August 31, 2008
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August 27, 2008
Baby chicken
Makes 2 - 4 meals
- 100g skinless chicken fillet,
- ½ pepper (green, yellow or red)
- ¼ chopped avocado
Dice chicken and steam for 8-10 minutes. Check the chicken is cooked through thoroughly by cutting it in half. Add the chicken and 1-2 tbsps of stock (from steamer) or boiled water to the blender and puree until they are the consistancy you like. Add the avocado to the puree and blitz again, serve.
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August 22, 2008
Nectarine & Pear Cream
- 1 nectarine
- 3 ripe pears
- 3-4 teaspoons baby rice
- 50ml baby milk
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August 17, 2008
Vegtable and lentil casserole
Makes 6 to 8 servings 
- 2oz lentils, cooked according to instructions on pack
- 4oz potatoes
- 2oz cauliflower
- 2 oz broccoli
- 2oz carrots
- 2oz parsnips
- 6 fl oz milk
Cook all vegtables in water without salt, once cooked put all the ingredients together in a blender or liquidiser and blend until consistancy that you want. Divide into portions and freeze when cool.
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August 12, 2008
Vegtable mash
Makes 4 - 6 meals
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 potato, peeled and chopped
- 2 tbsp peas, fresh or frozen
- 2 tbsp sweetcorn kernels, frozen or tinned (unsalted)
- 4 tbsp water
Heat the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the carrot and fry until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the potato, peas , sweetcorn and water and stir to mix. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Puree by pushing through a sieve or by using a liquidizer. Add a little more water if a thinner consistency is preferred.
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August 8, 2008
Loving Somló
It wasn’t hard to fall in love with Somló, my favorite Hungarian wine region of the moment.
Now, off to Transylvania for a few weeks…I hope to have lots of food finds to share.
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August 7, 2008
Banana & avocado puree
This recipe makes 2-4 servings.- ½ ripe banana, peeled and sliced
- ½ small avocado, peeled and sliced
- 4 tbsp full fat natural yoghurt
Mash the banana and avocado together with a fork or puree in a blender until soft. Stir in the yoghurt thoroughly.
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August 2, 2008
Carrot and courgette rice
- 2 carrots
- 1 courgette
- Water
- 2 teaspoons baby rice
Peel and slice the carrot. Wash and slice the courgette. Boil the carrot and courgette together in a small amount of water until tender. Drain, retaining the cooking water. Liquidise the carrot and courgette with about 60mls of the cooking water then add the 2 teaspoons of baby rice and stir.
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