Looking for some easy and yummy Christmas treats to impress your kids this Christmas? Well, look no further. We are sure your kids will love these Christmas treats ...
Looking for some easy and yummy Christmas treats to impress your kids this Christmas? Well, look no further. We are sure your kids will love these Christmas treats ...
This is a tutorial oh how to make a basic plain sponge cake. If you are looking for some extra flavor, simply use a few drops of vanilla essence or any other essence that you like ....
Ingredients (use 24 to 26cm cake tin):
- 6 Eggs (medium - large)
- 250g Caster Sugar
- 250g Plain Flour
- 100ml warm water
- 100ml vegetable/sunflower oil
- 12g Baking Powder
Learn in this video how to make Italian Baked Eggs, a lovely addition to a Mother's Day brunch or the perfect fast food for any meal ....
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion coarsely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon hot chile flakes
- 1 tin (14oz/400ml) tomatoes, crushed
- 8 large eggs
- 1/4 grated cheddar or Parmigiano Reggiano
- Shredded basil
- Salt and pepper
Jamie's healthy salad dressing recipe is super-tasty and so quick to make. It's fresh, goes great on loads of different salads and will keep for a few days in the fridge. It's a clever trick to have up your sleeve when you want an alternative to oil-based salad dressings ....
Ingredients
- 500 g fat-free natural yogurt
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons English mustard
- a small bunch of green and purple basil or coriander
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled
- 1/2 a fresh red chilli
- 2 tablespoons white wine or cider vinegar
- juice of 1/2 lemon
If you love baked potatoes and like most of us, want an easy and quick recipe that will please the whole family, we have your covered ....
Try this easy recipe this weekend for the whole family to enjoy ....
Ingredients (Servings: 4)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for frying (about 4 cups)
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1 small Yukon Gold potato, peeled, chopped
- 1 small carrot, peeled, chopped
- 1 small poblano chile, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt
- 1/3 cup chili powder
- 2 punds ground beef chuch
- 2 cups fresh salsa
- 8 corn tortillas
- Shredded iceberg lettuce, chopped tomatoes, grated sharp cheddar cheese, cilantro, and lime wedges (for serving)
Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large pot over medium-high and cook onion, potato, carrot, chile, and garlic, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden and soft, 8-10 minutes. Season with salt, add chili powder, and cook, stirring, until chili is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up with the back of a spoon and scraping up any browned bits from pot, until meat is browned, 12-15 minutes. Stir in salsa; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until most of liquid evaporates and beef is tender, 15-20 minutes. Season beef picadillo with salt.
Meanwhile, pour oil into a medium heavy pot to come 3'' up the sides; fit with thermometer. Heat over high until thermometer registers 375C. Holding a tortilla perpendicular to the oil near the edge of the pot, carefully lower into the oil so that the tortilla slides to the bottom (this method will fry and seal both sides of the tortilla, allowing steam to inflate-or ''puff''-the tortilla like a balloon). After a few seconds, the puffy tortilla will float to the surface; turn over and push the top edge of a metal spatula (a fish spatula works best) into to center of the tortilla, bending it into a taco shape, and press it below the oil's surface. Hold in place and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 1 minute. Invert taco shell on paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
Spoon beef picadillo into shells and top with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
Do Ahead: Beef picadillo can be made 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat before serving.
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Five minutes, three ingredients homemade hard candy in any flavor or color of your choice. This Glass Candy is perfect for any themed party ....
This is a video demonstrating on how to make basic white bread (4 loafs), that is light and fluffy that surely your whole family will love ....
Ingredients for 1 loaf of bread
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon (3 tsp) active dry yeast
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tablespoon oil
- 2 cups flour (roughly)
Ingredients
- Torta del Casar cheese, in box (if can't be found try similar French or Portuguese cheeses that bake well)
- 2 teaspoons sweet smoked parpika, plus extra for sprinkling
- country-style bread, tasted or grilled, to serve
- Preheat your oven to 180C/gas 4. Cut off the top of the cheese with a knife and sprinkle with the paprika.
- Place the cheese on a baking tray, pop it in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, until the cheese is very soft and gooey. Transfer it onto a plate and sift over a little extra paprika.
- Serve the baked cheese immediately with the toasted or grilled bread on the side.
In this video recipe, Barry shows us how to make an easy warming soup recipe. A chunky vegetable pasta soup is made with fresh tortellini, super quick to chuck together with most ingredients you already have around the house. This recipe is delicious, cheap and filling ....
If you ladies have no time for fancy prep or long cooking times, here is a quick and easy meal idea that the whole family can enjoy ....
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These homemade marshmallows are so yummy, and much, much better than the store-bought kind. Seriously, it's like a whole different confection ....
Learn how to make the ''Chocolate Biscuit Cake'' based on a recipe from the book 'Eating Royally' by Darren McGrady, who used to be the private chef of Lady Diana ....
Here is an amazing stuffed tomatoes and peppers Greek recipe that is both very tasty and easy to make. If you're having Greek friends over, this is one of those recipes that they will very much appreciate and love ....
If you're a little nervous about what to serve your guests at your Halloween Party, watch the following videos for some great ideas to please your crowd with easy DIY treats ....
This tomato salsa is a great accompaniment to grilled fish and meat, and lovely served with fajitas or spooned into a falafel wrap ....
Ingredients
- 6 ripe tomatoes
- 1 large bunch of fresh coriander
- 1 onion
- 2 fresh jalapeno or green chillies
- 1 large clove of garlic
- 1-2 limes, juice from
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Method
Finely chop the tomatoes and coriander (stalks and all) and place into a large bowl. Peel and finely chop the onion, deseed and finely chop the chillies, then add it all to the bowl.
Peel and finely grate in the garlic. Add the juice from 1 lime and 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Mix well, then season to taste with salt, pepper and lime juice. Serve straightaway or cover and set aside for a few hours to let all those flavors develop
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These yummy cheese and ham scrolls are so easy to make you can get the kids to help. All you need is some puff pastry and your favorite fillings. Just roll them up, put them in the oven and hey presto ....
Here's a video on how to make crystal sticks candy. It's easy and fun to make, you just need to be patient and have fun.
Things you will need
- 1 cup of water
- 3.5 cups of sugar
- Food coloring
- Jars
- Lollipop sticks/skewers
- Clothes pins
1. Make sure the sugar on the skewer is fully dry ....
If it's not, the sugar coating will fall off and the new crystals will have nothing to grow on. You can also end up with a glass full of sugar crystals and the skewers will get stuck to crystals that are growing on the bottom of the jar and you won't be able to remove the skewers without breaking anything.
To make sure the sugar is dry, you can prepare them a day before and use water instead of sugar liquid. Place the coated skewers over your heating on some paper and let it dry. Then rub off the excess sugar very carefully to make sure you remove everything that doesn't stick to the skewer.
2. You can boil the liquid again and add more sugar, if nothing is happening ....
You can add more sugar if you didn't have enough or add more water to avoid any left over crystals. If you use the above ratio you and the sugar still dissolves, you have to add more sugar into the water until nothing dissolves any more. You will see it when there are crystals that don't want to go away. What works is adding just a little bit of water so these crystals can crystallize as well. Then you know you have enough sugar in it.
3. Remove the hard pieces of sugar off the top and transfer the liquid into a new clean jar ....
If the crystals are growing on the skewers but the surface is full of crystals as well, you can remove the top and pour the liquid into a new clean jar and then place the skewers back into the jar.
Chef Sarah Ellsworth, the London Plane, Seattle, uses creamy bomba rice and orange-flower water to make an elevated rice pudding for her daughter-for breakfast: ''It's a weekend treat''....
Ingredients
- 1 cup bomba or arborio rice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 5 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon orange-flower water
- 1 pear, sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped unsalted, roasted pistachios
- Hone (for serving)
- Bring rice, salt, and 1.5 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat, partially cover, and simmer until water is almost completely absorbed, 6-8 minutes. Add milk, return to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and milk is thickened, 30-35 minutes. Add sugar and orange-flower water and cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute longer. Let cool slightly.
- Serve rice pudding topped with sliced pear and chopped pistachios and drizzled with honey.
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Ingredients
- Salt
- 1 pound bow-tie pasta
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 3 ears fresh corn, kernels cut off
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente; drain.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
Add the garlic and tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are softened, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the corn, raise the heat slightly and cook until the corn is heated through and golden, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt.
