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[ "Place the water, olive oil, salt, oregano, bread flour and yeast in the bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.", "Select the dough cycle.", "Meanwhile, to make the filling, squeeze out excess water from broccoli.", "In a large frying pan, cook the broccoli and garlic with the olive oil.", "Stir in all the different cheeses.", "Once bread cycle has finished, remove dough from machine and roll out to a 20cm circle.", "Spread filling on one half of the circle leaving a border around it for closing.", "Close the calzone by folding the unfilled side on top of the filled side.", "Crimp the edges closed with your fingers or a fork.", "Place on a lightly greased baking tray.", "Let rise in a warm area for 30 minutes.", "Preheat oven to 260 degrees C.", "Brush top lightly with olive oil.", "Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 160C (325F, gas mark 3).", "Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole, add the pork and fry, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until browned on all sides.", "Add the celery and onion and fry gently for about 10 minutes or until softened.", "Pour in the cider or apple juice and add the bay leaf.", "Season with salt and pepper to taste.", "Bring to the boil, then cover the casserole and transfer to the oven.", "Cook for 1 1/4 hours or until the pork is tender.", "About 40 minutes before the pork is ready, put the rice in an ovenproof dish and pour over the boiling stock.", "Stir well, then cover and put into the oven to cook with the pork.", "About 25 minutes before the end of the cooking time, quarter and core the apples but do not peel them.", "Slice the quarters thickly, then add to the pork and continue cooking.", "Meanwhile, heat a small frying pan over a moderate heat, add the walnuts and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted.", "When the pork is tender, stir in the walnuts and taste for seasoning.", "Garnish with the chopped celery leaves and serve hot, with the rice." ]

[ "Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.", "Add onions, leek and garlic and cook, stirring until the onions are transparent.", "Add minced beef and cook until about halfway done.", "Season with cumin, cardamom, salt and pepper.", "Mix well and continue cooking until beef has browned.", "In a small dish or cup, mix together the flour and water to make a thin paste.", "Using one wrapper at a time, fold into the shape of a cone.", "Fill the cone with the meat mixture, close the top and seal with the paste.", "Repeat until wrappers or filling are used up.", "Heat the oil to 170 degrees C in a deep fat fryer or deep heavy pot.", "There should be enough oil to submerge the sambusa.", "Fry the sambusa a few at a time until golden brown.", "Remove carefully to drain on kitchen towels." ]

[ "Brown stewing beef in vegetable oil over medium heat until juices become a rich brown colour.", "Add 500ml water and simmer whilst preparing the vegetables.", "In a large stock pot, melt margarine over medium heat.", "Saute carrots, onion, garlic, celery and mushrooms.", "Add beef, 1.5 litres water, stock cubes and barley to vegetable mixture.", "Cook until barley is soft.", "Adjust liquid and seasoning as desired.", "Remove from heat and stir in soured cream.", "Serve immediately." ]

[ "Wash and slice the curly endive.", "Soak in water until ready to use.", "Warm the stock in a saucepan over medium heat.", "Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a saucepan over medium heat;", "add garlic, celery and carrot.", "Cook and stir for a few minutes, until vegetables begin to soften.", "Add the curly endive, scooping it up directly from the water so some water is included.", "Season with salt;", "cover and cook over medium heat until the curly endive is completed wilted.", "Add half of the stock and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.", "Pour in remaining stock and rice;", "bring to the boil and cook rice for 12 to 15 minutes, or until al dente (with a bite).", "Season to taste;", "divide into 4 bowls and drizzle some extra virgin olive oil on top.", "Serve with grated Parmesan cheese." ]

[ "Put the chopped oranges in a small saucepan, discarding any pips.", "Add 1 tbsp water, then cover and cook gently for 30 minutes or until the oranges are soft and excess liquid has evaporated.", "Leave to cool.", "Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF, gas mark 4).", "Line the bottom and sides of a 23 cm (9 in) springform cake tin with baking parchment.", "Finely chop the oranges in a food processor or blender, or with a large knife.", "Put the egg whites in a large bowl and whisk until they form stiff peaks.", "Gradually whisk in half the caster sugar, then whisk for 1 minute.", "Using the same whisk, whisk the egg yolks with the remaining caster sugar in another bowl for 2-3 minutes or until pale and quite thick.", "Whisk in the finely chopped oranges, then carefully fold in the ground almonds.", "Stir in 3 spoonfuls of the whisked egg white to loosen the mixture, then gently fold in the remaining whites with a large metal spoon.", "Transfer the mixture to the prepared tin and level the top.", "Sprinkle with the flaked almonds.", "Bake for 50-55 minutes or until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.", "Check the cake after 20 minutes and again at 30 minutes, and cover lightly with foil if it is browning too quickly.", "Leave the cake to cool in the tin, then turn it out, peel away the lining paper and transfer to a serving plate.", "Dust with icing sugar before serving.", "The cake can be kept in an airtight tin for up to 2 days." ]

[ "Wrap tofu with a piece of kitchen paper and microwave it for one minute on high.", "Let cool, then squeeze the paper and drain excess water from the tofu very well.", "Combine tofu and mince in a large bowl.", "Add all other ingredients, except for the oil.", "Get your hands dirty!", "Mix them really well.", "Heat a frying pan over medium heat with oil.", "Divide the mixture in four, and form four round patties.", "Add the burgers to the heated frying pan, and put a lid on.", "Cook for 5 minutes, flip them over.", "Cook 3 minutes more, with a lid.", "To check the doneness, press one of the patties with a spatula, and if you see clear juice coming out, it's done.", "While the burgers are cooking, roll up shiso leaves and cut them into very thin strips.", "Put next three ingredients into a microwavable bowl, and heat up the mixture for 1 minute on high.", "To serve, pour the mixture over the burgers and put shiso leaves on top." ]

[ "Put all the ingredients for the dough except for the semolina into a breadmaker in the order listed.", "Switch it on to the pizza setting and wait for it to finish (about 45 minutes, depending on the model).", "Prepare your toppings as you wait for the dough to finish.", "For the sauce, crush or very finely slice the garlic and add to the sieved tomatoes and oil.", "Alternately you can blitz all the ingredients in a mini blender.", "10 minutes before the dough is done, turn your oven on as hot as it will go and allow it to heat up fully.", "When the bread maker is finished, tip the dough onto a well floured surface and divide it into 3 parts for 40cm pizzas or 4 for 30cm pizzas.", "Roll out as thinly as possible.", "Sprinkle the base with semolina and flip onto your tray.", "Trim off any overhangs with a sharp knife.", "Repeat with the other dough balls.", "At this point you can also freeze the unrolled dough balls for future use.", "Just put some olive oil in a bag and spread it around on the inside, then store the dough ball in the sealed bag in the freezer.", "Defrost thoroughly before using.", "Add 2 tablespoons of the sauce to a 12 inch pizza and 3 to a 15 inch pizza.", "Do NOT be tempted to add more or the base will go limp and soggy!", "Next add 50 to 60g of grated mozzarella.", "Again, go easy on the cheese to stop the oil from making the base soggy.", "Add your toppings but DO N'T OVERLOAD the pizza!", "I like to add peppers and Parma ham or smoked chorizo slices.", "Top with a handful of grated Cheddar for that golden brown toasted cheese colour.", "Cook in the oven until the cheese is melted and golden, 5 to 8 minutes." ]

[ "Blend the onions, garlic, ginger and chilli in a blender or liquidiser, or chop very finely.", "Cut each thigh into 4 pieces, heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the chicken.", "Cook over a high heat until evenly browned.", "Remove from pan and place in slow cooker.", "Add the butter to the pan and when melted add the onion mixture.", "Cook over moderate heat for 3 minutes.", "Add all the spices and cook for a further minute.", "Mix in chicken stock, sugar and salt.", "Bring to the boil and then transfer to slow cooker pouring over chicken.", "Cover and cook for 5 - 7 hours on Low (or 3 hours on high).", "Add the cream and ground up nuts.", "Serve with rice and naan bread." ]

[ "Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over a medium heat.", "Add the onion, leek and celery and cook until the onion is soft, about 6 to 8 minutes.", "Sprinkle in the flour and cook over a gentle heat until it reaches a sandy texture.", "Gradually pour in the stock, stirring continuously to avoid any flour lumps.", "Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes until the vegetables are tender.", "Blend the soup to a desired consistency using a food processor or handheld liquidiser then return to the heat and bring to the boil.", "Stir through the milk, add the chicken and season.", "( Add the chicken before blending the soup if you want a smoother result.", ") Once heated through, ladle into warmed bowls and serve." ]

[ "In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, saute the rice, onion, dill and mint for about 5 minutes, or until onion is soft.", "Pour in 1 litre of stock, reduce heat to low and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until rice is almost cooked.", "Stir in 1/2 of lemon juice and remove from heat.", "Take one leaf, shiny side down, and place 1 teaspoon of the rice mixture at the bottom (stem) end of the leaf.", "Fold both sides of the leaf towards the centre, roll up from the broad bottom to the top, and place into a 4-litre pot.", "Repeat with all leaves, leaving no gaps as leaves are placed in pot (to prevent from opening while cooking).", "Sprinkle with remaining lemon juice and with olive oil.", "Pour chicken stock over all to cover grape leaves.", "Cover pot and simmer for about 1 hour (do not boil, because this will make the stuffing burst out of the leaves).", "Remove from heat, remove cover and let cool for 1/2 hour.", "Transfer to serving dish and serve." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil.", "Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.", "Bring 125ml water to the boil in a saucepan, and cook the spinach 4 to 6 minutes, until tender.", "Place the cooked pasta in a medium bowl.", "In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and oil.", "Toss the pasta with the cooked spinach, egg mixture and breadcrumbs.", "Cover the bottom of a 22x33cm baking dish with 1/3 of the pasta sauce.", "Pour half of the pasta mixture into the baking dish, and cover with another 1/3 of the pasta sauce.", "Sprinkle with 1/2 of the Cheddar and 1/2 of the mozzarella.", "Layer with remaining pasta mixture, and top with remaining sauce.", "Sprinkle with the rest of the Cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.", "Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly browned." ]

[ "Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.", "Add onions, leek and garlic and cook, stirring until the onions are transparent.", "Add minced beef and cook until about halfway done.", "Season with cumin, cardamom, salt and pepper.", "Mix well and continue cooking until beef has browned.", "In a small dish or cup, mix together the flour and water to make a thin paste.", "Using one wrapper at a time, fold into the shape of a cone.", "Fill the cone with the meat mixture, close the top and seal with the paste.", "Repeat until wrappers or filling are used up.", "Heat the oil to 170 degrees C in a deep fat fryer or deep heavy pot.", "There should be enough oil to submerge the sambusa.", "Fry the sambusa a few at a time until golden brown.", "Remove carefully to drain on kitchen towels." ]

[ "Cut the meat, across the grain, into 5cm wide pieces, and then cut each piece into wafer-thin strips.", "Place in a small bowl with the cornflour and five-spice powder.", "Mix together well to coat the meat.", "Cut the carrot and leek into 5cm lengths, then cut each piece into fine matchsticks.", "Put all the prepared vegetables together in a bowl.", "Soak the noodles in a bowl of lightly salted, boiling water for 3 minutes.", "Drain and refresh in cold water, then drain again.", "Combine the soy sauce, sherry and 2 tbsp water in a small jug or bowl.", "Place a wok or a large frying pan over a high heat.", "When hot, add 1 tbsp of the oil, then when it is just smoking, toss in the meat and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until cooked through.", "Remove with a draining spoon.", "Add the remaining oil with the garlic, ginger and chilli.", "Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the vegetables and toss these around for another 30 seconds.", "Stir in the soy sauce mixture and as soon as the liquid is bubbling, mix in the drained noodles and finally the meat.", "Serve immediately, with extra soy sauce to sprinkle." ]

[ "Dissolve the cornflour in the chicken stock, and stir in the soy sauce, ginger and chilli sauce; set aside.", "Heat half of the oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.", "Stir in the chicken; cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.", "Remove the chicken from the wok, and set aside.", "Pour the remaining tablespoon of oil into the wok, and stir in the onion, green pepper, cashews and water chestnuts.", "Cook and stir until the chestnuts are hot, and the onion has softened, about 5 minutes more.", "Stir up the sauce to redistribute the cornflour, then pour into the wok, and bring to the boil.", "Add the reserved chicken, and stir until the sauce thickens and the chicken is hot." ]

[ "Add chocolate to a large microwaveable bowl.", "Place in the microwave and melt using 20 second intervals, stirring until smooth.", "Once chocolate is melted, add rice cereal and mix to coat.", "Tip into a greased rectagular glass dish and pat down till flat and level.", "Whip up Angel Delight, following the instructions on the packet.", "Place on top of the chocolate crispy layer in the dish, then place in the fridge.", "Whip up Dream Topping, following the instructions on the packet.", "Spoon on top of the set Angel Delight layer, then return to the fridge to chill till serving." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Grease and line two 18cm (7 in) cake tins with baking parchment.", "Cream the butter and the sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy.", "Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and stir in the vanilla.", "Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon, adding a little milk if necessary, to create a mixture with a soft dropping consistency.", "Divide the mixture between the cake tins and gently spread out with a spatula.", "Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.", "Remove from the oven and set aside for 5 minutes, then remove from the tin and peel off the paper.", "Place onto a wire rack.", "For the filling: place butter in a bowl and beat for 5 minutes, till very pale and fluffy.", "Add the icing sugar whilst beating.", "Continue till smooth.", "After cake has cooled, sandwich together with buttercream and jam." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Put all the ingredients for the dough except for the semolina into a breadmaker in the order listed.", "Switch it on to the pizza setting and wait for it to finish (about 45 minutes, depending on the model).", "Prepare your toppings as you wait for the dough to finish.", "For the sauce, crush or very finely slice the garlic and add to the sieved tomatoes and oil.", "Alternately you can blitz all the ingredients in a mini blender.", "10 minutes before the dough is done, turn your oven on as hot as it will go and allow it to heat up fully.", "When the bread maker is finished, tip the dough onto a well floured surface and divide it into 3 parts for 40cm pizzas or 4 for 30cm pizzas.", "Roll out as thinly as possible.", "Sprinkle the base with semolina and flip onto your tray.", "Trim off any overhangs with a sharp knife.", "Repeat with the other dough balls.", "At this point you can also freeze the unrolled dough balls for future use.", "Just put some olive oil in a bag and spread it around on the inside, then store the dough ball in the sealed bag in the freezer.", "Defrost thoroughly before using.", "Add 2 tablespoons of the sauce to a 12 inch pizza and 3 to a 15 inch pizza.", "Do NOT be tempted to add more or the base will go limp and soggy!", "Next add 50 to 60g of grated mozzarella.", "Again, go easy on the cheese to stop the oil from making the base soggy.", "Add your toppings but DO N'T OVERLOAD the pizza!", "I like to add peppers and Parma ham or smoked chorizo slices.", "Top with a handful of grated Cheddar for that golden brown toasted cheese colour.", "Cook in the oven until the cheese is melted and golden, 5 to 8 minutes." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6.", "In a shallow baking dish, combine the olive oil, orange zest, orange juice, salt, pepper and crushed chillies.", "Rinse the fish fillets and pat them dry.", "Place them into the baking dish and turn to coat with the seasonings.", "Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish can be flaked with a fork.", "While the fish cooks, combine the mango, onion, avocado, tomatoes, lime zest and juice, chilli, ginger, coriander and sea salt in a glass bowl.", "Stir to blend and set aside at room temperature until fish has finished cooking.", "Place fish fillets on a plate and spoon the salsa over them to serve." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 160C (325F, gas mark 3).", "Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole, add the pork and fry, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until browned on all sides.", "Add the celery and onion and fry gently for about 10 minutes or until softened.", "Pour in the cider or apple juice and add the bay leaf.", "Season with salt and pepper to taste.", "Bring to the boil, then cover the casserole and transfer to the oven.", "Cook for 1 1/4 hours or until the pork is tender.", "About 40 minutes before the pork is ready, put the rice in an ovenproof dish and pour over the boiling stock.", "Stir well, then cover and put into the oven to cook with the pork.", "About 25 minutes before the end of the cooking time, quarter and core the apples but do not peel them.", "Slice the quarters thickly, then add to the pork and continue cooking.", "Meanwhile, heat a small frying pan over a moderate heat, add the walnuts and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted.", "When the pork is tender, stir in the walnuts and taste for seasoning.", "Garnish with the chopped celery leaves and serve hot, with the rice." ]

[ "Stir together the digestive biscuits, soft brown sugar and melted butter.", "Empty into a 23cm springform cake tin and press out level.", "Leave to chill in the fridge while you make the base.", "( Use a smaller tin if you want a thicker base. )", "Mix together, really well, the mascarpone cheese, cream, condensed milk and lemon zest.", "Slowly add the lemon juice to the mix a wee bit at a time.", "I use an electric mixer and usually spend about 10 minutes mixing these ingredients together.", "I find the longer you mix, the thicker the topping gets in the bowl.", "Pour onto your chilled base, then return to the fridge for a few hours for it to set." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5.", "Halve all peppers, remove seeds and peel garlic.", "Place peppers cut side up in shallow baking dish.", "Place one garlic clove in each half and squeeze lemon juice generously over peppers.", "Roast for 1 hour.", "Meanwhile pour vegetable stock into a 2 litre saucepan and add fennel seeds.", "Bring to the boil, cover and simmer.", "When peppers are done, remove from oven and set aside to cool.", "When cool enough to touch, peel skin from peppers.", "Sieve fennel seeds from stock and return to the boil.", "Add thyme and simmer 15 minutes, reducing amount of stock.", "Cut a large slice from each pepper and dice.", "Set aside for garnish.", "In a blender, process remaining peppers, garlic and 7 tablespoons stock just long enough to chop the peppers, but not purée them; you want to see the different colours.", "Pour the blended peppers into the stock and stir well.", "Add black pepper to taste, then add diced peppers for garnish, and enjoy.", "Do not boil or cook any longer as the colours will fade." ]

[ "Fry the onion in the oil over medium heat until golden and translucent.", "Remove the onion, set aside and fry the steak for 3-5 minutes each side.", "Sprinkle buttered bun with cheese.", "Grill lightly, remove and fill it with the steak, onions and BBQ sauce." ]

[ "Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/3 of the warm water.", "Let stand 5 to 6 minutes, until mixture is foamy.", "In a large bowl, mix together 1/2 of the remaining flour, remaining water, salt, oregano and butter.", "Add yeast mixture, and stir to combine.", "Work in remaining flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms.", "Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface, and knead for 10 minutes.", "Put dough in a well oiled bowl covered with a damp cloth, and let rise until tripled in bulk.", "For a round pizza, break off about 1/4 of the dough.", "Grease a large round baking tray, and sprinkle lightly with polenta.", "Roll out the dough to fit the pan, stretching it to fit.", "Brush pizza base with olive oil, and sprinkle with cheese.", "Add desired toppings.", "Bake at 230 C / Gas mark 8 for 18 to 20 minutes." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 160 C / Gas 2.", "Line a muffin tin with paper cases.", "Mix the cornflour, plain flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in large bowl with a spatula.", "Stir in butter cubes until they are well coated with the flour.", "Whisk eggs, milk and vanilla extract together in a tall container, such as a large measuring jug.", "Pour one-third of the egg-milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir with the spatula.", "Add the remaining egg-milk mixture in thirds, and stir with the spatula until well combined.", "The batter will be very lumpy and the butter might remain together.", "Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full with the batter and bake in the preheated oven for about 17-20 minutes.", "After 10 minutes turn around the muffin tray so that the cakes bake evenly.", "Use a skewer to test if the muffins are done in the middle - when the skewer comes out clean, they are ready.", "Leave the muffins for 10 minutes in the tray and then cool completely on a wire cake rack.", "For the buttercream: Beat the butter for 2-3 minutes until fluffy.", "Mix in the milk and vanilla extract alternately with the icing sugar and then mix at low speed into the butter until the cream is light and fluffy.", "If the buttercream is too thin, add more icing sugar a teaspoon at a time.", "Spread the buttercream over the cooled muffins with a knife.", "If desired, decorate with grated chocolate, dragees or even hundreds and thousands." ]

[ "For the stuffing, put the dried porcini mushrooms in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for 20 minutes or until soft.", "Drain and finely chop the mushrooms, then set aside.", "Heat the 2 tbsp of oil for the stuffing in a large frying pan over a moderate heat.", "Add the onion and garlic and cook gently, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, until golden brown.", "Add the chestnut mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then stir in the chopped porcini mushrooms and the remaining stuffing ingredients.", "Season to taste, then set aside to cool slightly.", "Meanwhile, lay the beef slices between sheets of greaseproof paper or cling film and bash out as thinly as possible using a rolling pin.", "Place side by side on a board.", "Divide the stuffing equally among them, then roll up each slice around the stuffing and secure in place with wooden cocktail sticks.", "Lightly brush the beef olives all over with a little olive oil, then roll them in the crushed peppercorns on a plate.", "Wipe out the pan.", "Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan, add the beef olives and fry them on a moderate heat to brown them all over.", "Remove from the pan using a draining spoon and set aside.", "Add the onion and celery to the oil remaining in the pan and gently cook for about 5 minutes until softened.", "Add the potatoes, carrots and tomatoes and stir around for a couple of minutes, then return the beef olives to the pan.", "( If your frying pan is not big enough, transfer the vegetables and beef olives to a large flameproof casserole.", ")", "Pour in the beef stock and sherry and add the bay leaf.", "Slowly bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the meat and vegetables are tender.", "Lift out the beef olives using a draining spoon and keep warm.", "Boil the liquid in the pan on a high heat to reduce to the desired consistency.", "Season to taste.", "Put the beef olives back into the pan and serve sprinkled with parsley." ]

[ "Place the chana dal into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak 4 to 6 hours.", "Drain and rinse.", "Combine the chana dal, green chillies and salt in a large bowl; mash into a thick and coarse paste.", "Add water as needed to help mash, but use as little as possible.", "Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan.", "Cook the urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dried red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida powder in the hot oil until the seeds begin to splutter, 2 to 3 minutes.", "Add the onion and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.", "Stir the chana dal paste into the mixture; cook and stir until the dal is cooked through and tender, about 20 minutes.", "Sprinkle the coriander and cayenne pepper over the mixture and stir.", "Cook another 5 minutes." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Grease an 8\"x12\" baking tin.", "Melt butter over low heat or in microwave.", "Add cocoa and stir until well blended and smooth;", "set aside.", "Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.", "Stir in vanilla.", "Sift flour over top and fold in gently.", "Fold in melted butter mixture.", "Fold in chopped chocolate and nuts.", "Tip into the prepared tin.", "Bake in the preheated oven till centre tests done with a skewer, about 30 to 40 minutes." ]

[ "Add chocolate to a large microwaveable bowl.", "Place in the microwave and melt using 20 second intervals, stirring until smooth.", "Once chocolate is melted, add rice cereal and mix to coat.", "Tip into a greased rectagular glass dish and pat down till flat and level.", "Whip up Angel Delight, following the instructions on the packet.", "Place on top of the chocolate crispy layer in the dish, then place in the fridge.", "Whip up Dream Topping, following the instructions on the packet.", "Spoon on top of the set Angel Delight layer, then return to the fridge to chill till serving." ]

[ "Put the chopped oranges in a small saucepan, discarding any pips.", "Add 1 tbsp water, then cover and cook gently for 30 minutes or until the oranges are soft and excess liquid has evaporated.", "Leave to cool.", "Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF, gas mark 4).", "Line the bottom and sides of a 23 cm (9 in) springform cake tin with baking parchment.", "Finely chop the oranges in a food processor or blender, or with a large knife.", "Put the egg whites in a large bowl and whisk until they form stiff peaks.", "Gradually whisk in half the caster sugar, then whisk for 1 minute.", "Using the same whisk, whisk the egg yolks with the remaining caster sugar in another bowl for 2-3 minutes or until pale and quite thick.", "Whisk in the finely chopped oranges, then carefully fold in the ground almonds.", "Stir in 3 spoonfuls of the whisked egg white to loosen the mixture, then gently fold in the remaining whites with a large metal spoon.", "Transfer the mixture to the prepared tin and level the top.", "Sprinkle with the flaked almonds.", "Bake for 50-55 minutes or until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.", "Check the cake after 20 minutes and again at 30 minutes, and cover lightly with foil if it is browning too quickly.", "Leave the cake to cool in the tin, then turn it out, peel away the lining paper and transfer to a serving plate.", "Dust with icing sugar before serving.", "The cake can be kept in an airtight tin for up to 2 days." ]

[ "Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil.", "Boil the potatoes until tender.", "After the potatoes have been cooking for 5 minutes, place the cod in a frying pan over low heat;", "cook for 5 to 7 minutes per side.", "Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.", "Melt the margarine in a saucepan, then add the flour to create a thick paste.", "Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly to reduce any lump formation.", "Add just enough milk to form the correct pouring consistency.", "Stir in the parsley, salt, pepper and lemon juice.", "Once the potatoes are cooked, drain and add 1 tablespoon margarine and milk.", "Mash well.", "Add salt, pepper and finely chopped garlic, stir to combine.", "To serve, spread the mash on a plate flat.", "Lie cod on top, then pour parsley sauce all over." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Butter a 20cm square cake tin.", "Prepare the topping: In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, the 120g brown sugar, nutmeg, and crystallized ginger.", "Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.", "Set aside.", "Toss the mango with the lime juice.", "Combine the 45g sugar and flour, and toss with fruit.", "Taste and adjust sweetness if desired.", "Spread fruit in the prepared tin.", "Sprinkle topping evenly over fruit.", "Bake in preheated oven until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is crisp and lightly browned, about 45 minutes.", "Serve warm." ]

[ "In a medium bowl, combine milk and lemon juice.", "Add cod fillets and marinate 5 minutes.", "Heat oil in large heavy frying pan over medium heat.", "In a shallow bowl, mix together polenta and flour.", "Season with paprika, black pepper, salt, garlic granules, thyme and cayenne pepper.", "Dredge fish in polenta mixture", "Fry cod fillets in hot oil until golden brown." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.", "Break the eggs into a bowl and then add to flour.", "Pour in half of the milk and whisk briskly.", "Add the remaining milk and whisk until the batter is smooth.", "Heat an 8 inch pan over a low heat.", "Add a small knob of butter and swirl the pan to coat the bottom.", "Use a ladel to spoon the pancake batter into the pan, then tilt the pan to spread the mixture out evenly.", "As it sets, shake the pan to see if the pancake is loose, then flip it over with a palette knife.", "Cook the other side for 30 seconds -then shake again to see if it's loose.", "Slide onto a warm plate, sprinkle over some sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice - then eat immediately!", "Cook the rest of the pancakes, one at a time but remember to melt a small knob of butter before adding the batter." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.", "Add onions and mushrooms.", "Saute until browned.", "Stir in carrot.", "Pour in vegetable stock and stir.", "Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until carrots are tender.", "Stir in soy sauce and balsamic vinegar.", "Sprinkle in flour and stir in.", "Simmer until sauce has thickened, about 1-2 minutes.", "Remove from heat and stir in thyme.", "Pour the pan contents into a pie dish.", "Cover with a sheet of pastry, trimming off any excess.", "In a small bowl, whisk egg and water to form an egg wash.", "Brush over the pastry.", "Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until pastry is golden and puffy." ]

[ "Toss the cabbage and carrots with salt together in a colander set over medium bowl.", "Let it stand until cabbage wilts, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.", "Dump the wilted cabbage and carrots into the bowl.", "Rinse thoroughly in cold water (ice water if serving slaw immediately).", "Pour the vegetables back into the colander, pressing (but not squeezing) on them to drain.", "Pat dry with kitchen paper.", "( Can be stored in a zipper-lock bag and refrigerated overnight.", ")", "Pour the cabbage and carrots back again into bowl.", "Add the onion, mayonnaise and vinegar; toss to coat.", "Season with pepper.", "Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.", "Stir in the coconut essence and eggs.", "Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture.", "Finally, fold in the coconut and walnuts.", "Divide dough into 2 pieces.", "Roll each piece out into a log about 25cm long.", "Place them on an unprepared baking tray and flatten them until they are about 7.5cm wide.", "Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm.", "Cool on baking tray for 10 to 15 minutes.", "Slice the logs crosswise into 1.25cm wide slices.", "Place slices cut side down onto the baking tray.", "Return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes, until crisp and light brown.", "Cool and store in an airtight container." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 160C (325F, gas mark 3).", "Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole, add the pork and fry, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until browned on all sides.", "Add the celery and onion and fry gently for about 10 minutes or until softened.", "Pour in the cider or apple juice and add the bay leaf.", "Season with salt and pepper to taste.", "Bring to the boil, then cover the casserole and transfer to the oven.", "Cook for 1 1/4 hours or until the pork is tender.", "About 40 minutes before the pork is ready, put the rice in an ovenproof dish and pour over the boiling stock.", "Stir well, then cover and put into the oven to cook with the pork.", "About 25 minutes before the end of the cooking time, quarter and core the apples but do not peel them.", "Slice the quarters thickly, then add to the pork and continue cooking.", "Meanwhile, heat a small frying pan over a moderate heat, add the walnuts and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted.", "When the pork is tender, stir in the walnuts and taste for seasoning.", "Garnish with the chopped celery leaves and serve hot, with the rice." ]

[ "In a bowl, combine wholemeal flour, oats and baking powder.", "In a second bowl, beat eggs and combine with milk, pumpkin puree, yoghurt, vanilla extract, sugar and salt.", "Add wet ingredients to dry, being careful not to overmix the batter.", "Fold in walnuts.", "Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium-high heat.", "Pour in about 4 tablespoons of batter for each pancake.", "Bubbles will start to form in the pancakes.", "Cook until the edges of the pancakes start to look dry and a bubble popped near the edge holds its shape.", "Flip the pancakes over and continue cooking until the other side is golden brown.", "Repeat with remaining batter, adding more oil to the pan if necessary.", "Stack the pancakes on a plate and keep warm until serving." ]

[ "Thickly slice the potatoes and place in a pan.", "Cover with boiling water from the kettle, return to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are just tender.", "While the potatoes cook, remove the skin from the mackerel and discard.", "Break the flesh into bite sized pieces and place in a large bowl.", "Halve the cucumber and use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds.", "Finely chop the cucumber flesh and add to the bowl.", "Add the lemon zest and juice and chives to the bowl and mix well.", "Drain the potatoes in a colander, then add to the bowl and mix everything together.", "Season to taste." ]

[ "In a large pan bring chicken stock to the boil.", "Pour in white wine and continue to boil for 3 minutes, then lower the heat to to the lowest setting.", "Cook mushrooms in a frying pan with butter until soft.", "Once soft, remove from heat and set aside.", "Heat olive oil in a pan over low heat and cook onion for 2 to 3 minutes, or until soft.", "Add rice and stir, then add a ladleful of hot chicken and wine stock.", "Mix well and continue gradually adding stock, taking care to mix well so that the rice does not stick to the pan.", "Continue until all of the stock has been added and the rice is firm but tender.", "Drain any excess juices from the mushrooms, then add the mushrooms to the risotto along with the Parmesan.", "Stir to combine, then season to taste with salt and pepper.", "Serve straightaway with extra grated Parmesan, if desired." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Toss the cabbage and carrots with salt together in a colander set over medium bowl.", "Let it stand until cabbage wilts, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.", "Dump the wilted cabbage and carrots into the bowl.", "Rinse thoroughly in cold water (ice water if serving slaw immediately).", "Pour the vegetables back into the colander, pressing (but not squeezing) on them to drain.", "Pat dry with kitchen paper.", "( Can be stored in a zipper-lock bag and refrigerated overnight.", ")", "Pour the cabbage and carrots back again into bowl.", "Add the onion, mayonnaise and vinegar; toss to coat.", "Season with pepper.", "Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve." ]

[ "For the stuffing, put the dried porcini mushrooms in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for 20 minutes or until soft.", "Drain and finely chop the mushrooms, then set aside.", "Heat the 2 tbsp of oil for the stuffing in a large frying pan over a moderate heat.", "Add the onion and garlic and cook gently, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, until golden brown.", "Add the chestnut mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then stir in the chopped porcini mushrooms and the remaining stuffing ingredients.", "Season to taste, then set aside to cool slightly.", "Meanwhile, lay the beef slices between sheets of greaseproof paper or cling film and bash out as thinly as possible using a rolling pin.", "Place side by side on a board.", "Divide the stuffing equally among them, then roll up each slice around the stuffing and secure in place with wooden cocktail sticks.", "Lightly brush the beef olives all over with a little olive oil, then roll them in the crushed peppercorns on a plate.", "Wipe out the pan.", "Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan, add the beef olives and fry them on a moderate heat to brown them all over.", "Remove from the pan using a draining spoon and set aside.", "Add the onion and celery to the oil remaining in the pan and gently cook for about 5 minutes until softened.", "Add the potatoes, carrots and tomatoes and stir around for a couple of minutes, then return the beef olives to the pan.", "( If your frying pan is not big enough, transfer the vegetables and beef olives to a large flameproof casserole.", ")", "Pour in the beef stock and sherry and add the bay leaf.", "Slowly bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the meat and vegetables are tender.", "Lift out the beef olives using a draining spoon and keep warm.", "Boil the liquid in the pan on a high heat to reduce to the desired consistency.", "Season to taste.", "Put the beef olives back into the pan and serve sprinkled with parsley." ]

[ "Cut the meat, across the grain, into 5cm wide pieces, and then cut each piece into wafer-thin strips.", "Place in a small bowl with the cornflour and five-spice powder.", "Mix together well to coat the meat.", "Cut the carrot and leek into 5cm lengths, then cut each piece into fine matchsticks.", "Put all the prepared vegetables together in a bowl.", "Soak the noodles in a bowl of lightly salted, boiling water for 3 minutes.", "Drain and refresh in cold water, then drain again.", "Combine the soy sauce, sherry and 2 tbsp water in a small jug or bowl.", "Place a wok or a large frying pan over a high heat.", "When hot, add 1 tbsp of the oil, then when it is just smoking, toss in the meat and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until cooked through.", "Remove with a draining spoon.", "Add the remaining oil with the garlic, ginger and chilli.", "Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the vegetables and toss these around for another 30 seconds.", "Stir in the soy sauce mixture and as soon as the liquid is bubbling, mix in the drained noodles and finally the meat.", "Serve immediately, with extra soy sauce to sprinkle." ]

[ "Heat the ghee in a large frying pan over medium heat.", "Add the onions and saute until lightly browned.", "Add the ginger and garlic;", "saute for a further 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant.", "Add the lamb, increase heat to medium high, and cook for 10 minutes.", "Stir occasionally so the onion mixture does not burn.", "Add coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin seeds, garam masala, yoghurt and salt.", "Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.", "Add the spinach to the pan, and reduce heat to low.", "Simmer until the spinach has wilted and the lamb is tender.", "Ensure most of the liquid has evaporated.", "Serve immediately, with an additional tablespoon of ghee for added richness, if desired." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 200属C fan (220 C without fan).", "Line large flat baking tray with baking parchment.", "Whisk 150ml milk, the cream and egg together until well combined.", "Combine flour, sugar, dates and lemon rind in a large bowl.", "Add milk mixture and stir gently to a soft dough, adding remaining milk if necessary.", "Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until dough comes together.", "Press dough out to 2cm thick.", "Cut scones from dough and place onto tray flat-side up.", "Press dough together gently and repeat using the remaining dough.", "Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with a little sugar.", "Bake 12-15 minutes until golden and well risen.", "Serve hot with jam and cream." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.", "Add onions and mushrooms.", "Saute until browned.", "Stir in carrot.", "Pour in vegetable stock and stir.", "Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until carrots are tender.", "Stir in soy sauce and balsamic vinegar.", "Sprinkle in flour and stir in.", "Simmer until sauce has thickened, about 1-2 minutes.", "Remove from heat and stir in thyme.", "Pour the pan contents into a pie dish.", "Cover with a sheet of pastry, trimming off any excess.", "In a small bowl, whisk egg and water to form an egg wash.", "Brush over the pastry.", "Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until pastry is golden and puffy." ]

[ "Melt the butter in a large pan, add the leeks and sweet potatoes, then cook over a low heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften.", "Add the cumin and cook for 2 more minutes.", "Add the stock and bring to the boil.", "Reduce the heat, cover and cook gently for 12 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.", "While the soup is simmering, mix together the crème fraîche and chopped coriander for the garnish.", "Set aside.", "Add the butter beans to the soup.", "Ladle into a blender or food processor and purée until smooth.", "Return to the pan.", "Bring back to the boil and simmer gently until piping hot.", "Season and add the lemon juice.", "Ladle the soup into four bowls and swirl a large spoonful of coriander cream on top of each.", "Serve immediately." ]

[ "Get all your ingredients together, always quicker and more fun if you are not rooting around for ingredients after you have started.", "Note: I missed the ketchup from the photo: )", "Add the oil to a large frying pan and brown the pork shoulder on all sides.", "The oil can be a bit spitty but I think it was worth it for the extra flavour.", "While the pork is browning chop your onion and crush the garlic.", "In a large pan add the vinegar, stock, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, mustard, ketchup, garlic, thyme and cinnamon (basically everything except the onion and pork) and warm up and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.", "Watch your nose, a sniff of all that boiling vinegar will wake you up!", "Scatter the onions around the bottom of the slow cooker and place the pork on top of them.", "Pour over the broth.", "Place the lid on, turn the slow cooker onto its highest setting and cook for a minimum of 6 hours.", "Basically you can leave it in there for 8 to 10 hours if you want so you can do this on a work day in the morning and come home to yummy pulled pork.", "You will know the pork is ready because it will start falling apart when you prod it with a fork.", "Take the pork out of the slow cooker and leave it to stand for 10 to 20 minutes.", "Strain the stock to get all the lumps out.", "Skim as much of the fat of the top of the stock as you can and place to one side.", "With two forks shred up the pork.", "Remove any lumps of fat you find, and of course any bones.", "Add the shredded pork back into the slow cooker and add 1 to 2 cups of the stock and mix it in.", "The pork should soak all the stock up, don't add so much that it is sitting in stock.", "Place the lid back on and let it all warm through again, about 20 minutes.", "To build the sandwich I add a slice of smoked cheese at the bottom, then a good pile of pulled pork and finished off with a big blob of coleslaw.", "I also added a good slosh of chilli sauce to mine.", "We eat our sandwiches with chips and salad." ]

[ "Boil water in large saucepan and immerse the whole peaches.", "Cook until soft, then transfer them to a bowl filled with cold water.", "Peel peaches when cooled (they should peel easily) and remove stones.", "Cut the peaches into pieces, distribute evenly in 6 glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon.", "Mix well (if necessary, add a little sugar).", "Cover glasses with cling film and chill in fridge for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).", "Serve chilled." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Grease a baking dish.", "Set aside.", "Toss bread with melted butter and place half of them in prepared baking dish.", "Sprinkle with pecans.", "Top with remaining buttered bread cubes.", "In a large bowl, beat eggs, 100g sugar, vanilla, almond extract and salt.", "Heat milk and coffee liqueur in a small saucepan, then whisk into egg mixture.", "Pour mixture over bread.", "Press gently, to moisten the bread cubes.", "Let stand 30 minutes.", "Press bread cubes down again.", "Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.", "Sprinkle mixture all over.", "Set aside.", "Bring dark brown soft sugar, butter and golden syrup to the boil in a large pan.", "Stir until smooth.", "Boil for 1 minute.", "Pour over moistened bread cubes.", "Place baking dish in a larger baking tin.", "Pour some boiling water in the large pan halfway up the side of the smaller baking dish.", "Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden.", "Serve warm." ]

[ "Place the potatoes in a pan of water.", "Bring to the boil and cook till tender.", "Meanwhile, add the carrots to a small pan.", "Add water to just cover the carrots.", "Bring to the boil and cook till tender.", "Do not drain the water.", "Add the onion with a little oil to a large deep pan over medium high heat.", "Once soft add the mince and fry until browned.", "Remove from heat and crumble in the stock cubes;", "stir well.", "Sprinkle over the flour and stir well until there are no lumps of flour.", "Add peas and the carrots along with the water they were cooked in to the beef mixture.", "Stir well, season with black pepper and return to the heat on a gentle simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.", "Drain the potatoes and mash with milk and butter.", "In a deep baking dish place the meat mixture and smooth out.", "Top with the mashed potato and level out with a fork.", "Sprinkle over the grated cheese.", "Bake in a preheated 200 C / Gas 6 oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown." ]

[ "After roasting your turkey, remove it from the roasting tin and set aside to rest on a platter or cutting board.", "To make the turkey gravy, place the roasting tin over 2 burners on the hob on medium-high heat.", "Add wine and, using a wooden spoon, stir to loosen brown bits.", "Pass the contents of the tin through a large sieve into a saucepan.", "Add stock and bring to the boil.", "Whisk cornflour with water, then gradually whisk into pan juices.", "Bring to the boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened.", "Season with salt and pepper to taste.", "Serve immediately." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "To make the meatloaf: Mix together the beef, milk, egg, stock granules, ground pepper, paprika, chilli powder, onion and tomato ketchup.", "When well incorporated, mix in the breadcrumbs.", "Place meat mixture into a loaf tin and cover with foil.", "Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.", "Meanwhile, make the glaze.", "Stir together the tomato ketchup, caster sugar, stock granules, water, paprika and chilli powder.", "Remove foil from the meatloaf, pour over the glaze and bake for an additional 10-20 minutes.", "Remove from the oven, let stand for at least 5 minutes.", "Slice into hearty portions and serve." ]

[ "Dredge sweetbreads with flour.", "Heat 1/2 the butter in a frying pan over medium heat.", "Add the sweetbreads and cook for 20 minutes or until golden brown.", "Meanwhile, heat the remaining butter in another frying pan.", "Saute the shallots for 5 minutes or until soft.", "Deglaze the pan with port.", "Add mushrooms and creme fraiche.", "Mix well.", "Serve the sweetbreads with mushrooms." ]

[ "Allow toasted bread to sit overnight and go hard.", "For the cranberry sauce: In a large pan, add together cranberries, sugar and water.", "Mix together on a medium high heat and let simmer until the desired consistency is achieved.", "Remember it will thicken as it chills.", "Do not let boil as it will become tart.", "Remove from heat and let cool (or make up to 1 week ahead of time).", "Press stale bread with a rolling pin, until crumbs are formed.", "Add crumbs to a large bowl.", "Melt butter over a medium heat.", "Add onions and cook until soft and lightly browned.", "Remove from heat and drain.", "Add chicken stock (little bit at a time) and egg to bread crumbs and mix.", "Mixture should be moist but not sloppy.", "( If mixture is too dry add a little bit of water.", ") Add onion, sage, salt and pepper.", "Roll mixture into small balls (1/2 \" across max) and place in fridge to set for 1 hour, or until firm.", "( If you want your stuffing crunchy, at this point put your stuffing balls into a medium oven for 5 to 10 minutes, until balls have browned instead of refrigerating.", ")", "Mix together turkey mince and OXO® cube in bowl.", "Carefully roll stuffing balls in turkey until fully covered.", "You will find your own way of doing it, but I like to take a small amount of turkey, flatten it in the palm of my hand and wrap around the stuffing ball.", "Once balls are entirely covered in turkey, place in freezer for 30mins (fridge for an hour or so) until set.", "Pre-heat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Once set place meatballs on lightly greased tray and cook until meatballs are golden brown, around 30 minutes.", "Serve the turkey stuffing meatballs with the cooled cranberry sauce for dipping.", "Enjoy and feel Christmasy!" ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Grease and flour two 23cm cake tins.", "Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake.", "In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, bicarb, baking powder and salt.", "Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer.", "Stir in the boiling water by hand.", "Pour evenly into the two prepared tins.", "Bake the cakes for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer inserted comes out clean.", "Cool for 10 minutes before removing cakes from tins to cool completely.", "To make the icing, use the second set of ingredients.", "Cream butter until light and fluffy.", "Stir in the cocoa and icing sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla.", "Beat to a spreading consistency.", "Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with icing, then stack them onto a serving plate.", "Ice the outside of the cake." ]

[ "Allow toasted bread to sit overnight and go hard.", "For the cranberry sauce: In a large pan, add together cranberries, sugar and water.", "Mix together on a medium high heat and let simmer until the desired consistency is achieved.", "Remember it will thicken as it chills.", "Do not let boil as it will become tart.", "Remove from heat and let cool (or make up to 1 week ahead of time).", "Press stale bread with a rolling pin, until crumbs are formed.", "Add crumbs to a large bowl.", "Melt butter over a medium heat.", "Add onions and cook until soft and lightly browned.", "Remove from heat and drain.", "Add chicken stock (little bit at a time) and egg to bread crumbs and mix.", "Mixture should be moist but not sloppy.", "( If mixture is too dry add a little bit of water.", ") Add onion, sage, salt and pepper.", "Roll mixture into small balls (1/2 \" across max) and place in fridge to set for 1 hour, or until firm.", "( If you want your stuffing crunchy, at this point put your stuffing balls into a medium oven for 5 to 10 minutes, until balls have browned instead of refrigerating.", ")", "Mix together turkey mince and OXO® cube in bowl.", "Carefully roll stuffing balls in turkey until fully covered.", "You will find your own way of doing it, but I like to take a small amount of turkey, flatten it in the palm of my hand and wrap around the stuffing ball.", "Once balls are entirely covered in turkey, place in freezer for 30mins (fridge for an hour or so) until set.", "Pre-heat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Once set place meatballs on lightly greased tray and cook until meatballs are golden brown, around 30 minutes.", "Serve the turkey stuffing meatballs with the cooled cranberry sauce for dipping.", "Enjoy and feel Christmasy!" ]

[ "Par-boil the potatoes by adding boiling water, covering them and boiling for 5 minutes.", "Meanwhile preheat the oven to 240 degrees C / Gas 9.", "Drain the potatoes and dry on some kitchen paper to remove excess water.", "Place the potatoes and peeled garlic cloves in a roasting tin or ovenproof dish.", "Add olive oil or melted goose fat and toss the diced potatoes around to coat.", "Sprinkle over the rosemary and season with salt and pepper.", "Roast in hot oven for 20 minutes or until golden and crispy" ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas mark 3.", "Grease baking trays or line with parchment.", "Sift together the flour, bicarb and salt; set aside.", "In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until well blended.", "Beat in the vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy.", "Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended.", "Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.", "Drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, with each cookie around 4 tablespoons of dough (for smaller cookies, drop 1 rounded tablespoonful and adjust baking time as necessary).", "Do not flatten the dough.", "Cookies should be about 8cm apart.", "Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted.", "Cool on baking trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely." ]

[ "Bring water to the boil in a large pot.", "Place beef shin in, and simmer 1 1/2 hours.", "Let cool overnight.", "Remove meat from pot, trim off gristle and cut meat into medium sized pieces; set aside.", "Skim fat from surface of stock, or strain through a fine sieve.", "Return stock to heat, and bring to the boil.", "Add onions, carrots and swede.", "Season with salt and pepper.", "Simmer for 1 hour.", "Add potatoes, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.", "Stir in the leeks, cabbage, parsley and reserved meat.", "Simmer 10 minutes, or until cabbage is tender." ]

[ "Make the marinade by mixing together the sugar, salt, soy sauce and cornflour slurry.", "Mix in the pork, let marinate for 15 minutes.", "Meanwhile, blanch the cabbage and carrots in boiling water for 3 minutes.", "Rinse under cold water to cool.", "In a small bowl, mix together the hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and shaoxing wine to make the sauce.", "Set aside.", "In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat.", "Stir-fry the pork until done, 4-5 minutes.", "Set aside.", "Heat the same frying pan with 1 tablespoon oil over high heat.", "Stir-fry the garlic and shallots until fragrant, 3-4 minutes.", "Stir in the onion and salt, cook until soft, 3-4 minutes.", "Stir in the cabbage, carrots, water chestnuts, green pepper, pork and sauce.", "Heat through for about 2-3 minutes.", "Serve." ]

[ "Place ingredients for dough in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.", "Select dough cycle; press Start.", "After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes.", "In a small bowl, combine brown sugar / cinnamon.", "Roll dough into a 40x50cm (18x20 in) rectangle.", "Spread dough with 75g butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar / cinnamon mixture.", "Roll up dough and cut into 12 slices.", "Place buns in a lightly greased 23x33cm (9x13 in) baking tin.", "Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.", "Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6.", "Bake buns in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.", "While buns are baking, beat together cream cheese, 50g butter, icing sugar, vanilla and salt.", "Spread icing on warm rolls before serving." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6.", "You can either peel the potato or not - it's up to you!", "Either way, wash the potato and cut in half widthways.", "Face the cut side down and slice thickly to make wedges.", "Choose a seasoning such as paprika, garlic salt, mixed herbs, or curry powder.", "Pour the seasoning into a bowl, and coat the potato wedges lightly.", "Place them on a baking tray and drizzle lightly with oil.", "Bake in the preheated oven until brown and crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle, about 30 minutes, depending on your oven." ]

[ "Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of lightly salted boiling water for 10-12 minutes.", "Drain well in a colander.", "Place the pasta in a large mixing bowl and toss well with the olive oil.", "Drain the tuna and use a fork to roughly break it into flakes.", "Put the tuna into a blender or food processor.", "Add the lemon juice to taste, capers or wine vinegar, and mayonnaise and blend together until smooth and creamy.", "Add to the pasta and stir together until all the ingredients are evenly mixed.", "De-seed the pepper and then finely dice.", "Finely dice the cucumber without removing the skin.", "Add the pepper, cucumber and sweetcorn to the pasta and toss together.", "Spoon into a serving dish.", "Remove the shell from the hard-boiled eggs and cut into quarters.", "Arrange the wedges decoratively over the salad, then serve." ]

[ "Place the chana dal into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak 4 to 6 hours.", "Drain and rinse.", "Combine the chana dal, green chillies and salt in a large bowl; mash into a thick and coarse paste.", "Add water as needed to help mash, but use as little as possible.", "Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan.", "Cook the urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dried red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida powder in the hot oil until the seeds begin to splutter, 2 to 3 minutes.", "Add the onion and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.", "Stir the chana dal paste into the mixture; cook and stir until the dal is cooked through and tender, about 20 minutes.", "Sprinkle the coriander and cayenne pepper over the mixture and stir.", "Cook another 5 minutes." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Put all the ingredients for the dough except for the semolina into a breadmaker in the order listed.", "Switch it on to the pizza setting and wait for it to finish (about 45 minutes, depending on the model).", "Prepare your toppings as you wait for the dough to finish.", "For the sauce, crush or very finely slice the garlic and add to the sieved tomatoes and oil.", "Alternately you can blitz all the ingredients in a mini blender.", "10 minutes before the dough is done, turn your oven on as hot as it will go and allow it to heat up fully.", "When the bread maker is finished, tip the dough onto a well floured surface and divide it into 3 parts for 40cm pizzas or 4 for 30cm pizzas.", "Roll out as thinly as possible.", "Sprinkle the base with semolina and flip onto your tray.", "Trim off any overhangs with a sharp knife.", "Repeat with the other dough balls.", "At this point you can also freeze the unrolled dough balls for future use.", "Just put some olive oil in a bag and spread it around on the inside, then store the dough ball in the sealed bag in the freezer.", "Defrost thoroughly before using.", "Add 2 tablespoons of the sauce to a 12 inch pizza and 3 to a 15 inch pizza.", "Do NOT be tempted to add more or the base will go limp and soggy!", "Next add 50 to 60g of grated mozzarella.", "Again, go easy on the cheese to stop the oil from making the base soggy.", "Add your toppings but DO N'T OVERLOAD the pizza!", "I like to add peppers and Parma ham or smoked chorizo slices.", "Top with a handful of grated Cheddar for that golden brown toasted cheese colour.", "Cook in the oven until the cheese is melted and golden, 5 to 8 minutes." ]

[ "Place the potatoes in a pan of water.", "Bring to the boil and cook till tender.", "Meanwhile, add the carrots to a small pan.", "Add water to just cover the carrots.", "Bring to the boil and cook till tender.", "Do not drain the water.", "Add the onion with a little oil to a large deep pan over medium high heat.", "Once soft add the mince and fry until browned.", "Remove from heat and crumble in the stock cubes;", "stir well.", "Sprinkle over the flour and stir well until there are no lumps of flour.", "Add peas and the carrots along with the water they were cooked in to the beef mixture.", "Stir well, season with black pepper and return to the heat on a gentle simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.", "Drain the potatoes and mash with milk and butter.", "In a deep baking dish place the meat mixture and smooth out.", "Top with the mashed potato and level out with a fork.", "Sprinkle over the grated cheese.", "Bake in a preheated 200 C / Gas 6 oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.", "In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.", "Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.", "Combine the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.", "Fold in the white chocolate chips.", "Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking trays.", "Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are set.", "Allow cookies to cool on baking tray for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Place bacon in a large, deep frying pan.", "Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.", "Drain, crumble and set aside.", "In a large pot with boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente.", "Drain.", "In a medium frying pan, saute the chopped onion and garlic.", "Take off heat and add chopped cooked bacon and set aside.", "To make the sauce, in a medium saucepan melt the butter over low heat.", "Once melted, add the flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes.", "Gradually add milk and continue stirring until thickened.", "Stir in 2/3 of the grated Cheddar cheese and stir until melted.", "Combine cooked pasta, sauteed vegetables and sauce.", "Pour into a 2 litre baking dish.", "Sprinkle over remaining Cheddar cheese.", "Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese on top is melted and brown, 15 to 20 minutes.", "Serve warm." ]

[ "Toss the cabbage and carrots with salt together in a colander set over medium bowl.", "Let it stand until cabbage wilts, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.", "Dump the wilted cabbage and carrots into the bowl.", "Rinse thoroughly in cold water (ice water if serving slaw immediately).", "Pour the vegetables back into the colander, pressing (but not squeezing) on them to drain.", "Pat dry with kitchen paper.", "( Can be stored in a zipper-lock bag and refrigerated overnight.", ")", "Pour the cabbage and carrots back again into bowl.", "Add the onion, mayonnaise and vinegar; toss to coat.", "Season with pepper.", "Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve." ]

[ "Put the beef in a bowl with the garlic, bay leaves, juniper berries and thyme.", "Pour over the wine, then cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight.", "The next day, preheat the oven to 160 C (325F, gas mark 3).", "Put the button onions in a bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover.", "Leave for 2 minutes, then drain.", "When cool enough to handle, peel off the skins.", "Set the onions aside.", "Remove the beef from the marinade and pat dry on kitchen paper.", "Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole over a moderately high heat.", "Add the beef and brown on all sides.", "Do this in batches, if necessary, so the pan is not overcrowded.", "Remove the beef from the casserole and set aside on a plate.", "Add the onions to the casserole and cook gently for 3-4 minutes or until lightly coloured all over.", "Add the barley and cook for 1 minute, stirring, then return the beef and any beefy juices to the casserole.", "Pour in the stock and bring to a simmer.", "Strain the marinade into the casserole, and add the bay leaves and sprig of thyme.", "Season with salt and pepper to taste.", "Cover with a tight-fitting lid, transfer to the oven and braise for 45 minutes.", "Add the carrots, celery and swede, and stir to mix.", "Cover again and braise for a further 1-1¼ hours or until the beef, barley and vegetables are tender.", "Remove the bay leaves and thyme stalk before serving." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Line a large loaf tin with a liner.", "Alternatively you can grease with unsalted butter and line with baking paper, but a liner will produce far better results.", "Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and cornflour into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk until evenly mixed.", "Add the butter, eggs, lemon zest and the 3 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice.", "Whisk again until fully combined and smooth.", "Pour the mixture into the pre-lined load tin and level the top with a spatula or the back of a spoon.", "Make the drizzle by stirring the caster sugar and the 5 tablespoons lemon juice together in a jug.", "Prick the surface of the cooled loaf all over with a fork.", "Pour the drizzle over the loaf and allow for it to set (once set, the drizzle will be hard) before removing the loaf from the tin and serving.", "Enjoy! : )" ]

[ "For the stuffing, put the dried porcini mushrooms in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for 20 minutes or until soft.", "Drain and finely chop the mushrooms, then set aside.", "Heat the 2 tbsp of oil for the stuffing in a large frying pan over a moderate heat.", "Add the onion and garlic and cook gently, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, until golden brown.", "Add the chestnut mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then stir in the chopped porcini mushrooms and the remaining stuffing ingredients.", "Season to taste, then set aside to cool slightly.", "Meanwhile, lay the beef slices between sheets of greaseproof paper or cling film and bash out as thinly as possible using a rolling pin.", "Place side by side on a board.", "Divide the stuffing equally among them, then roll up each slice around the stuffing and secure in place with wooden cocktail sticks.", "Lightly brush the beef olives all over with a little olive oil, then roll them in the crushed peppercorns on a plate.", "Wipe out the pan.", "Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan, add the beef olives and fry them on a moderate heat to brown them all over.", "Remove from the pan using a draining spoon and set aside.", "Add the onion and celery to the oil remaining in the pan and gently cook for about 5 minutes until softened.", "Add the potatoes, carrots and tomatoes and stir around for a couple of minutes, then return the beef olives to the pan.", "( If your frying pan is not big enough, transfer the vegetables and beef olives to a large flameproof casserole.", ")", "Pour in the beef stock and sherry and add the bay leaf.", "Slowly bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the meat and vegetables are tender.", "Lift out the beef olives using a draining spoon and keep warm.", "Boil the liquid in the pan on a high heat to reduce to the desired consistency.", "Season to taste.", "Put the beef olives back into the pan and serve sprinkled with parsley." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]

[ "Put all items in the blender and mix on High for around 30 seconds.", "Serve in a tall glass with a straw, and enjoy!" ]

[ "Lay two rashers of bacon across the bottom of a large pot.", "Cover with a layer of cabbage.", "Sprinkle a light dusting of flour and a pinch of caraway seeds.", "Season with a little salt and pepper.", "Repeat layering as many times as possible until you run out of room.", "Fill the pot with enough water to come about 3/4 up the side.", "Bring to the boil and cook for about 45 minutes or until the cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally.", "Let cool slightly, then stir in the vinegar and sugar.", "Use your own judgment.", "Add sugar carefully to taste.", "The idea is to strike a balance between the sweet and the sour and therein lies the trick." ]

[ "Melt the butter in a large pan, add the leeks and sweet potatoes, then cook over a low heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften.", "Add the cumin and cook for 2 more minutes.", "Add the stock and bring to the boil.", "Reduce the heat, cover and cook gently for 12 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.", "While the soup is simmering, mix together the crème fraîche and chopped coriander for the garnish.", "Set aside.", "Add the butter beans to the soup.", "Ladle into a blender or food processor and purée until smooth.", "Return to the pan.", "Bring back to the boil and simmer gently until piping hot.", "Season and add the lemon juice.", "Ladle the soup into four bowls and swirl a large spoonful of coriander cream on top of each.", "Serve immediately." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Grease a 20x30cm baking dish.", "In a large bowl, cream together 200g sugar and 110g of softened butter until smooth.", "Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the chocolate sauce.", "Stir in the flour until just blended.", "Spread the brownie mixture evenly into the prepared dish.", "Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until top springs back when lightly touched.", "Cool completely in the dish.", "In a small bowl, beat the icing sugar, 110g butter and creme de menthe until smooth.", "Spread evenly over the cooled brownies, then chill until set.", "In a small bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the remaining 90g of butter and the chocolate, stirring occasionally until smooth.", "Allow to cool slightly, then spread over the top of the mint layer.", "Cover, and chill for at least 1 hour before cutting into squares." ]

[ "Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.", "Saute onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes.", "Stir in wine, sugar, basil, crushed chillies, tomato puree, lemon juice, Italian herb seasoning, black pepper and tomatoes;", "bring to the boil.", "Reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered about 15 minutes.", "Stir in parsley.", "Ladle over the hot cooked pasta of your choice." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (gas mark 4).", "Line a bun tray with paper or foil cases.", "Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cocoa and salt.", "Set aside.", "In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.", "Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla.", "Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well.", "Fill the paper cups 3/4's full.", "Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.", "Ice with your favourite icing when cool." ]

[ "Place the potatoes in a pan of water.", "Bring to the boil and cook till tender.", "Meanwhile, add the carrots to a small pan.", "Add water to just cover the carrots.", "Bring to the boil and cook till tender.", "Do not drain the water.", "Add the onion with a little oil to a large deep pan over medium high heat.", "Once soft add the mince and fry until browned.", "Remove from heat and crumble in the stock cubes;", "stir well.", "Sprinkle over the flour and stir well until there are no lumps of flour.", "Add peas and the carrots along with the water they were cooked in to the beef mixture.", "Stir well, season with black pepper and return to the heat on a gentle simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.", "Drain the potatoes and mash with milk and butter.", "In a deep baking dish place the meat mixture and smooth out.", "Top with the mashed potato and level out with a fork.", "Sprinkle over the grated cheese.", "Bake in a preheated 200 C / Gas 6 oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown." ]

[ "Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.", "Dredge chicken breasts in the flour, season each side of the chicken breasts with lemon-pepper seasoning.", "Place the chicken breasts in the skillet.", "Cook for about 5-8 minutes on each side or until cooked throughout and no longer pink inside.", "Remove from the skillet and set aside on a plate.", "Turn the heat to medium low.", "Add broth, juice from lemons, heavy cream and capers.", "Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium low.", "Test the sauce and season with salt and pepper as needed.", "Allow the sauce to cook and bubble for about 3 minutes.", "Return chicken breasts back to cream mixture.", "Cover and cook on medium low for 15 minutes or until chicken breasts are cooked through.", "While chicken breasts are cooking, make pasta according to package directions.", "Serve chicken with sauce over cooked pasta." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas 6.", "Grease muffin tin or use bun paper cases.", "Beat egg with a fork.", "Then stir in milk and oil.", "Sift flour into a large bowl.", "Add sugar, baking powder and salt.", "Add egg mixture to flour and stir until flour is moistened.", "BATTER SHOULD BE LUMPY.", "DO NOT OVERMIX.", "Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.", "Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown." ]

[ "Soak chana dal for 4 hours.", "Drain and wash dal and add to pan of boiling water.", "Be careful not to overcook the dal, but it does need to be soft;", "10 minutes should be enough time.", "While this boils, prepare the remaining ingredients.", "Drain the now soft (not mushy) dal and blend.", "This should give you a consistency of couscous.", "Combine all the ingredients together.", "If you have a burger press, this would be ideal, if not, place a large tablespoon's worth of mixture onto some cling film and press into a small patty.", "Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan with some oil and cook a few of the fritters on a medium heat until golden.", "These will absorb the oil in the pan, but that is fine." ]

[ "To prepare the mussels, scrape off anything living on the outside of the shells, and pull out the dark hairs (the beard) coming out of the side of the shells.", "Soak them in cold water while doing so.", "The shells are usually closed when you buy them.", "Do not panic if they open under water!", "Any shells that do not close when you tap them have to be thrown out.", "This part may be done a couple of hours ahead of time if the mussels are stored in a cool place.", "Set the cleaned mussels aside.", "In a large heavy-bottomed pot, combine the carrot, onion, celery, bay leaf, peppercorns, lemon slices and white wine.", "Bring to the boil over high heat, and add 1/3 of the cleaned mussels.", "Cover the pan, and cook shaking every minute or so to help the mussels cook evenly.", "When all of the mussels are open, remove from the pan using a slotted spoon, and start enjoying your meal.", "Continue to cook remaining mussels in the same liquid." ]

[ "In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, saute the rice, onion, dill and mint for about 5 minutes, or until onion is soft.", "Pour in 1 litre of stock, reduce heat to low and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until rice is almost cooked.", "Stir in 1/2 of lemon juice and remove from heat.", "Take one leaf, shiny side down, and place 1 teaspoon of the rice mixture at the bottom (stem) end of the leaf.", "Fold both sides of the leaf towards the centre, roll up from the broad bottom to the top, and place into a 4-litre pot.", "Repeat with all leaves, leaving no gaps as leaves are placed in pot (to prevent from opening while cooking).", "Sprinkle with remaining lemon juice and with olive oil.", "Pour chicken stock over all to cover grape leaves.", "Cover pot and simmer for about 1 hour (do not boil, because this will make the stuffing burst out of the leaves).", "Remove from heat, remove cover and let cool for 1/2 hour.", "Transfer to serving dish and serve." ]

[ "Cream together butter, vegetable oil and sugar.", "Add eggs, soured milk and vanilla.", "Blend well.", "In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together.", "Blend dry ingredients into the butter mixture.", "Add grated courgette, and mix well.", "Spread in a greased floured 20x30cm tin.", "Sprinkle walnuts and chocolate chips on top.", "Bake in a preheated 170 C / Gas 3 oven for 45 minutes." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas 6.", "Grease muffin tin or use bun paper cases.", "Beat egg with a fork.", "Then stir in milk and oil.", "Sift flour into a large bowl.", "Add sugar, baking powder and salt.", "Add egg mixture to flour and stir until flour is moistened.", "BATTER SHOULD BE LUMPY.", "DO NOT OVERMIX.", "Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.", "Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas mark 3.", "Grease baking trays or line with parchment.", "Sift together the flour, bicarb and salt; set aside.", "In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until well blended.", "Beat in the vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy.", "Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended.", "Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.", "Drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, with each cookie around 4 tablespoons of dough (for smaller cookies, drop 1 rounded tablespoonful and adjust baking time as necessary).", "Do not flatten the dough.", "Cookies should be about 8cm apart.", "Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted.", "Cool on baking trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Place bacon in a large, deep frying pan.", "Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.", "Drain, crumble and set aside.", "In a large pot with boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente.", "Drain.", "In a medium frying pan, saute the chopped onion and garlic.", "Take off heat and add chopped cooked bacon and set aside.", "To make the sauce, in a medium saucepan melt the butter over low heat.", "Once melted, add the flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes.", "Gradually add milk and continue stirring until thickened.", "Stir in 2/3 of the grated Cheddar cheese and stir until melted.", "Combine cooked pasta, sauteed vegetables and sauce.", "Pour into a 2 litre baking dish.", "Sprinkle over remaining Cheddar cheese.", "Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese on top is melted and brown, 15 to 20 minutes.", "Serve warm." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Grease and line two 18cm (7 in) cake tins with baking parchment.", "Cream the butter and the sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy.", "Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and stir in the vanilla.", "Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon, adding a little milk if necessary, to create a mixture with a soft dropping consistency.", "Divide the mixture between the cake tins and gently spread out with a spatula.", "Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.", "Remove from the oven and set aside for 5 minutes, then remove from the tin and peel off the paper.", "Place onto a wire rack.", "For the filling: place butter in a bowl and beat for 5 minutes, till very pale and fluffy.", "Add the icing sugar whilst beating.", "Continue till smooth.", "After cake has cooled, sandwich together with buttercream and jam." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).", "Cook the lasagne in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, until al dente.", "Drain and rinse under cold water.", "Drain on a clean tea-towel, in a single layer, then cut each sheet of lasagne in half lengthways.", "Rinse the spinach and place in a large saucepan.", "Cover and cook over a moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes (the water clinging to the leaves will provide enough moisture).", "Shake the pan occasionally so that the spinach cooks evenly.", "Drain well.", "Use 4 large leaves to line 4 lightly oiled 175 ml (6 fl oz) ramekin dishes.", "Chop the remaining spinach and set aside.", "Lay 2 lasagne strips in each spinach-lined ramekin, overlapping them in a cross shape.", "Leave excess pasta hanging over the edge.", "Mix half the ricotta cheese with the chopped spinach.", "Add half of the beaten egg, the nutmeg and seasoning to taste, and mix thoroughly.", "Cut the salmon into 1 cm (1/2 in) dice and mix with the remaining ricotta cheese and beaten egg.", "Stir in the fennel or dill, grated lime zest and seasoning to taste until thoroughly combined.", "Divide the salmon mixture evenly among the ramekins.", "Cut the remaining 2 strips of pasta across in half and lay a piece in each ramekin, pressing it in neatly on top of the salmon mixture.", "Spoon the spinach mixture into the dishes and fold the overhanging pasta strips over the top.", "Cut out 4 pieces of foil and brush them lightly with oil, then use them to cover the ramekin dishes.", "Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, make the herb sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan.", "Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.", "Stir in the lime juice, herbs, cream and seasoning to taste.", "Remove from the heat.", "Run a flat-bladed knife around the edges of the dishes to loosen the timbales.", "Cover each one with a plate, invert and lift off the dish.", "Pour the herb sauce around, garnish with fennel or dill, if using, and serve." ]