Gram Flour Pancakes

Great with curry or crisped under the grill for a tasty snack. Makes 6 Ingredients: 100g gram (chickpea) flour 200 ml iced water 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp roasted cumin seed 2 tbsp chopped coriander oil for frying Sieve the flour …

Chicken Minestrone

You can use any mix of vegetables that you have around, just chuck in what is available. olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped. 1 carrot, finely chopped. Handful of french beans, cut into 5 cm pieces 1 courgette, finely sliced. 1 pepper, sliced. 1 aubergine, …

Olive Oil Roasted Chicken

A whole meal in one pan Ingredients: 1.5 kg free range chicken olive oil 1/2 lemon sprig fresh thyme aubergines, peppers, onions, pumpkin etc. unpeeled garlic cloves. Preheat the oven to 200c Rub the chicken with olive oil and season with pepper. Place the half …

Chicken Curry

great way to use up left over roast chicken Ingredients: Vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, very finely chopped 1 tbsp fresh ginger, very finely chopped 2-3 large tomatoes, chopped (plus extra to serve) 300ml chicken stock leftover roast chicken, roughly chopped …

Chestnuts – How to Peel

I have tried various methods for peeling chestnuts but none of them seem to work for me. Scoring a cross in each nut took forever and led to the first aid kit for plasters. Roasting is perfect for nibbles around the fire but not great …

Cherry Jam

1.5 kg cherries – pitted. zest and juice of 1 lemon. sugar Chop up 3/4 of the cherries and leave the rest whole. Put in a large pan with the lemon juice and zest and cook for about 20 mins till soft, stirring from time …

Cherry Chutney

makes 4 jars Ingredients : 2 kg cherries, stones removed and roughly chopped in half. 500g onion chopped zest and flesh of 2 small oranges 25g piece ginger, grated 200g sugar 250ml cider vinegar 1 tblsp ground allspice 1tsp freshly-ground black pepper 1/2 tsp chilli …

Cherry Focaccia

Even better toasted with butter and a sprinkle of icing sugar 1/2 teaspoon dried yeast 400g strong white flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 15g butter 280ml mixture of milk and water 300g cherries butter sugar Put the dough ingredients into a bead maker …

Cheese Straws

yummy nibbles Ingredients: 115 g butter (no substitutes), softened 65 g grated Parmesan cheese 125 g all-purpose flour pinch salt pinch cayenne pepper milk to brush In a small mixing bowl, beat butter and Parmesan cheese until well blended. Add the flour, salt and cayenne; …

Cauliflower Soup

So simple – cheap too! Serves 6 Ingredients: 25 g butter 1 kg cauliflower, separated into florets. 1 large onion, chopped 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 1/2 litres boiling water (don’t use stock) olive oil Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the …