6-8 beetroot into quarters (or eights if very large) and 2 red onions into quarters. Mix in 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar. Add 2 star anise. Put in a tarte tatin dish, cover with aluminium foil and bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees celcius. Meanwhile, defrost a sheet…
Fifteen Kilograms of Imperfect Lemons 