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Easy potato wedges

Easy potato wedges...

Potato wedges These are really great, mess free and can be done in the oven or on the braai. I have used basil pesto to make these but you can change the flavour to whatever you like really. They go perfectly with meat or chicken so serve them with you protein and a salad for a full on meal. (2 to 3 people) What you need 4 medium potatoes 2 tablespoons basil pesto 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon water Parmesan cheese Tin...
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Aloo Gobi – califlower and potato curry

Aloo Gobi – califlower and potato curry...

Aloo gobi cauliflower and potato Having given up smoking recently I have become a lot more health conscious, not least of which is the weight I am bound to pick up if I keep substituting smokes for food. Well this was really great, vegetarian, spicy, delicious which we had as a side dish but could easily be a main course. The soft potatoes really did it for me and the cauliflower seemed to absorb so much of the flavour,...
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Christmas leftover ham and mango salsa

Christmas leftover ham and mango salsa...

This mango salso recipe goes so well with smoked ham or gammon and for we who live in hot climates, it makes a sublime cold lunch, perfect for leftover gammon from Christmas. Use this recipe as a guideline, you can add spring onions finely sliced instead of red onion, use less or more avocado, make it to your taste or what you have left in the fridge. orange juice is also a great alternative to lemon if you like it really...
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Nigellas butternut and sweet potato soup

Nigellas butternut and sweet potato soup...

Butternut & sweet potato soup After you have spent hours in the kitchen creating the perfect Christmas feast, have drunk too much and really just want to sit back, relax and enjoy your family on boxing day, Nigellas butternut and sweet potato soup is just what you need. Your friends and family all feel the same but of course Christmas is a time to feast so get out the leftovers and make this ultra simple and so tasty...
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Sweet butternut

Sweet butternut...

Sweet butternut I have been asked quite a few times how to get kids eating vegetables and actually enjoying them. Well, this butternut recipe includes apples with a little orange juice which naturally sweetens the vegetables and really tastes fantastic. Butternut with apple is a great Christmas vegetable where nice sweetened vegetables go beautifully with the glazed gammon recipe and will have the kids tucking into the...
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Thai green vegetable curry

Thai green vegetable curry...

Green vegetable curry This Thai vegetable curry is mild with a coconut cream sauce that makes vegetables taste like nothing you have ever tasted before. There are so many of us who don’t eat enough vegetables and what I usually do is have Chinese food when I feel I need more vegetables in my diet but this recipe makes vegetarian food positivly delicious. It is a great recipe for entertaining and as one of a few...
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Gnocchi supreme recipe

Gnocchi supreme recipe...

Gnocchi I just love Gnocchi and this recipe has a creamy vegetarian sauce that I often add small chicken pieces or chicken mince to if I want some extra substance. The sauce is quite extraordinary with the pine nuts flavor really adding some depth to it. It’s a very simple recipe to put together if you are using store bought gnocchi but if you really want to go the whole hog, tru this gnocchi recipe and make the...
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Roast vegetable pasta

Roast vegetable pasta...

Roast vegetable pasta Great pasta recipes are so good to have around, so print this one and keep it somewhere for anytime healthy pasta that is really so simple it could hardly be called cooking. When you roast vegetables it enhances the natural flavours which when combined with a few little extras is quite incredible. It’s a rustic vegetable pasta that even the most hardened meat eater will love. What you need 3/4...
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Italian style baked beans

Italian style baked beans...

Italian baked beans Bean dishes are really under rated and this Italian style baked bean recipe with a golden crust is just fantastic. I must confess, I seldom cook beans but the idea that beans on their own can be a meal caught my eye and I just had to try it. They were very tasty but for me would be an accompaniment at a braai. It takes quite a bit of effort but is definitely worth it. It’s very morish. (Party size...
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Meatballs with Ratatouille

Meatballs with Ratatouille...

Meatballs with ratatouille This is budget cooking at it’s best that tastes fantastic. The meatballs recipe and the ratatouille recipe can be used together or separately and you can use whatever starch you have available. It’s a great recipe to serve with creamy mashed potato, rice, potato bake or even just some nice warm ciabatta. (4 people) What you need Meatballs 1/2kg beef mince 1 small onion finely chopped or...
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Spinach and potato bake

Spinach and potato bake...

Spinach potato bake Potato bakes are great with almost any meal to give you a tasty starch and adding the spinach may even get the kids eating spinach! Imagine that. It’s a really tasty potato bake recipe that makes any meal something great. Roast a few chicken pieces, cook a few chops or a piece of steak and you have a great meal with this recipe. (4 people) What you need 250g washed and chopped spinach leaves 4 medium...
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Potato wedges and dips

Potato wedges and dips...

Potato wedges Potato wedges or potato skins that are crisp and nicely salted are the perfect little nibble to have around on the weekend and these dips take just a few minutes to prepare, so make a few and dig in. A few years ago you used to see potato skins on pub menu’s all over the place but I don’t seem to see them any longer… pity really. (for as many or as few as you like) Potato Wedges What you...
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Mushroom starters

Mushroom starters...

Garlic mushroom starter Mushroom bruschetta are ideal if you are having people over or want something tastier than chips when watching a great DVD. That Salticracks ad of the beginning of the month, middle of the month, end of the month salticracks got me making these. They are really simple and so tasty. Try to use a combination of different mushrooms to add a different taste level but not necessary. The amount of...
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Vegetable bake

Vegetable bake...

vegetable bake If there was ever a way to get kids to eat their veggies then this has got to be it. It’s a potato bake version which includes a whole lot of other vegetables with a very tasty and creamy sauce topped off with cheese. It’s a vegetarian meal on its own and you could quite easily add chopped chicken  to it as well for a complete meal.(4 people) What you need 2 large potatoes sliced 1 cup sliced...
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