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This stuffed mushroom recipe will take just less than half an hour to prepare and half an hour to cook. You will need twelve large black mushrooms to serve six people. You will also require butter, sunflower oil, onion, garlic, rosemary needles, breadcrumbs, soy sauce, sugar, mozzarella cheese and some flaked almonds. The stuffed black mushrooms can be prepared well ahead of time if the dish is then covered and refrigerated. Bring it back to room temperature before baking and serving it though. (more…)

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These sweet and sour onions are great as a starter or they can be eaten as an accompaniment to a meat dish. Otherwise serve them with bread and cheese if you’re planning on a picnic or a simple lunch. You will need 500 grams of pickling onions, olive oil, brown sugar, white wine, white vinegar, tomato paste, dried thyme, currants, seasoning and parsley for the garnishing. Allow for an hour of preparation and cooking time ‑ and an hour of chilling time. (more…)

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This spicy vegetable tagine recipe is perfect for vegans. You will need mixed vegetables like eggplant, sweet potato, pumpkin, potato, carrot, parsnip, tomatoes and onions. Spices include paprika, cumin, cinnamon, saffron and ground ginger. Other ingredients to have at hand are preserved lemon, vegetable stock, dried pears, pitted prunes, almonds and flat-leaf parsley. This stew, which allows for four generous portions, will take 20 minutes to prepare and an hour to cook. Serve with instant couscous (but first remove the cinnamon stick). (more…)

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A salad doesn’t mean iceberg lettuce, cucumber and tomato. When it comes to a proper salad, the more ingredients the merrier! Especially if you’re including a variety of dark green leaves which are rich in chlorophyll and nutrients. The result of regular consumption of alkalising green plants, nuts and seeds is healthy hair, nails and skin, as well as overall good health. Even the digestive system benefits from the extra fibre. Adding sprouts to a salad will further increase its nutritional value. (more…)

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If you’ve ever visited Argentina or spoken to someone that has been there you are bound to have heard about their delicious food. Known the world over for their steak, they truly do not disappoint. A wonderful country to visit; full of culture, vibrant cities and breath-taking landscapes, food is at the centre of it all. Argentinians are social people and a work day is often cut in half for a long, big lunch with family and friends. (more…)

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If you’re cooking an Indian style dinner, you may be wondering whether to serve traditional rotis as an accompaniment or not. While nothing can measure up to a roti made in a proper Indian roti oven, it is possible to create very good rotis in a cast iron pan. If you can spare 15 minutes of preparation time, half an hour of resting time and 40 minutes of cooking time, you’ll be able to make these rotis. Ingredients include flour, bicarbonate soda, ghee, salt and milk. (more…)

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Vegetable bake is a great accompaniment to a fine roast or juicy steak and is an efficient way to fill up on nutritional foods. Vegetable bake can be made in large quantities with very little effort and so is a fantastic addition to any dinner party spread, too. By changing some simple ingredients your bake could range from traditional English fare to spicy Indian style, fitting in with any themed evening you have planned. Below is a guide on how to make vegetable bake. (more…)

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Potato salad is one of the most popular salads, due to its relative ease to make and exceptionally good taste. This potato salad recipe is full of flavour and should ideally be prepared on the day of serving. Ingredients include potatoes, apple cider vinegar, onion, mayonnaise, sour cream or natural yoghurt, seasoning and parsley. You can use spring onions rather than onions and add slices of smoked sausage for a meat dish, too. (more…)

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Food scientist Harold McGee believes that flavour is mostly a combination of two different sensations: taste and smell.’ He explains in his book McGee on Food & Cooking that taste is what one experiences when food is placed in one’s mouth while one’s nostrils are pinched closed. Smell is what is experienced when one sniffs food without putting it into one’s mouth. Flavuor is the combination of the two, with McGee advising cooks to think of taste as the backbone of a flavour and smell as its fleshing out. (more…)

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Yes, you read that correctly — couscous can be eaten for breakfast! What’s more, this mixed berry couscous recipe is not only delicious but it takes only five minutes to ‘cook’. You’ll need some instant couscous, apple and cranberry juice, a cinnamon stick, some orange zest, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and plain yoghurt. Honey can be added for sweetness and fresh mint leaves can be used for garnishing, should you be serving the dish as a special treat. Allow for about a quarter of an hour for the prep work. (more…)