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[ "Mix yeast and white sugar in the warm milk.", "Place the flour, salt, butter, caster sugar and egg in a food processor with a dough hook attachment.", "Add in the warm milk yeast mixture and turn the processor on for 2 minutes until the flour mixture forms into a soft dough.", "Turn the dough out into a bowl, cover and leave in a warm until the dough doubles in size, about 30 minutes.", "Meanwhile, prepare the filling by heating butter, brown sugar, spice, fruits, apricots and water in a pan.", "Stir until the sugar and butter are melted.", "Roll out the dough into a 15x30cm rectangle.", "Spread with apricot jam and then cover with the fruit filling mixture.", "Roll up the dough like a Swiss roll.", "Cut into 3cm slices.", "Arrange the slices in an 18cm cake tin.", "Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 15 to 20 minutes.", "Preheat the oven to 230 C / Gas 8.", "Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.", "Leave to cool.", "Drizzle with icing and serve.", "( See picture )" ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5.", "Lightly grease a baking dish.", "Mix together the sugar and cinnamon.", "Butter 5 slices of bread, cut in half.", "Layer the bread in the dish adding a handful of sultanas and the sugar mix as you go, covering each slice.", "Mix the milk and eggs together and whisk.", "Pour over the bread and leave to absorb for 10 minutes.", "Bake in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until the pudding is set and browned." ]

[ "Put the apple chunks into a pan, add three quarters of the sugar, the cinnamon stick or clove and cover.", "Allow to stew gently for half an hour, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.", "Keep checking as they can easily burn at the beginning.", "Check that the fruit is cooked by mashing it a bit with a wooden spoon.", "The apples should be soft but not puréed.", "Put the apples into the serving dish and allow to cool.", "Set the temperature of the oven to 150 C / gas 2.", "Mix the flour, remaining sugar and the butter with your fingers in a bowl until it becomes like a breadcrumb consistency.", "Cover the stewed apples with the crumble topping, without pressing down.", "Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy.", "Spoon a helping of crumble into a dish and serve with cream or ice cream." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Place shredded chicken in a bowl.", "Whisk honey, lime juice, chilli powder and garlic together in a bowl;", "pour over chicken and toss to coat.", "Marinate chicken in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.", "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Mix enchilada sauce and cream together in a shallow bowl.", "Dip 1 tortilla in enchilada sauce mixture and place in the bottom of a large baking dish.", "Repeat with one or two more tortillas until bottom of dish is covered.", "Spread 1/2 the chicken mixture over tortilla layer.", "Sprinkle 1/3 of the grated cheese over chicken layer.", "Dip more tortillas in enchilada sauce mixture and arrange over grated cheese layer.", "Spoon 2 to 3 spoonful enchilada sauce mixture over tortilla layer.", "Repeat layering with remaining chicken and 1/3 of the cheese, ending with a layer of tortillas.", "Pour any remaining enchilada sauce mixture over tortillas and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.", "Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted and golden, about 30 minutes." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Combine the yeast, water and sugar in a large bowl.", "Let stand 10 minutes, till bubbly and frothy.", "Stir in milk, egg, salt and enough flour to make a soft dough (you may not use all of the flour).", "Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth.", "Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.", "Punch down dough, and knead well.", "If you wish to make garlic naan, knead in the minced garlic now.", "Pinch off small handfuls of dough about the size of a golf ball.", "Roll into balls, cover with a cloth and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.", "During the second rising, preheat grill.", "Roll out a ball of dough into an elongated oval.", "Place on an ungreased baking tray and cook under the grill for about 2 minutes or until lightly browned.", "Brush butter on both sides, then return to the grill and cook the other side for another 2 minutes, or until firm and golden.", "Repeat with remaining dough." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "In a pot melt the butter, add the flour and then pour the milk stirring constantly to avoid lumps.", "Season with salt and a little nutmeg then bring to boil", "cook for only a couple of minutes.", "Set aside.", "Heat a pan and sauté chopped carrot, onion and celery in a little olive oil.", "Add the mixed minced beef and/or pork and a bay leaf; stir.", "Once the meat has reached a brown colour, pour in the wine and let it reduce.", "Add the tomato puree", ",", "cover with water and let cook for at least 30 minutes.", "Season with salt and pepper, remove the bay leaf and set aside.", "Clean the mushrooms, slice them finely and cook in a non-stick pan over medium heat.", "Set aside.", "Grease a baking dish with a little bit of butter.", "Spoon a layer of béchamel, then Bolognese sauce over the bottom of the dish.", "Top the first layer with lasagne sheets, then cover it with some sliced mushrooms and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.", "Repeat this procedure 5 times, altering layers of Bolognese sauce, lasagne, mushrooms and béchamel.", "Make sure to leave enough béchamel sauce to cover the top layer completely.", "Bake in a preheated oven at 220 C for 25-30 minutes.", "Let the lasagne rest for ten minutes before serving." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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 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." ]

[ "Place shredded chicken in a bowl.", "Whisk honey, lime juice, chilli powder and garlic together in a bowl;", "pour over chicken and toss to coat.", "Marinate chicken in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.", "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Mix enchilada sauce and cream together in a shallow bowl.", "Dip 1 tortilla in enchilada sauce mixture and place in the bottom of a large baking dish.", "Repeat with one or two more tortillas until bottom of dish is covered.", "Spread 1/2 the chicken mixture over tortilla layer.", "Sprinkle 1/3 of the grated cheese over chicken layer.", "Dip more tortillas in enchilada sauce mixture and arrange over grated cheese layer.", "Spoon 2 to 3 spoonful enchilada sauce mixture over tortilla layer.", "Repeat layering with remaining chicken and 1/3 of the cheese, ending with a layer of tortillas.", "Pour any remaining enchilada sauce mixture over tortillas and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.", "Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted and golden, about 30 minutes." ]

[ "Warm a little oil in a wok over a medium heat then add the beef mince and brown, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink.", "Add the carrots, peas, mushrooms and onion and cook and stir for 5 minutes.", "Sprinkle in the gravy granules then pour over the boiling water.", "Bring to a simmer for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.", "Transfer the mince to an ovenproof baking dish.", "Bring a saucepan of water to the boil then add the new potatoes, halving if they are large, and cook for 10 minutes until tender.", "Drain and allow to cool before slicing.", "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Top the mince with sliced potatoes and drizzle with olive oil.", "Sprinkle with grated cheese, if using.", "Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes until the potatoes are golden brown and the cheese, if using, has melted.", "Remove from the oven and enjoy!" ]

[ "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 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." ]

[ "Heat the oil in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat.", "Saut辿 onions until they start to brown.", "Add chicken pieces, and fry until lightly browned on the outside.", "Pour in the water, and bring to the boil.", "Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 30 minutes, adding more water if necessary to keep the mixture from drying out.", "Preheat the oven to 160 C / Gas mark 3.", "Combine the walnuts and pomegranate juice in the container of a blender or food processor.", "Process into a pur辿e.", "This can be done in small batches if necessary.", "Add this mixture to the simmering chicken mixture.", "Season with cardamom, cinnamon, saffron powder and salt.", "Stir in the cubed squash.", "Transfer the entire mixture to a 23x33cm (9x13 in) baking dish.", "Bake loosely covered for 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.", "Serve with white rice." ]

[ "Grease two 23cm round cake tins.", "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Make a paste with the cocoa and food colouring.", "Set aside.", "Combine the buttermilk, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.", "Set aside.", "In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.", "Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture.", "Beat in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour, mixing each time.", "Stir together bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, then gently fold this into the cake mixture.", "Pour the mixture evenly into the 2 cake tins.", "Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.", "Allow to cool completely before frosting.", "Refrigerate until ready to serve.", "To make icing: In a saucepan, combine the milk and flour.", "Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.", "Set aside to cool completely.", "Cream together butter, 200g sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, then stir in the cooled milk and flour mixture, beating until icing reaches spreading consistency.", "Decorate as much or as little as you like!" ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Cream butter and sugar.", "Beat in egg and milk.", "Lightly sift in flour, baking powder and salt, and fold in with a metal spoon.", "Combine topping ingredients in a separate bowl.", "Grease and base line a 23cm (9 \") square cake tin with baking parchment.", "Spread half thin layer of the cake mix in the bottom.", "Spread with just over half the topping mix.", "Spoon over the rest of the cake mix and spread evenly with a fork.", "Scatter over the remaining topping and press down very lightly.", "Bake at 190 C / Gas 5 for about 30 minutes." ]

[ "Preheat an oven to 220 C / Gas 7.", "Toss the crabmeat in the butter.", "Set aside until ready to serve.", "Pat steaks dry and season with salt and pepper.", "Heat olive oil in large heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until hot, but not smoking.", "Sear steaks on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.", "Transfer steaks to an oiled baking tin and roast in the middle of the preheated oven until they start to firm and are reddish-pink and juicy in the centre, about 10 minutes.", "An instant-read thermometer inserted into the centre should read 54 degrees C.", "Top each steak with the crabmeat and butter mixture." ]

[ "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!" ]

[ "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!" ]

[ "Warm the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.", "Add the salmon fillet and cook skin side down for 8 to 10 minutes, then flip over and cook for just a few minutes to get a nice golden brown on top.", "Flip back to skin side down and continue to cook until the fish is an even pink colour throughout and the flesh flakes easily with a fork.", "The time this takes will depend on the thickness of the salmon fillet.", "Meanwhile, make the sauce.", "Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat then add the thyme.", "Cook and stir for 1 minute then pour in the port, lemon juice and seasoning.", "Stir for 4 to 6 minutes.", "Just prior to serving stir through the cream and capers, if using.", "Place the salmon fillet on a warm plate and pour the lemon cream sauce over.", "Serve immediately." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Brown the diced chicken breasts in a little butter and oil in a large frying pan or wok.", "When the chicken is just cooked, set aside.", "In the same pan sweat the onion and mushrooms till softened, add the garlic and then set aside with the chicken.", "Deglaze the pan with a little of the wine, remove from the heat, and add half of the cream.", "Return the pan to a low heat and reduce the cream at a gentle simmer.", "Once the cream is starting to thicken, return the other ingredients to the pan, and continue to simmer gently, gradually adding the remaining cream and wine till the consistency and flavour is to your liking.", "There is no \"Right\" or \"Wrong\" result, just keep tasting!", "Add a little salt to develop the flavour, and taste again!", "Add black pepper to suit yourself.", "I always adjust this as I go along;", "it's all in the taste.", "if yIu think it needs more garlic or wine, then add some!", "Serve on a bed of fluffy rice, maybe with some garlic bread.", "Enjoy." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6.", "Line a large baking tray with baking parchment.", "Gently sweat the onions off in a frying pan with some oil until they turn translucent, about 6-8 minutes.", "Sprinkle in the chilli powder and mix.", "Add the turmeric, cumin, ginger, coriander and stir well.", "Remove from the heat.", "Place the chickpea flour, salt, coriander, cumin into a medium bowl and mix well.", "Add the onions and tomato puree into a bowl and mix.", "Add a little bit of water to get the correct consistency, it should be wet and easy to stir, but not sloppy.", "Drizzle some oil onto the prepared tray, place 2 tablespoons of the onion mix onto the tray for each bhaji, flatten slightly with the back of the spoon.", "Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 20-25 minutes, drizzle a little oil on top of the bhajis and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until golden brown.", "Serve hot, enjoy!" ]

[ "Preheat the oven to approx 200 C / Gas 6.", "Chop the onion, bacon, mushroom and chorizo.", "Shallow fry in oil for 5 to 10 minutes until soft.", "Lightly butter 6 slices of bread and the remove crusts.", "Gently press butter side down into 6 individual mini-loaf tins or muffin tin to make six surprises.", "Spoon one tablespoon of cr竪me fra樽che into each unit and divide the fried onion mixture between the six units.", "Carefully break an egg in each unit.", "Season to taste.", "Lightly butter the remaining slices of bread and remove crusts.", "Cut to fit 6 lids for each unit, butter side up.", "Seal by gently pressing down and tucking bread into sides.", "Bake in centre of hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes.", "Longer if you prefer your egg yolks cooked through rather than runny.", "Remove from oven.", "Place plate on top on top of loaf and flip over (invert) to remove cooked surprise.", "This may need a gentle tap with a wooden spoon.", "Don't worry if it leaks a bit.", "Just serve it hot and enjoy!" ]

[ "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!" ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Heat the oil in a saucepan.", "Add the onion and cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes.", "Add the aubergine and cook for a further 5 minutes.", "Add the garlic, tomatoes, vinegar, seasoning and sugar.", "Stir well.", "You may need to adjust vinegar/sugar to suit personal taste.", "Simmer for 40 minutes over low heat.", "Remove and bring to room temperature before serving.", "Its even better if chilled and served the next day at room temperature.", "Keeps for a few days in the fridge." ]

[ "For the pico de gallo: In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, lime juice, coriander, fresh chilli, salt and pepper.", "Set aside.", "In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil.", "Add chicken and saute until cooked through and juices run clear.", "Remove chicken from pan and set aside.", "Put the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the hot pan and saute the sliced onion and green pepper until tender.", "Stir in the minced garlic and saute until the aroma is strong.", "Mix in half of the pico de gallo and chicken breast meat.", "Set aside; keep warm.", "In a clean, heavy frying pan, heat one flour tortilla.", "Spread 4 tablespoons of the grated cheese on the tortilla and top with 1/2 the chicken mixture.", "Sprinkle another 4 tablespoons cheese over the chicken and top with another tortilla.", "When bottom tortilla is lightly brown and cheese has started to melt, flip quesadilla and cook on the opposite side.", "Remove the quesadilla from the frying pan and cut into quarters.", "Repeat with the remaining ingredients.", "Serve quesadillas with soured cream and remaining pico de gallo." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Mix salt and pepper, lemon salt, paprika, crushed hazelnuts and nigella seeds (the latter can be replaced with black sesame seeds).", "Brush a little olive oil (or if you prefer, rapeseed oil or avocado oil) over your tuna steak.", "Coat tuna in the mixture of spices and nuts.", "Heat up a frying pan, and when particularly hot, sear the tuna steak on both sides.", "Once it is about 3mm \"white-edged\" (but still pink in the centre), take the tuna off the pan, let rest, and then slice thinly before adding to the salad.", "Parboil the green beans and the broccolini so that they are vivid green colour and still crisp to bite.", "Drain well.", "Boil the eggs, peel and cut in half once cooled;", "arrange with the beans, broccolini and the olives, add tuna in between (as per photo).", "For dressing: combine the Vegeta®", ", garlic, lemon, lime and orange juice, chopped spring onions, wholegrain mustard, olive oil and chilli flakes (if using), and mix well.", "Pour the dressing over the arranged salad on the serving plate." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Warm a little oil in a wok over a medium heat then add the beef mince and brown, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink.", "Add the carrots, peas, mushrooms and onion and cook and stir for 5 minutes.", "Sprinkle in the gravy granules then pour over the boiling water.", "Bring to a simmer for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.", "Transfer the mince to an ovenproof baking dish.", "Bring a saucepan of water to the boil then add the new potatoes, halving if they are large, and cook for 10 minutes until tender.", "Drain and allow to cool before slicing.", "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Top the mince with sliced potatoes and drizzle with olive oil.", "Sprinkle with grated cheese, if using.", "Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes until the potatoes are golden brown and the cheese, if using, has melted.", "Remove from the oven and enjoy!" ]

[ "In a pot melt the butter, add the flour and then pour the milk stirring constantly to avoid lumps.", "Season with salt and a little nutmeg then bring to boil", "cook for only a couple of minutes.", "Set aside.", "Heat a pan and sauté chopped carrot, onion and celery in a little olive oil.", "Add the mixed minced beef and/or pork and a bay leaf; stir.", "Once the meat has reached a brown colour, pour in the wine and let it reduce.", "Add the tomato puree", ",", "cover with water and let cook for at least 30 minutes.", "Season with salt and pepper, remove the bay leaf and set aside.", "Clean the mushrooms, slice them finely and cook in a non-stick pan over medium heat.", "Set aside.", "Grease a baking dish with a little bit of butter.", "Spoon a layer of béchamel, then Bolognese sauce over the bottom of the dish.", "Top the first layer with lasagne sheets, then cover it with some sliced mushrooms and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.", "Repeat this procedure 5 times, altering layers of Bolognese sauce, lasagne, mushrooms and béchamel.", "Make sure to leave enough béchamel sauce to cover the top layer completely.", "Bake in a preheated oven at 220 C for 25-30 minutes.", "Let the lasagne rest for ten minutes before 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." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Carefully cut the pumpkin in half and remove the seeds.", "Place cut side up on a baking tray and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.", "Bake for 1 hour until the pumpkin is tender.", "Remove from the oven and allow to cool so that it can be handled easily.", "Remove and discard the skin and cut the pumpkin flesh into cubes.", "In the meantime, cook and stir the onion until soft.", "Add chopped orange segments followed by the pumpkin cubes and ginger.", "Add honey and mix, taking care not to break up the pumpkin pieces.", "Add soya sauce and bring to the boil then take off the heat.", "Serve with rice, bulgur or couscous for a complete meal." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 200 C / gas 6.", "Once pork joint is cleaned, rub salt into the skin of the pork to help create a crisp crackling.", "Put the thyme on the base of a roasting tin with the pork on top; roast for 45 minutes.", "Parboil the parsnips for 5 minutes, adding them to the roasting tin when the 45 minutes is up, making sure you cover them in some of the pork's cooking juices.", "Roast for a further 45 minutes.", "Remove pork and parsnips from oven and leave to rest for 10 minutes.", "Remove thyme from roasting tray along with any excess fat.", "Add cider to the meat juices, and boil for 2-3 minutes.", "Stir in the cream, heat through but do not boil.", "Slice the pork loin and serve with the parsnips and cider cream.", "Enjoy!" ]

[ "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 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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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!" ]

[ "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 an oven to 220 C / Gas 7.", "Toss the crabmeat in the butter.", "Set aside until ready to serve.", "Pat steaks dry and season with salt and pepper.", "Heat olive oil in large heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until hot, but not smoking.", "Sear steaks on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.", "Transfer steaks to an oiled baking tin and roast in the middle of the preheated oven until they start to firm and are reddish-pink and juicy in the centre, about 10 minutes.", "An instant-read thermometer inserted into the centre should read 54 degrees C.", "Top each steak with the crabmeat and butter mixture." ]

[ "Start out with your lamb at or near room temperature as this will help to ensure a more even cook throughout.", "Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6.", "Line a baking tray or roasting tin with aluminium foil.", "In a bowl, combine 3 tablespoons oil with the the rosemary, garlic and 2 tablespoons mint sauce.", "Mix well then rub evenly over the racks of lamb.", "Season generously.", "Heat the remainder of the oil in a large frying pan over high heat.", "Place lamb in frying pan when the oil is very hot.", "Brown well on all sides, about 5 to 8 minutes in total.", "Remove from heat and immediately transfer lamb to prepared roasting tin.", "Brush the remainder of the mint sauce over the top of the rack and sprinkle with fresh mint and parsley.", "Roast in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes for medium, cook in increments of 10 minutes for a more well done lamb.", "Remove from the oven, transfer to a plate and let rest 10 minutes before slicing." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Grease two 23cm round cake tins.", "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Make a paste with the cocoa and food colouring.", "Set aside.", "Combine the buttermilk, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.", "Set aside.", "In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.", "Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture.", "Beat in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour, mixing each time.", "Stir together bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, then gently fold this into the cake mixture.", "Pour the mixture evenly into the 2 cake tins.", "Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.", "Allow to cool completely before frosting.", "Refrigerate until ready to serve.", "To make icing: In a saucepan, combine the milk and flour.", "Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.", "Set aside to cool completely.", "Cream together butter, 200g sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, then stir in the cooled milk and flour mixture, beating until icing reaches spreading consistency.", "Decorate as much or as little as you like!" ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Heat the oil in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat.", "Saut辿 onions until they start to brown.", "Add chicken pieces, and fry until lightly browned on the outside.", "Pour in the water, and bring to the boil.", "Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 30 minutes, adding more water if necessary to keep the mixture from drying out.", "Preheat the oven to 160 C / Gas mark 3.", "Combine the walnuts and pomegranate juice in the container of a blender or food processor.", "Process into a pur辿e.", "This can be done in small batches if necessary.", "Add this mixture to the simmering chicken mixture.", "Season with cardamom, cinnamon, saffron powder and salt.", "Stir in the cubed squash.", "Transfer the entire mixture to a 23x33cm (9x13 in) baking dish.", "Bake loosely covered for 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.", "Serve with white rice." ]

[ "Preheat 180 C / Gas 4.", "Line a cupcake tin with paper cases.", "Mix the sugar and butter together till light and creamy.", "Add the eggs bit by bit.", "Then add flour.", "Stir well and add in the vanilla.", "( If the mixture is too thick, you can add a bit of milk.", ")", "Put them into the oven for 15 or 20 minutes, or till a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.", "When it is baked sprinkle some icing sugar and top with sliced strawberries, if desired." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Heat the oil in a saucepan.", "Add the onion and cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes.", "Add the aubergine and cook for a further 5 minutes.", "Add the garlic, tomatoes, vinegar, seasoning and sugar.", "Stir well.", "You may need to adjust vinegar/sugar to suit personal taste.", "Simmer for 40 minutes over low heat.", "Remove and bring to room temperature before serving.", "Its even better if chilled and served the next day at room temperature.", "Keeps for a few days in the fridge." ]

[ "Grease two 23cm round cake tins.", "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Make a paste with the cocoa and food colouring.", "Set aside.", "Combine the buttermilk, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.", "Set aside.", "In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.", "Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture.", "Beat in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour, mixing each time.", "Stir together bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, then gently fold this into the cake mixture.", "Pour the mixture evenly into the 2 cake tins.", "Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.", "Allow to cool completely before frosting.", "Refrigerate until ready to serve.", "To make icing: In a saucepan, combine the milk and flour.", "Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.", "Set aside to cool completely.", "Cream together butter, 200g sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, then stir in the cooled milk and flour mixture, beating until icing reaches spreading consistency.", "Decorate as much or as little as you like!" ]

[ "Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.", "Stir in the onion and cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.", "Add the garlic and crushed chilli and cook, stirring, for an additional minute.", "Stir the vodka, passata and light cream into the onion mixture, turn heat to high and bring sauce to the boil.", "Reduce heat to low, stir in the Pecorino Romano cheese and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.", "Season finished sauce with salt and pepper.", "Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to the boil over high heat.", "Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne and return to the boil.", "Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.", "Drain well in a sieve set in the sink.", "Transfer pasta to a large bowl and pour vodka sauce over, tossing to coat pasta with the sauce to serve." ]

[ "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!" ]

[ "Brown the diced chicken breasts in a little butter and oil in a large frying pan or wok.", "When the chicken is just cooked, set aside.", "In the same pan sweat the onion and mushrooms till softened, add the garlic and then set aside with the chicken.", "Deglaze the pan with a little of the wine, remove from the heat, and add half of the cream.", "Return the pan to a low heat and reduce the cream at a gentle simmer.", "Once the cream is starting to thicken, return the other ingredients to the pan, and continue to simmer gently, gradually adding the remaining cream and wine till the consistency and flavour is to your liking.", "There is no \"Right\" or \"Wrong\" result, just keep tasting!", "Add a little salt to develop the flavour, and taste again!", "Add black pepper to suit yourself.", "I always adjust this as I go along;", "it's all in the taste.", "if yIu think it needs more garlic or wine, then add some!", "Serve on a bed of fluffy rice, maybe with some garlic bread.", "Enjoy." ]

[ "Grease two 23cm round cake tins.", "Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Make a paste with the cocoa and food colouring.", "Set aside.", "Combine the buttermilk, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla.", "Set aside.", "In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.", "Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture.", "Beat in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour, mixing each time.", "Stir together bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, then gently fold this into the cake mixture.", "Pour the mixture evenly into the 2 cake tins.", "Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.", "Allow to cool completely before frosting.", "Refrigerate until ready to serve.", "To make icing: In a saucepan, combine the milk and flour.", "Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.", "Set aside to cool completely.", "Cream together butter, 200g sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, then stir in the cooled milk and flour mixture, beating until icing reaches spreading consistency.", "Decorate as much or as little as you like!" ]

[ "Make up the jelly and pour into two or three glasses.", "Leave to completely set, if it is still watery this recipe will not work.", "Put the strawberries and raspberries in an electric blender and blend until a mixed paste.", "Put the cream into an electric mixer by itself and blend until it's just starting to thicken then mix in the sugar.", "Once the sugar is blended in, spoon in the berry paste a bit at a time whilst still mixing so that the cream doesn't become watery.", "Continue to mix until the cream is thick like a mousse.", "Spoon the fruity cream onto the top of the jellies, decorate the top with the blueberries and chill for at least half an hour." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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 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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Place chicken carcass (and any leftover skin and meat and other bones) in a large pot and cover with cold water.", "Add bay leaf and bring to the boil.", "Reduce heat and simmer 60 to 90 minutes.", "Remove from heat, cool slightly and strain.", "Remove chicken meat from carcass and chop into bite-size pieces.", "In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.", "Cook onion and shallots in butter until translucent.", "Pour in strained stock and chicken meat and stir in stock, parsley, salt, pepper, potatoes and sweetcorn.", "Simmer 15 minutes, until potatoes are cooked and sweetcorn is tender.", "Remove from heat and stir in cream." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5.", "Arrange almonds in a single layer on a baking tray.", "Bake 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and lightly toasted.", "In a small bowl, mix red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, mustard, tarragon, salt and pepper.", "In a medium bowl, toss the red wine vinegar mixture with the spinach and mangos.", "Top with the toasted almonds to serve." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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 180 degrees C (gas mark 4).", "Grease and flour a 23x33cm baking tin.", "In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, caster sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla.", "Mix in flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.", "Stir in carrots and fold in pecans.", "Pour into the prepared tin.", "Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.", "Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.", "To Make topping: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.", "Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.", "Stir in chopped pecans.", "Spread over the top of cake when it has cooled." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Warm a little oil in a wok over a medium heat then add the beef mince and brown, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink.", "Add the carrots, peas, mushrooms and onion and cook and stir for 5 minutes.", "Sprinkle in the gravy granules then pour over the boiling water.", "Bring to a simmer for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.", "Transfer the mince to an ovenproof baking dish.", "Bring a saucepan of water to the boil then add the new potatoes, halving if they are large, and cook for 10 minutes until tender.", "Drain and allow to cool before slicing.", "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Top the mince with sliced potatoes and drizzle with olive oil.", "Sprinkle with grated cheese, if using.", "Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes until the potatoes are golden brown and the cheese, if using, has melted.", "Remove from the oven and enjoy!" ]

[ "Heat the oil in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat.", "Saut辿 onions until they start to brown.", "Add chicken pieces, and fry until lightly browned on the outside.", "Pour in the water, and bring to the boil.", "Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 30 minutes, adding more water if necessary to keep the mixture from drying out.", "Preheat the oven to 160 C / Gas mark 3.", "Combine the walnuts and pomegranate juice in the container of a blender or food processor.", "Process into a pur辿e.", "This can be done in small batches if necessary.", "Add this mixture to the simmering chicken mixture.", "Season with cardamom, cinnamon, saffron powder and salt.", "Stir in the cubed squash.", "Transfer the entire mixture to a 23x33cm (9x13 in) baking dish.", "Bake loosely covered for 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.", "Serve with white rice." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.", "Lightly grease a 20x30cm tin.", "In a large bowl, mix sugar, flour, bicarb, salt and cocoa.", "Add water, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla.", "Beat by hand until smooth.", "Pour into the prepared tin.", "Bake at 180 C / Gas 4 for 40 minutes, or until skewer inserted into centre of cake comes out clean." ]

[ "Pound steak as thin as possible, around 5mm thick.", "Drizzle or brush with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then sprinkle with a thin layer of breadcrumbs.", "Layer the prosciutto over the crumbs, sprinkle with remaining breadcrumbs and chopped hard-boiled eggs.", "Roll the meat up into a tight roll and secure with kitchen twine.", "Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan or stock pot over medium-high heat.", "Sear the outside of the roast on all sides.", "Pour passata over the roast and reduce heat to medium-low.", "Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.", "Remove meat from the sauce to a serving plate and let stand for 15 minutes.", "Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil.", "Add spaghetti and cook until tender, about 7 minutes.", "Drain.", "Carve the meat into slices about 1.25cm thick.", "Serve with spaghetti and sauce." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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 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 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." ]

[ "Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (gas mark 4).", "Grease and flour a 23x33cm baking tin.", "In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, caster sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla.", "Mix in flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.", "Stir in carrots and fold in pecans.", "Pour into the prepared tin.", "Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.", "Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.", "To Make topping: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.", "Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.", "Stir in chopped pecans.", "Spread over the top of cake when it has cooled." ]

[ "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." ]

[ "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 the diced chicken breasts in a little butter and oil in a large frying pan or wok.", "When the chicken is just cooked, set aside.", "In the same pan sweat the onion and mushrooms till softened, add the garlic and then set aside with the chicken.", "Deglaze the pan with a little of the wine, remove from the heat, and add half of the cream.", "Return the pan to a low heat and reduce the cream at a gentle simmer.", "Once the cream is starting to thicken, return the other ingredients to the pan, and continue to simmer gently, gradually adding the remaining cream and wine till the consistency and flavour is to your liking.", "There is no \"Right\" or \"Wrong\" result, just keep tasting!", "Add a little salt to develop the flavour, and taste again!", "Add black pepper to suit yourself.", "I always adjust this as I go along;", "it's all in the taste.", "if yIu think it needs more garlic or wine, then add some!", "Serve on a bed of fluffy rice, maybe with some garlic bread.", "Enjoy." ]

[ "Pre-heat the oven to 170 C / Gas 3.", "It's important to brown the sausages first in a large frying pan to get some flavour going (use a little olive oil in the pan to get them going).", "Once the sausages are browned all over place in a casserole dish.", "Now to prep the vegetables; finely slice the onions, finely chop the garlic and cut the potatoes, carrots and leeks into roughly the same larger cuts.", "I would cut to 1 inch in length pieces as we don't want them to breakdown too much in the stew.", "Add all the vegetables to the same frying pan and get a little colour on them.", "Again, once browned add to the casserole dish - deglaze the pan with a little stock (or white wine if you have) and also add to the casserole dish.", "Season the mixture well with salt and pepper and add two bay leaves - then pour over 750ml of hot chicken stock and place in the oven with a lid on for 1 hour and 15 minutes.", "We can now make the parsley dumplings.", "Grab a large bowl and sift in 9oz of plain flour then add 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of salt and the finely chopped parsley.", "Make a well in the centre of the dry mix and gradually add some milk until the mixture forms into a dough consistency.", "This mixture will make around 14 to 16 teaspoon sized dumplings - roll out the dumplings in your hands with a little flour to avoid sticking.", "After the casserole has been in the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, take out and turn the oven up to 200C.", "Add the dumplings, put back in the oven and cook for a further 30 minutes with the lid on.", "After 30 minutes remove the lid, turn the oven up to 220C and cook for 10 to 15 minutes so you get some colour on the dumplings that have risen to the top." ]