Compound Butter – The Homemade Way to Jazz Up Food
Compound butter is a great way to take mere butter and create something with much more taste – garlic butter is a classic example but there are many more!
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What are Goji Berries and Why Should We Eat Them?
There’s no doubt that the improvements in transportation methods over the last few decades have opened up a whole world of new foods. My dad used to work in fruit and veg and he often speaks about seasonal fruit as well as that many of the foods we take for granted today weren’t easily available…
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What are Acai Berries and What Health Benefits Could They Give?
There’s a good reason we are all getting a bit suspicious of the so-called superfoods – there seem to be so many of them and not always a lot of scientific evidence to back them up. The case of the acai berries is a classic one – adopted as a superfood, some people seem to…
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Red Lentil and Chorizo Soup
Lentil soup has always been a favourite in our house and Mum has been making her own version for as long as I can remember. But sometimes you want a bit of a change while still getting the benefits of those lentils. The answer is something like this Red Lentil and Chorizo Soup – full…
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How to Use Cayenne Pepper and How Is It Healthy?
Most of the time when we add heat to a dish, we do it with a type of pepper. But there are a few of them and each is a little different! Here we are going to look at how to use cayenne pepper, what you can dow with it and if it is healthy?…
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Farmhouse Italian Soupmaker Soup (Minestrone)
Robert’s a big fan of minestrone soup so when he decided to make his own version in our soupmaker, it seemed a good idea. Because it was a little different from the classic minestrone, he decided to call it Farmhouse Italian Soup instead. It still has the classic minestrone look and the whole pasta thing…
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Top 8 Things to Do with Watermelons
Watermelon is one of the most recognisable fruit when it is cut into pieces – that bright green skin and distinctive pink flesh. Sure, there’s a lot of water in the watermelon but there’s also a lot of taste. Here are eight things to do with watermelon to inspire you. Meet the watermelon The watermelon comes…
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Adding Sea Vegetables to Your Diet – 7 Easy Ones to Try
I don’t know about you but if someone plonked a pile of seaweed on my plate, I would be a bit sceptical. Washed up on the beach, sure. But to eat? However, there are lots of cuisines that make use of seaweed and other ingredients that are known as sea vegetables. So, what are they,…
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Chicken Cordon Bleu with Creamy Butter Sauce
Chicken is one of those meats that works for any occasion. Want a simple roast dinner? Here’s a whole chicken! Fancy something spicy on the grill? Chop some chicken breast for skewers. But there are also some classic chicken dishes that everyone should try at some point. One of those is Chicken Cordon Bleu with…
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Ice Cream Soda with Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Sometimes when the sun is high in the sky and the day seems to last forever, you just want something cooling and tasty. There are plenty of options but how about an ice cream soda on this occasion? With homemade chocolate syrup? Tempted? Let’s dive in because sometimes, it is the simple ones that do…
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Best Summer Salad Dressing Recipes
Summer and salad always go hand in hand. It is the perfect solution to those warmer days when a heavy, hot meal just isn’t manageable. But there’s a key element to a good salad that is often hiding in the background – the salad dressing! There are lots of variations and hundreds of ways to…
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Easy Ground Beef Enchiladas with Fresh Tomato Sauce
Enchiladas is a classic of Mexican cuisine that is also a really adaptable recipe with loads of variations. Most of the time, people associate it with chicken but we always enjoy it with ground (or minced as we call it) beef. Somehow, the ground meat just seems to sit in the tortillas a little better!…
