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Valentine's Day

Panettone Trifle

Easy
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Cut off the top third of the panettone. Remove the insides of the bread by running a small paring knife around the edge of the loaf, leaving a 1-inch wall. Pull out the fluffy inside of the bread, leaving the b
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
6

15-Minute Saffron and Courgette Pasta

Easy
Heat the butter in a large saucepan until foaming. Add the whole garlic clove and courgettes. You want the garlic to flavour the sauce ever so slightly. Sauté for a minute. Add the cream, and saffron and bring to a gentle simmer. Allow to reduce f
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
2

Chocolate and Raspberry Tart

Medium
1. To make the pastry, sift the flour and cocoa into a bowl, add the sugar and the butter and rub the butter in with fingertips or an electric mixer until it resembles fine crumbs. 2. Stir in the egg yolks and gradually bring the crumbs together,
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
8

Ribbony Prawns and Spaghetti

Easy
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to package directions for al dente. While the pasta cooks, trim the top and bottom off of each squash. Peel the squash in ribbons into a colander, using a vegetable
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Prawns on Couscous

Medium
In a large pot, heat 60ml olive oil. When almost smoking, add onion, carrot and 1 clove smashed garlic and saute until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the canned tomatoes and their juice, clam juice and white wine. Bring to a boil and simm
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Welsh Wine, Goat's Cheese, Leek and Parma Ham Tart

Easy
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease a 23cm tart tin and line with pastry. Prick the base and sides and trim the edges, line with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Bake blind for 15 minutes, remove the beans and brush with beaten egg, re
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
6

Stuffed Chicken Divan with a Sherry Dijon Sauce

Easy
Preheat the grill. Mist a shallow rectangular baking dish with cooking spray. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broccoli and cook until bright green and crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well and run under cold water until cold
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Roasted Rhubarb and Almond Tartlets

Easy
Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/gas mark 2. Spread the rhubarb out in a single layer in a large roasting tin. Sprinkle over the sugar, cardamom and orange zest. Pour over the juice. Cover the tin with foil and roast for up to an hour, until tender.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
80 mins
Serves
6

Bruschetta with Gorgonzola, Balsamic Figs, Mint and Watercress

Easy
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Combine the sugar and Balsamic vinegar and coat the figs in this mixture, leave for 15 minutes then transfer to a baking tray and roast in the oven for 10-12 minutes until soft and caramelised. Meanwhile, brush olive oil
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Strawberry ice cream

Easy
Special Equipment: ice cream maker 1) In a medium bowl lightly whisk the yolks together with a 50g of the sugar. Set aside. 2) In a non-reactive saucepan combine the remaining 50g of sugar, 350ml of the cream, and the salt. Heat the cream mixture
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
100 mins
Serves
-

Decadent Chocolate Sauce

Easy
Slowly heat condensed milk, chocolate, butter and corn syrup in a small heavy-bottomed saucepot over low heat, stirring often. Once chocolate is melted (but still looks grainy), increase heat to medium and stir constantly until smooth and creamy.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
2

Mini pancakes with raspberry sorbet

Easy
1) Preheat a griddle or large frying pan over medium heat.2) In a small bowl, whisk together the pancake mix and water until just blended and slightly lumpy.3) Melt the butter on the griddle. For each pancake, add 1 tbsp of batter to the griddle. Coo
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
4

Individual Persian Love Cake

Medium
1. Stir together the flour, almonds, baking powder and cardamom. 2. In a bowl, whip together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add in the egg and whisk again until super light and pale. 3. Add in the almond extract. 4. Add in half of th
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
1

Berry Special Valentine Cake

Medium
Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease the base and sides of a 25 x 38cm (10 x 15 inch) Swiss roll tin or roasting tin with the same base measurement and line the base with a piece of non-stick baking paper. Add the margarine and sugar to t
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Serves
8

Knock-You-Naked Brownies

Easy
Preheat the oven to 175°C. Grease and flour a 9-by-9-inch baking pan.Begin by pouring 1/3 cup evaporated milk into a bowl with the cake mix. Add the melted butter and the chopped pecans. Mix the ingredients together; it'll be pretty thick!Divide
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
6

Choux Pastry Hearts with Amaretto Cream

Easy
1. Put the water and the butter in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil with the salt and the sugar, make sure the butter is melted. 2. Add the sifted flour all at once and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Pu
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate Heart Cake

Easy
Preheat the oven to 170ºC. Place the margarine, caster sugar and eggs into a mixing bowl. Sift over the self-raising flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. With an electric mixer beat everything together for 2 minutes or until smooth. Divide
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
10

Love Tattoo Cupcakes

Easy
1. Cream the butter and sugar for at least 5 minutes - seriously, we need it to look pale as cream with all the sugar completely incorporated into the butter (trust me, the extra effort is worth it). 2. Add the eggs one at a time, adding a teaspoon
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
12

Hidden Heart Cake

Easy
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease and flour a long rectangle baking pan (approximately 30cm or a 2lb loaf tin). 2. ,Cream together 200g Stork and 200 g sugar. Add the 4 eggs to the mixture one by one and beat in. 3. In a separa
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
105 mins
Serves
16

Molten Chocolate Cakes with Berries

Easy
1) Butter and lightly flour six (170 g) ramekins. Tap out any excess flour. 2) In a small saucepan, bring to a boil 4cm of water. In a large glass bowl, add butter, chocolate and espresso powder. Lower heat and place bowl over the simmering water. S
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
6

‘Get It On’ Valentine Showstopper Cake

Medium
Preheat your oven to 160°C/ 325°F. Melt the chocolate and the butter in a saucepan with the coffee granules and water. Keep the temperature low and turn off the heat when only a few small lumps remain, stirring until these disappear. Weigh the
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
-

‘Carry On’ Valentine Cookies

Medium
Begin by creaming the butter and sugar in a freestanding mixer. You can do this by hand but be prepared for a workout. Scrape the seeds from a vanilla pod and add these to the mix. Add the egg and beat until incorporated. Add the flour and b
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
12

Vegan Lemon Fettuccine Alfredo

Easy
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the fettuccine according to package directions. Strain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.Add the soy milk, soy cream cheese, almonds, nutritional yeast, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teasp
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Pecan and Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls

Medium
Pour the flour, cranberries, yeast, salt and sugar into a mixer with the dough hook attachment. Add the hot milk and water until fully incorporated and continue to mix for five minutes. Remove the dough hook, cover the dough and leave in a warm place
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
16

Red Velvet Heart Pancakes

Easy
Whisk the cream cheese, sour cream, milk and icing sugar until smooth in a medium bowl; set aside.Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Beat the eggs and granulated sugar in a large bowl un
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
-

Heart-Shaped Lasagna Bundt

Easy
     Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C.      Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the lasagna noodles to al dente according to the package directions. Line a baking sheet with a clean
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
-

Crisp Goat's Cheese with Pears and Chicory

Easy
1) Cut the pear quarters in half lengthways. Melt the butter in a pan and add the pears. Cook for two minutes, add the sugar and walnuts and cook for a further two minutes. Remove from the heat and keep to one side. 2) Trim the root off the chicor
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Linguine alla Parmigiana

Easy
This easy pasta dish depends on fine ingredients to make it taste so special. 1. Grate the Parmigiano Reggiano finely and set to one side. 2. Cook the linguine or spaghetti in plenty of lightly salted boiling water for six to eight minutes until ju
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Spinach and Mushroom Ravioli

Medium
In a large saute pan heat 60ml of the olive oil. When almost smoking, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook until all the liquid has evaporated from the mushrooms, about six minutes. Add spinach and cook for two minutes. Remove from
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
100 mins
Serves
2

A Rainbow of Love Cocktail

Easy
1) Chill a long fluted champagne glass for a few hours in the refrigerator before preparing.2) When ready to serve, remove the glass from the refrigerator and pour in juices, gin and a touch of Cointreau. Fill the rest of the glass with Prosecco. Gen
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
6

Romance Caribeno Cocktail: Valentine's Special

Easy
1) Add the rum, Cointreau and juices into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake for five seconds. 2) Pour into a chilled fluted glass. Fill the rest of the glass with lemon-lime soda and add a dash of grenadine. Garnish the glass with a lemon w
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Romeo & Juliet Cocktail: Valentine's Special

Easy
1) Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the tequila (or Absolut Peach), Grand Marnier, cherry or raspberry liqueur and peach juice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and pour into a chilled fluted glass or large martini glass.2) Place the orange spiral
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
2

Sunset Virtue Cocktail

Easy
1) Muddle the ginger slices in the bottom of a shaker glass. Add a dash of lemon juice to help make it easier to muddle. Add all the other ingredients. 2) Fill the shaker with ice and shake for approximately 5 seconds. Strain into a tall ice-filled
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

The Lover Cocktail: Valentine's Special

Easy
1) Fill a shaker with ice, pour in the Limoncello, vodka and Cointreau and shake for 20 seconds.2) Pour this medley into two tall fluted glasses. Fill the rest of each glass with Prosecco. Add a touch of grenadine, stir gently. Garnish with a marasch
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
2

Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Marshmallows

Hard
Special equipment: a candy thermometer Whisk together the cornstarch and confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray and dust with the cornstarch mixture. Set aside. Reserve the remaining cornstarch mixtur
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
28

Red Velvet Strawberry Cake

Medium
   Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C. Cut two 22-by-3 1/2-inch strips of parchment paper. Spray a 7-inch springform pan with nonstick spray. Line the bottom with parchment and fit one of the strips of parchment around the inside of
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
80 mins
Serves
10

Valentine's Day Gooey Broken Heart Cookies

Medium
    Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. Beat the egg and vanilla together in a small bowl.     Beat the butter, granulated sugar and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl wi
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
10

Prawn Cocktail

Easy
1) Cut the lemon in half and add it to a large pan of boiling water. Add the salt and then add the prawns. Cook, uncovered, for only 3 minutes, until the prawn are just cooked through. 2) Remove the prawns with a slotted spoon to a bowl of cool wat
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
6

Cinnamon and Vanilla Pod Hot Chocolate

Easy
Scrape half the vanilla pod into a pan along with the cinnamon stick and milk. Bring to the boil slowly and then pour through a sieve over the chocolate drops.Place the cream and cinnamon in a bowl and whisk until thick. Stir well to melt the chocol
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
2

Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage and Toasted Hazelnuts

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Spread the hazelnuts on a baking tray and toast in the oven until light golden brown and fragrant, about 5 to 7 mins. Allow to cool completely. Coarsely chop the cooled hazelnuts and set aside. 2) Bring
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Parmigiano Reggiano, Pumpkin and Porcini Risotto

Easy
This wonderfully creamy risotto makes the most of simple, classic Italian ingredients to create a fabulous meal. 1. Finely grate the Parmigiano Reggiano and set to one side. 2. Put the dried mushrooms into a heatproof bowl. Mix the stock powder
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Beef and Black Bean Chilli with Cumin Crema

Easy
1) Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper, and saute until browned on all sides. Transfer the meat to a plate and remove all but 3 tablespoons of the fat from the pan. 2) Add the onions to the pan and co
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
75 mins
Serves
6

Antipasto Salad

Easy
1) For the vinaigrette: In a blender, add the basil, vinegar, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper. Blend until the herbs are finely chopped. With the machine running, drizzle in the olive oil until the dressing is smooth. 2) Bring a large pot of salted
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

BBQ prawns with cocktail sauce

Easy
For the BBQ prawns: 1) Rinse the prawns thoroughly in cold water and place in large bowl. 2) Mix the cloves, seasoned salt, thyme, mustard, celery salt, pepper, and Neelys barbecue seasoning in a small bowl. Sprinkle the prawns with the seasoning
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Serves
6

Fusilli with Tomato, Rocket and Feta

Easy
1) Bring a large pot of cold water to the boil over high heat. Salt generously. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally until al dente – tender but not mushy. Drain the pasta in a colander in the sink. Rinse with cold water, shake to remove exc
Prep Time
38 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
6

Chocolate Fondants with Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Easy
For this recipe, you will need a Kenwood food processor. To make the ice cream: Pre-freeze the frozen dessert maker bowl for 24 hours. Add 200g of the caster sugar to a saucepan and heat until melted. Once melted bring to the boil and contin
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate Mini-Loaves

Easy
Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 175°C. Generously spray the inside of a mini-loaf baking pan with the cooking spray and set aside. Put the butter, coffee, cocoa and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl, cover with pla
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
-

Welsh Beef Carpaccio with Gorgonzola

Easy
Season the beef fillet with salt and pepper and rub with 1 tbsp truffle oil. Sear the beef fillet in a hot frying pan for 1 minute a side until browned. Cool and then wrap tightly in cling film. Place in the freezer for one hour. Whilst the beef is
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Serves
2

Tex Wasabi's Koi Fish Tacos

Easy
For the tacos: 1) In medium bowl, combine the lime juice, tequila, cumin, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Add the fish and toss to coat. Leave to marinate for 10 minutes. 2) Warm the tortillas on a griddle or griddle pan and then cover with a t
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
8

Apple Glow Cocktail

Easy
1) In a blender combine the apple juice, grape juice and honeydew melon. Blend for 1 minute or until the melon and juices are smooth. 2) Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an apple slice.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Peach champagne

Easy
1) Pour chilled champagne into a champagne glass. 2) Carefully pour peach nectar down the inside of the glass. Garnish with a peach slice.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Chocolate mandarin dream cocktail

Easy
1) Rub the orange wedge around the lip of a large chilled martini glass. Lightly rim the lip of the glass with cocoa powder. 2) Fill a shaker with ice and add the vodka and the liqueurs. Shake well for 5 to 10 seconds, and then pour into the chilled
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Bloody Mary Oyster Shooters

Easy
Carefully remove the oysters from their shell and place each one in a shot glass. Make the Bloody Mary mix by mixing the tomato juice with the remaining ingredients. Fill each shot glass with the bloody mary mix. Garnish with celery sprigs.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
12

Royal Jack

Easy
1) Fill a cocktail shaker or small jug with ice. Add the applejack, lemon juice and grenadine. Cover and shake vigorously until thoroughly mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds (in general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up). 2) St
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
2

Red Velvet Swirl Brownies

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 2. Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking pan, and set aside. 3. Brownie layer: In a saucepan on medium heat melt the butter. Remove the butter to a large bowl and add the sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food colouri
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
8

Chocolate raspberry fizz: Christmas special

Easy
1) In a pint glass, crush the raspberries. Add the chocolate and hazelnut liqueurs and crush again. Add the stout beer and then pour into a champagne flute. 2) Pour champagne or sparkling wine over the back of a spoon into the glass to top off the d
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
1

Gorgonzola and porcini mushroom risotto

Medium
1) In a medium saucepan, bring the stock to the boil over medium-high heat. 2) Add the porcini mushrooms, remove the pan from the heat and set aside for 30 minutes until the mushrooms are tender. Then, using a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms and
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Griddled prawn cocktail with horseradish cream

Easy
Prawns:1) Preheat a griddle pan over medium-high heat.2) Loosen shells of prawns and butterfly them, cutting down the devein line of the back of each prawn. Toss prawns with 1 teaspoon coarse salt.3) Combine melted butter with lemon juice and zest. U
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Serves
4

Christmas Pavlova

Easy
Preheat the oven to 140°C. Draw a 23cm (9 inch) circle on non-stick baking paper as a guide and place on a baking tray. Whisk the egg whites with the salt in a large clean bowl, either by hand or with a hand-held electric mixer, until ver
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
80 mins
Serves
10

Baked Elderflower Custard with Blackberry Sauce

Easy
1. For the baked elderflower custard, place milk and cream into a pan and bring to the simmer. Add 150ml of the elderflower cordial into the hot cream. Cordials vary in strength, so the rest can be added to taste. 2. Cream the yolks and sugar with
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
8

Belgian Waffle Layer Cake

Medium
1. Place the flour and sugar in a bowl with the yeast and mix together. 2. Heat the milk until its luke warm. Add the melted butter to the milk. 3. Make a well in the centre of the flour, add the egg yolks and a little of the milk mixture. St
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
12

LA Layer Cake

Medium
Begin by making the plain sponge cake: 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease and base of a deep 23cm cake tin. 2. Whisk the oil, buttermilk, vinegar, eggs, sugar and vanilla together. In a separate bowl sift in the flour and baking po
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
8

Caprese Cake

Medium
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease a 20cm deep round tin. 2. To make the cake, grind the whole almonds with the 50g of caster sugar in a food processor. 3. Beat the whole egg and yolks with the 160g of caster sugar until the mix
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
10

Choux Pastry Eiffel Tower

Medium
1. Heat your oven to 190°C/Gas Mark 5 and line a large baking tray with parchment. 2. To make the choux pastry, put the milk, water, butter, sugar and salt into a large saucepan. Heat gently until all the butter has melted and then bring to the bo
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
-

Chocolate Fondue

Easy
In a microwave-safe bowl, mix the sugar, heavy cream, chocolate, and butter together and microwave for 2 minutes. Take out of microwave and give it a quick whisk. Add wine and whisk again. Transfer to a fondue pot with a flame underneath. Serve wi
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Serves
2

Croissant French Toast

Easy
1. For the blackberry syrup, in a saucepan, combine the blackberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 5 minutes on low. Stir in the cornstarch, then continue cooking, using a whisk or spoon to mash the larger pieces of bl
Prep Time
4 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
8

Toasted English Muffins Topped with Brie and Marmalade Glazed Pancetta

Easy
1. Fry the pancetta until crisp. 2. Melt the marmalade in a small saucepan. 3. Slice open and toast the muffin under the grill. 4. Thinly slice the brie. 5. Lightly butter the muffin. 6. Top with brie, pancetta and drizzle over with
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
1

Cinnamon Toast

Easy
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 2. Smush the softened butter with a fork. Dump in the sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir to completely combine. Spread the mixture on the bread slices, completely covering the surfaces all the way to the edges. 3. P
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
8

Creamy Red Pepper Soup

Easy
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions, carrots, garlic, and thyme and saute until the onions are translucent, about 5 mins. Add the broth, peppers, potato, wine, and sugar. Bring to a simmer over high he
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
8

Curly Endive, Prosciutto and Mozzarella on Bruschetta

Easy
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Arrange the bread slices on two heavy and large baking sheets. Brush 3 tablespoons oil over the bread slices. Bake until the crostini are pale golden and crisp, about 15 minutes. Wrap one curly endive and
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
6

Grappa infused chocolate chocolate chunk biscuits

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Position a rack in the centre of the oven. 2) In a heatproof bowl, cover the sultanas with very warm grappa to 2.5cm above the level of the sultanas. Soak until the sultanas are plumped, about 3 to 5 minutes. 3) I
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
24

Turkey scallopini

Easy
1) In a frying pan heat a few tbsp of cooking oil. Sprinkle the turkey breast pieces with garlic salt and then roll in the flour until coated. 2) Brown the turkey breast pieces in the oil and then add the onion, mushrooms and garlic. Cook a few mor
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
1

Fusilli with prawns and rocket

Easy
1) Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic and and saute until translucent, about two minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and white wine and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the wine reduces by half, about
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Pork Milanese with warm autumn salad and poached egg

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Place the flour in a shallow bowl, the 2 beaten eggs in a second bowl, and the panko mixed with 45g grated Parmesan in a third bowl. 2) Season the pork generously with salt on both sides. Using 1 hand for wet ing
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Roasted red snapper with rosemary

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2) Line a large heavy baking tray with foil. Oil the foil and fish with 15ml of oil. Place the fish atop the foil. Sprinkle the fish cavity with salt and pepper. Squeeze 1/2 of the lemon inside the fish cavity. F
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
4

Liquid centre chocolate torte

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6. Bring 5cm of water to a simmer in a medium pan over a low heat. Put the butter and chocolate into a heatproof bowl that fits on top of the pan without the bottom of the bowl touching the water. Put the bowl onto the
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate pudding with candy roses

Medium
1) For the chocolate pudding: sift the first 5 ingredients into the cold single cream, whisk well to homogenize. Begin to heat while stirring constantly to 80 degrees C. Add chocolate and cook, stirring, for 1 full minute. Pass through a strainer and
Prep Time
55 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
3

Flaming wild berry mini bundts with spiced peach creme anglaise

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Spray a nonstick 8-mini Bundt cake tin with nonstick baking spray. 2) Add the oatmeal and butter to a medium bowl. Pour boiling water over, stir and allow to stand for 1 minute. 3) In a stand mixer bowl beat the
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
8

Gingerbread cake with brandy sauce and whipped orange flower cream

Easy
1) Line a 24-cup cake tin with foil or paper liners in your choice of colors (red and green are pretty for the holidays). Spray with cooking spray, if necessary. Preheat the oven to 150C/Gas 2. 2) In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar and
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
24

Heartbreak healers

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. In a mixing bowl combine the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. 2) In a larger mixing bowl, combine the sugars, butter, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Add in the espresso
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Serves
8

Sweet grilled peaches with honeyed vanilla pod mascarpone and walnut sugar

Easy
1) Melt the butter and honey in a small saucepan over a medium-low heat. Split the whole vanilla pod in half lengthwise. Scrape all the seeds from 1 vanilla pod and place into saucepan along with the vanilla pod. Stir to combine; leave to simmer unti
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Serves
6

Tropical sweet potato faux fool (faux because a veggie is pureed and not a fruit!)

Easy
1) Mash the sweet potatoes, then place in a blender. Add the honey, guava nectar, coconut milk, liqueur, nutmeg and salt. Turn on low to puree. Using a small rubber spatula, transfer to a glass bowl and stir in the ice cubes. Place the bowl in the fr
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

Bellinis

Easy
1) Stir the sugar and water in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves into a syrup, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. 2) Puree the peaches and orange peel in a blender with 375ml of the sugar syrup until smooth. Strain throu
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
12

Gelato di crema (Vanilla cream base for gelato)

Medium
1) In a large bowl whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar until pale yellow and thick. 2) Combine the whole milk, double cream and 1 vanilla pod, sliced in half lengthwise in a saucepan. Heat the mixture just until it starts to bubble along th
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Caramel shortbread and chocolate extravaganza

Easy
1) Heat the tins of milk covered with water in a medium saucepan. Boil, cover and simmer strongly for 2 hours. Cool fully then open the tins. 2) Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth. 3) Sift the cornflour and then add to the butter and
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
150 mins
Serves
6

Gingerbread birdhouses

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and allspice. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar with a hand mixer. 2) Add the cream cheese and the mix until smooth and creamy. Ad
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
5

Chocolate cake with a warm creamy centre, ice wine granite and a crispy chocolate lace biscuit

Hard
Ice wine granite: 1) In a small mixing bowl, dissolve the sugar in the water. Add the ice wine and mix well. Place in the freezer and stir with a fork every 20 minutes for approximately 2 hours. The texture of the finished product should look like
Prep Time
60 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
12

Lemon pecan cake

Easy
1) Soak the pecans in the lemon extract. Seal tightly and set aside for twenty-four hours. Shake occasionally to distribute the essence. 2) Place the sultanas, cherries and nuts in a bowl and toss with a little flour to lightly coat everything with
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
120 mins
Serves
6

Triple hazelnut cake with chocolate buttercream icing

Hard
1) To make the cake, grease two 23cm by 5cm round cake tins with shortening and line the bottoms with greaseproof paper rounds. Grease the paper and dust each tin with 1 tbsp flour, shaking out any excess. Set the tins aside. Preheat the oven to 180C
Prep Time
75 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
8

Roasted pepper and feta cheese with rocket pesto galette

Easy
Pesto:In a blender, combine the rocket, spinach, Parmesan, garlic and sliced almonds. Blend on low and slowly drizzle in the olive oil and the lemon juice. Blend for about 45 seconds, or until the mixture completely emulsifies. Remove from the blende
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
3

Bananas foster

Medium
1) Cover a baking sheet with clingfilm or foil. Using a serrated knife, cut ice cream package in half lengthwise through the cardboard. Wrap one half in clingfilm and freeze for another use. Halve the remaining piece lengthwise. Flip the ice cream, w
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Glazed caramelised roasted banana bread drop doughnuts

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6. Place the sliced bananas into a small baking dish. Top evenly with cubed butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and bubbly. 2) Remove and coarsely mash with a fork, still lea
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
28

Shellfish and andouille gumbo with prawn, scallops, clams and oysters with crispy okra

Medium
For the prawn stock: 1) In a large saucepan over high heat, heat the oil until almost smoking and saute the prawn shells and tails, onion, carrot and celery for 5 minutes, stirring. Add the water, wine, tomato and bay leaf. Reduce to medium, partly
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
75 mins
Serves
6

Sweet strawberry tartlets

Easy
1) Mix the strawberries and three tablespoons of the sugar in a small bowl. Let the strawberries macerate at room temperature for one hour. 2) Preheat the oven to 180°C. Arrange six individual tartlet pans with removable bottoms on a baking sh
Prep Time
90 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
6

Cinnamon Plums with French Toast

Easy
For the plums: Put the cranberry juice and sugar into a wide saucepan and stir to help start dissolving the sugar. Then put the saucepan over a low heat until the sugar dissolves entirely. Halve the plums and remove the stones, then halve them agai
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Chocolate, peanut butter and banana cupcakes

Easy
For the cupcakes: 1) Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5. Place a medium-size platter in the freezer. Line 10 standard (7cm wide) muffin cups with paper baking cases. 2) In a medium bowl and with an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter, sliced banana
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
-

Honey, I'm peanuts about you! cake

Hard
1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Grease 2 (22.5cm) round cake tins. (If silicone: place on a metal baking sheet. If metal: line with waxed paper.) 2) As the oven preheats, begin to make the cake batter. Dissolve the cocoa into the espresso. Stir
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
12

Sunny Morning Muffins

Easy
Preheat oven to 180°C. In a small bowl, mix together strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar. Let sit 15 minutes until strawberries give off juices. In a small bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. In a large bow
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
12

Roasted beetroot salad with rocket and pistachios

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 190C/Gas 5. 2) Place all of the large beets on a sheet tray and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a fork slides in and out of the beets easily. Add the baby beets to the tray for the last 20 minutes of cooking time. When the
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
4

Sticky Lips Pie

Medium
Pre-heat the oven to 190°C. For the oatmeal cookie crust, in a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar for ab
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
55