Easy homemade doughnuts 

INGREDIENTS  50 grams vegan margarine  120 millilitres soy milk 2 tablespoons sunflower oil, plus 1 litre extra for frying 250 grams plain flour 100 grams caster sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt PREPARATION  1. Gently melt the butter over a low-medium heat. Add milk and 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil and mix together….

How to make braided cucumber sushi roll.

INGREDIENTS cucumber 1 sheet nori 200 g sushi rice 3 slices avocado 3 pieces imitation crab 4 pieces egg omelette sesame seeds RECIPE INGREDIENTS 1 cucumber 1 sheet nori 200 g sushi rice 3 slices avocado 3 pieces imitation crab 4 pieces egg omelette sesame seeds LET’S GET COOKING… Place a sheet of plastic wrap…

Almond Goji Berry Energy Bars

Ingredients: 350g almonds 100g goji berries 70g desiccated coconut 5 tbsp coconut oil 3 eggs 50g pitted dates Salt 50g dark chocolate melted 20g sunflower seeds Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. 2. Add 300g of the almonds and 70g goji berries in a blender along with the desiccated coconut, 3 tbsp of the coconut…

Veggie Curry Puff Pies

INGREDIENTS: 1 pack ready made puff pastry 1 red onion, diced 1 carrot, diced into 1cm cubes 1 potato diced into 1cm cubes Handful of frozen peas Salt and pepper for seasoning 150ml coconut milk 1 tbsp curry powder 1 tsp cornflour 1 egg yolk METHOD : Heat cooking oil into a hot pan, sweat…

Almond Meringue Peaches

INGREDIENTS: 2 peaches (any ripeness) 4 amaretti biscuits 4 teaspoons amaretto 1 egg white 60g caster sugar Toasted almonds (to serve) PREPARATION: 1. Cut the peaches in half and core a hole big enough in the middle of each for an amaretti biscuit. Place the biscuit in the core of the peach halves and sprinkle…

Jerk inspired chicken 

INGREDIENTS : For the marinade 1 tbsp ground allspice 1 tbsp ground black pepper 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, picked from woody stem 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped 2 scotch bonnet chillies, finely chopped 2 tbsp dark brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp white wine vinegar…

Stir Fried Beef with Flat Rice Noodles

INGREDIENTS : 400g fresh banh pho (ho fun) noodles (if using dry, rehydrate the noodles first) 200g sirloin steak (or rump), cut into 5mm thick slices 120g mange tout 1 clove garlic, sliced 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped 4 tbs oyster sauce 4 tbs soy sauce pinch of pepper splash of water 80g bean sprouts METHOD…

Mango lassi ice-cram 

INGREDIENTS: 2 ripened mangoes 250ml yogurt 500ml water 4 tbs condensed milk RECIPE : Peel and cut mangoes into pieces and blend together with yoghurt, water and condensed milk. After blending the ingredients together, freeze for at least 2 hours.

Sweet & sour Squid  

INGREDIENTS:  250g squid, cleaned and sliced into 7mm rings 1/2 onion, cut into bite-sized chunks 50g celery, sliced 1 cm thick 300g tomatoes, chopped into bite-sized chunks Half courgette, cut into bite-sized chunks 200g fresh or tinned pineapple, cut into bite-sized chunks 100ml pineapple juice from can or orange juice 2 tbs fish sauce 1…

Ginger & Almond Shortbread

INGREDIENTS: 100g butter 50g caster sugar 75g plain flour 75g ground almond 1 tbsp ground ginger 1 stem ginger METHOD: Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Beat the butter and the sugar together until smooth. Stir in the flour, ground almond, ginger and stem ginger to get a smooth paste.  Pinch off and roll into…

Pasta with Pork Meatballs

INGREDIENTS : half packet of linguine 250g minced pork 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 onion, diced 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped a few basil leaves splash of white wine METHOD: Season minced pork with salt and pepper, one garlic and half onion. Using your hands, mix well and roll into bite-sized balls. Set aside. In a…

Coconut Prawns With Orange Chilli Dip

INGREDIENTS: 4 tablespoons marmalade 6 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce Salt Pepper 1 pack prawns 100g plain flour 100g desiccated coconut 100g panko breadcrumbs 2 eggs, beaten  Coconut oil INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Combine the marmalade, sweet chili sauce, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix to make the dip. 2. Roll prawns in flour, then…