What you need: Vegetables for stuffing: courgettes and big tomatoes Olive oil Garlic – chopped Onions – chopped Tomatoes, small sweet ones Cooked rice for stuffing – white long grain or short grain (you will need about two cups of cooked rice) Salt and pepper Casserole What you do: Preheat oven to 180C Scoop out…

What you need: Enough big prawns for two Spring onion- chopped into chunks Small glass of chicken stock Vegetable oil Spring onions – chopped Garlic – chopped Thumb sized piece of fresh ginger – chopped Sweet chilli sauce What you do: Heat the oil and fry the spring onions and garlic until translucent, add ginger…

What you need: 500 ml of  coconut liquid, made either from coconut cream powder or can of coconut milk Rice noodles cooked as per the packet (keep them in cold water so they do not stick together) 500 ml chicken stock Vegetable oil Spring onions – chopped into small chunks Garlic – chopped small Thumb…

What you need: Golden soya knots – soak for 30 minutes in boiled water (add chicken bouillon for flavour) Enough cooked rice for two Vegetable oil Spring onions – chopped Garlic – chopped Red, yellow and green peppers, deseeded and sliced Mangetout Low salt Soy Sauce Oyster Sauce Chilli flakes Wok What you do: Heat…

What you need: Pasta Olive oil Onions – chopped Garlic – chopped Small sweet red tomatoes Roughly chopped spring greens Red chilli flakes Black olives Mint – chopped Capers Salt and pepper Saucepan What you do: Cook the pasta, drain, but not completely – this keeps the pasta from drying out Heat two glugs of…

What you need: Eggs (four is good for two people) Olive oil Onions – chopped Garlic – chopped Green and red peppers – chopped small Small sweet red and orange tomatoes Roughly chopped spring greens Red chilli flakes Salt and pepper Saucepan Whisk Bowl What you do: Pre heat the grill so it is good…

What you need: Chicken pieces Olive oil Onions – chopped Garlic – chopped Green and red peppers – chopped small Chicken stock Red chilli flakes Salt and pepper Saucepan What you do: Heat two glugs of olive oil, fry the onion and garlic until translucent Add the chicken, chilli flakes and brown Add the peppers…

What you need: Good quantity of the tomato sauce base Good quantity of cooked red kidney beans (or a can or two if you have not had time to cook your own) Enough beef mince for two (ask the butcher) Olive oil Two onions – chopped Garlic – chopped (as much as you want) Whole…

What you need: Good quantity of the tomato sauce base Good quantity of cooked white beans Olive oil Onions – chopped Garlic – chopped Chicken stock Chicken pieces – drumsticks and thighs are best Black olives Chopped spring greens Flat leaf parsley or coriander, roughly chopped Saucepan What you do: Make up about 250 ml…

This can be made either on the stove top or in the oven.  If you want to do it in the oven, you need a casserole/stewpot, and preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.  If you cook it on the stove top you will need a saucepan, otherwise it is going to make the hell…

What you need: Enough lamb’s mince for two people – about half a pound or so Pint or so of the tomato sauce base Aubergines (couple of large, plump ones) Mushrooms (Good handful) Olive oil Garlic Chopped Onions Oregano Maldon sea salt Black pepper Fresh coriander or flat leaf parsley – chopped roughly Oven preheated…

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