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Luxury mushrooms on toast

Luxury mushrooms on toast

serves 2 Ingredients 250g button mushrooms 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ glass white wine 2 heaped teaspoons chopped parsley 2 tablespoons double cream 2 x 2cm thick slices granary bread 2 heaped tablespoons grated mature cheddar Method Saute the...
Easy spicy corn chowder

Easy spicy corn chowder

serves 6 Ingredients 5 medium onions, finely chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 400g frozen sweetcorn 1 tablespoon mild curry powder ½ teaspoon hot chilli powder 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning 500ml vegetable stock made with two cubes 200ml semi-skimmed milk 150ml double...
Homemade pizza

Homemade pizza

makes 2 x 8 inch pizzas* Ingredients 250ml tepid water 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons granulated sugar ½ teaspoon table salt 360g strong white bread flour 1 teaspoon fast action yeast extra flour for rolling out (ordinary plain flour will do) 2 tablespoons...
Simple chocolate cake

Simple chocolate cake

A quick and easy to make chocolate cake with a generous helping of buttercream filling. makes one 7 inch cake Ingredients For the cake: 170g caster sugar 170g butter 3 eggs 140g self-raising flour 30g cocoa powder For the filling: 100g butter 200g icing sugar two 7...
Broccoli and stilton soup

Broccoli and stilton soup

Tastier than all the shop-bought versions we’ve tried, this is a good thickish soup for a cold winter’s day serves 4   Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove of garlic, roughly chopped 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 1 medium head of broccoli 1...