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Ingredients: For the Crust: 225 g butter 1.5 cups sugar 2 Eco-eggs 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder For the Filling: 5 cups chopped rhubarb (about 10 stalks) 2 cups frozen raspberries 4 tablespoons cornflour 1/2 – 3/4 cup sugar to taste For the Topping: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons sugar 70 g […]

Bacon & Egg Pie Precook 1 or 2 potatoes, then leave them until they’re cool enough to handle and slice. Line a tin with pastry and sprinkle with grated cheese. Place the potato slices on top of the cheese. Arrange bacon on top of the potatoes. In a separate bowl, beat 6 to 8 eggs

This is a great dessert to prepare ahead and leave for the flavours to infuse. Ingredients: 1 x unfilled sponge Mixed berries Sherry Custard Cream METHOD: Break up half of the sponge and lay in the bottom of your dish/bowl Use sherry or another alcohol-based beverage to splash on top and press down. Alternatively, use

Cook 2 lbs of carrots without salt until they are tender. Drain the carrots and add 1 sliced onion and 1 sliced green pepper. While the carrots are still hot, cover them with the marinade. Marinade Recipe: In a bowl, combine a 16 oz tin of tomato soup, 1 cup of vinegar, ½ cup of

  A note from Ruth: This is the soup I make every week during the winter. I use a large microwave bowl with a lid.  It’s fine on the stove but takes longer.  It would work in a slow cooker too. Lazy Winter Soup Start with a pack of King traditional vegetable soup mix. (or

Large potato chunks maximise contrast between the centre and exterior, creating a crispier result. Russet and Yukon Gold are the best supermarket potato types for roasting. Russets have crispy crusts and fluffy interiors while Yukon Golds are darker, with a less crisp but flavourful crust. Red potatoes are not recommended as they lose their crunch

Sticky date pudding Ingredients for the Pudding: 400g pitted dates, chopped 1 ½ cups water (or 1 cup water, ½ cup orange juice) 125g butter, softened 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) 2 eggs 2 cups self-raising flour, sifted Zest of one