Recipes, Tips and Techniques on Jam-making

Besides fruit and sugar, there are two essential ingredients that make jam- and preserve-making successful, and they work together to produce a set preserve. The first is pectin, a gel-like substance...

How to make Pork into Bacon

Why should I make my own bacon? Firstly, it costs much less than commercially produced bacon. Secondly, it has much less salt and no saltpetre or nitrite, which is what preserves bacon and gives...

How to make Naan Bread

You'll need this: 225g strong white flour 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 sachet fast-action yeast 4 tablespoons warm milk 1 tablespoon sunflower oil 2 tablespoons plain yoghurt 1 egg, beaten Oil for greasing Here's...

Simple Vegetable Madras Recipe

Ingredients: 1 large knob butter 1 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, finely diced 1 courgette, chopped 1 red pepper, chopped 4 cauliflower florets, halved 50g peas 50g green beans, sliced 3 garlic cloves,...

Easy and Simple Lasagne Recipe

If your ragu sauce is already hot, then this lasagne only takes about 30–40 minutes to cook. If the sauce is cold, it will take about an hour. What you'll need: 1 quantity of ragu sauce, 16–18...

Easy Bacon and Leek Pie Recipe

Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 190˚C/gas mark 5. 2. Butter a 20cm tin or pie dish. 3. Roll out just over half of the pastry and use this to line the base of the tin or pie dish. 4. Melt the...

How to make Pork, Sun-dried Tomato and Chicken Pie

Here's how: 1. Preheat the oven to 170˚C/gas mark 3. 2. Grease the tin well with butter. Roll out 2⁄3 of the pastry – not too thick but thick enough to hold together when cooked; about 4mm is a suitable thickness....

Easy Deep-filled Cheese and Onion Pie Recipe

This is a large pie and would serve 8 people. You'll need this: Butter for greasing 1 quantity of shortcrust pastry 200g red Leicester cheese, grated 200g mature Cheddar, grated 50g crumbly Cheshire cheese,...

Easy Strawberry and Kiwi Tart Recipe

Ingredients: Butter for greasing Half a quantity of shortcrust pastry 250g small strawberries, hulled and halved 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced thinly, then each slice halved For the custard layer 250ml...

Making a Shortcrust Pastry

Here's how: 1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl; lift the sieve as high up as possible so that the flour gets a really good airing. 2. Add both the fats and begin to rub the fat into the flour....

Easy Oriental Beef Pancakes Recipe

This dish is similar to an Italian cannelloni because it uses filled pancakes in a sauce. It is an unusual and tasty way to cook minced beef. Most supermarkets sell the oriental pancakes and hoisin...

Easy Beef and Vegetable Cobbler Recipe

Beef and Vegetable Cobbler Ingredients: oil for frying 1 large onion, sliced 450g stewing beef 1 tablespoon flour 3 medium carrots, scrubbed and sliced into discs Half a small squash, diced 2...

10 Best Baby Food Recipe from Ages 4 Months and Up

Pear and Spinach Puree Ages: 4 months and up Ingredients: Fresh or frozen chopped spinach (however much you want) 1 pear peeled, cored, and diced 1 teaspoon butter Directions: Simmer spinach...

How to make Pan-fried Shrimp, Olives, and Tomatoes

The deep tastes of the Mediterranean in this dish highlight the sweet flavor of the shrimp. Ingredients: Shrimp, or monkfish, scallops, or squid 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2...

Mouthwatering Seafood Risotto Recipe

Replace the scallops and shrimp with squid for a more economical dish. Ingredients: Shrimp and scallops, or squid, and any mixed white fish, such as haddock and pollock 2–3 tbsp olive oil 1lb...

Easy Haddock, Green Bean, and Artichoke Paella Recipe

Use paella rice if you can find it for this recipe, instead of the basmati. Serves 4-6 Ingredients: Haddock, or cod or any other white fish 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra if needed 1 onion, finely...

How to make Mango and Snapper Broth

A complete meal in a bowl. Green mangos add bite to a citrussy, fiery soup.  Ingredients: 1 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 tbsp mirin 1 tsp sugar juice...

New England Clam Chowder Recipe

Clams must be cooked on the day of purchase, so when you find great clams, make sure you also have all the ingredients in your kitchen for this fabulous soup. Ingredients: 13⁄4 (800g) clams, thoroughly...

Easy Japanese tofu hotpot Recipe

You'll need: 50g/2oz dried fish flakes 300g/11oz firm tofu, cubed 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon sake 1 large egg, beaten 7 spring onions, roughly chopped Preparation: Spread...

How to make Fried mozzarella

Ingredients: 4 eggs 15g/1.2oz plain flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper 15g/1.2oz dried white breadcrumbs 600g/11.4lb mozzarella cheese sunflower oil for deep-frying Directions: Beat...

Making a Surprise Burgers

These can be made with lamb or beef mince. As for the cheese filling, any cheese will do, but I find that Cheddar, feta and haloumi stand up most successfully to the rigours of being fried. Here's...

Easy Seafood Spaghetti Recipe

Ingredients: 350g/12oz dried spaghetti 500g/1lb 2oz mussels 700g/11/2lb squid, cleaned 500g/1lb small littleneck clams 300g/11oz shrimps 4 cloves garlic 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 250ml/9fl...

Roasted Brisket with Root Vegetables

This is a comforting dish that takes very little in the way of preparation. It can be put in an ovenproof casserole and left in the oven until ready for serving, perhaps with a green vegetable....

Almond Soup Recipe

Ingredients: 225g/8oz blanched almonds, minced 3 egg yolks, hard-boiled 1.2 litres/2pt chicken stock 25g/1oz butter, softened 25g/1oz plain flour 125ml/4fl oz single cream salt and freshly ground black...

How to make Yankee Pot Roast Stew

Or perhaps we should call this dish “pot roast in a bowl.” It starts with a chuck roast, a soft buttery cut of beef that almost melts into the dish. As a balance of flavors, spiky-tasting turnips...

Making Honey Glazed Chicken

Here's what you'll need: 2 - 2 1/2 lbs. cut up chicken 2 T. melted butter 1 t. salt 1/4 t. pepper 8-oz. can refrigerator biscuits 1/3 c. corn flakes (slightly crushed) Glaze: 2/3 c. honey 1/2...

How to make Moussaka

Ingredients: 3 eggplants 1 c. butter 3 large onions 2 lbs. ground lamb or beef 3 T. tomato paste 1/2 c. red wine 1/2 c. chopped parsley 1/4 t. cinnamon 1/2 t. salt (or to taste) freshly ground black...

Easy Beef and Rice Casserole Recipe

Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 3/4 c. chopped onion 1/4 c. chopped bell pepper 1 c. minute rice 1 16-oz. can tomatoes 1 can cream of mushroom soup Spices: (add to taste) basil oregano garlic bay...

Making Easy Chocolate Cake

Ingredients: 1 egg 1/2 c. vegetable oil 1 c. sugar 1 2/3 c. flour 4 T. cocoa 1 t. baking powder 1 t. baking soda 1 t. vanilla 1 c. boiling water Here's what to do: This easy, flexible recipe...

How to make Apple Cake

Here's what you'll need: 2 c. finely chopped raw apples 1/2 c. sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 c. flour 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. baking soda 1/4 t. salt 1/2 c. chopped nuts 1 t. vanilla 1/2 c. raisins Directions: Place...

10 Delicious Easy Salad Recipe

Here is your chance to really arouse your family's enthusiasm in the meals you serve. There are wonderful colors you can choose for a salad, there are scores of nutritious foods. But the real secret...