Pumpkin and Squash vegetables are wonderfully versatile but squash can be an acquired taste so here is a lovely, warming soup recipe.
Thai Style pumpkin soup, you will need:
- 1 ½ KG pumpkin or any squash
- Drizzle of oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp lemongrass, or a stalk crushed
- 3-4 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 850 ml vegetable stock
- 1 lime juice
- 1 red chilli to serve
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It’s mushroom season!
The winter nights are drawing in and the mushrooms are popping up under trees and in hedgerows all along the UK.
Warning: there are approximately 15,000 types of wild fungi across the length and breadth of the UK, many are poisonous and will do serious harm if ingested. Do not eat a single mouthful of any type of mushroom you cannot 100% identify.
However, the ones bought from the supermarket are usually fine!
Take 4 large Portobello mushrooms for this recipe, it takes a few minutes to prep and is low in fat, approximately 180/200 calories a ‘shroom depending on how much cheese you use.
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The traditional pasty of the Cornish variety provides a great base for experimentation and this fun twist on the classic is incredibly quick and simple to prepare.
It is made with standard store cupboard ingredients but the Stilton gives it a punch.
If you don’t like Stilton you could substitute another blue cheese. [ Read More ]
They’ve been back at school less than a month but the kids are doubtless already complaining of boredom when it comes to the contents of their lunchboxes or school dinners.
You can go down the tried and tested route of making sandwiches and salads in the shapes of faces or animals or you can go for something slightly more sophisticated that will nonetheless appeal to your children.
There’s nothing unfamiliar in the following recipes to put them off, but they make a change from the usual ham, cheese and sliced white bread. [ Read More ]
There is nothing more decadent than a rich, gooey chocolate fudge cake, and this is one of the best chocolate fudge cake recipes that you are likely to encounter!
With a rich chocolate ganache topping and gooey centre, we are sure that this will become a firm favourite in your baking repetoire!
Make sure you use good quality chocolate for this recipe, with at least 70% cocoa solids, as this will affect the quality of the cake produced.
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Author
Damien Wilde