| Ingredients |
| 120g / 4oz margarine |
| 170g / 6oz Sugar |
| 340g / 14oz Dried fruit - this can be a mixture of raisins, sultanas, cherries, peel... whatever you fancy! |
| 225ml / 8floz Water |
| 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda |
| 1 half tsp Mixed spice |
| 2 Beaten Eggs |
| 120g / 4oz Plain flour |
| 120g / 4oz Self raising Flour |
| Pinch of Salt |
| Method |
| Preheat the oven to 150°C/Gas Mark 3 |
| Prepare the tin by applying a thin layer of margarine and lining with two layers of greaseproof paper. |
| Put the margarine, sugar, fruit, water, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice in a saucepan over a moderate heat. Bring to boil and simmer for 1 minute. |
| Pour into a mixing bowl and allow to cool. |
| Add eggs, flour and salt to cooled mixture. Mix well and pour into prepared tin. |
| Bake for about 1½ hours. You may need to put brown paper over the top if cake starts to singe before it is cooked throughout. |
| Cake is ready when an inserted skewer comes out clean - leave to cool on a wire rack. |
HH's Simple Fruit Cake..........
Ingredients 120g / 4oz margarine 170g / 6oz Sugar 340g / 14oz Dried fruit - this can be a mixture of raisins, sultanas, cherries, peel... whatever you fancy! 225ml / 8floz Water 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1 half tsp Mixed spice 2 Beaten Eggs 120g / 4oz Plain flour 120g / 4oz Self raising Flour Pinch of Salt Method Preheat the oven to 150°C/Gas Mark 3 Prepare the tin by applying a thin layer of margarine and lining with two layers of greaseproof paper. Put the margarine, sugar, fruit, water, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice in a saucepan over a moderate heat. Bring to boil and simmer for 1 minute. Pour into a mixing bowl and allow to cool. Add eggs, flour and salt to cooled mixture. Mix well and pour into prepared tin. Bake for about 1½ hours. You may need to put brown paper over the top if cake starts to singe before it is cooked throughout. Cake is ready when an inserted skewer comes out clean - leave to cool on a wire rack.
I usually tend to use just a packet of mixed fruit. But you can put in whatever you fancy instead. Not sure about dried apricots though. You could try them and let us know how it turns out.Which dried fruits have you preferred over the years?
Would you recommend finely chopped dried apricot?
After I had my double heart bypass 22 years ago, my step daughter, who is a strict vegetarian, gave me one of her recipes. (She worried about me eating meat!) Now, I'm still no 'veggie', but this dish was amazing! I've made it many times in the past. I'll post on here in a bit. I think you'll like it @shmmeee.Very interested in this thread. Want to expand beyond spaghetti bolognese and chilli. Sadly I think fruit cakes are the worst foodstuff known to man.
| 1 x Large Tin Chick Peas |
| 1 x Large Tin Kidney Beans |
| 1 x Large Tin Chopped Tomatoes |
| Fresh cloves of Garlic (loads!) |
| Basil or Oregano |
| Courgette |
| Carrots |
| Mushrooms |
| Fresh Peppers |
| Olive Oil |
| Good mashing Potatoes (3lb) |
| 1 x medium onion |
| Broccoli |
| METHOD |
| Boil potatoes and then chop and mix the rest of the veg and put into a separate large saucepan with an olive oil & garlic mix. |
| Heat through for about 15 minutes, stirring and mixing thoroughly. |
| When potatoes have been boiled for long enough, mash them with more garlic and olive oil mix. |
| When vegetables are ready, pour into an oven-proof dish and spread the potato mix over them in the form of a shepherd’s pie. Bake in a hot oven until the top turns golden and crisp. |
Me and my son absolutely love thisAuthentic Thai Basil Chicken Recipe (ผัดกระเพราไก่)
This Thai basil chicken recipe (pad kra pao gai ผัดกระเพราไก่) is one of the most popular Thai street food recipes, and you're going to love it!www.eatingthaifood.com
Tesco or sainsbury when I can get it or China Town oriental supermarket in the City Centre. In the oriental supermarket they do separate frozen cubes of the basil and chilli and garlicWhere do you get holy basil or do you just use normal basil?
Normal basil under the tap while saying a blessing.Where do you get holy basil or do you just use normal basil?
Bollocks to that just don't tell her and say it's QuornI often make this from HelloFresh
Swap out the pork mince for tofu cubes when the vegan girlfriend is over
Tried that but even quorn isn’t veganBollocks to that just don't tell her and say it's Quorn
Well I didn't personally create any of them after all, bought a cookbook from author Julie Mai Tran. If I get the energy to type out everything from a recipe I'll consider doing so.I mean at this stage aren’t we all hoping @JohnWH shares his Vietnamese recipes?
Just take a photo and post it!Well I didn't personally create any of them after all, bought a cookbook from author Julie Mai Tran. If I get the energy to type out everything from a recipe I'll consider doing so.
Are there many Asian markets over in UK that aren't Indian focused? A lot of these recipes seem to have very specific Viet items that might be difficult to find but I don't know from all the way over here in USA.
Ah, a Polish friend used to make this and bring it to work with her to feed me on our 12 hour shifts, it was stunning. Her Bigos was also delicious.Gołąbki
1 large cabbage
1 large onion
100g rice
500g minced meat of your choice.
2 vegetable stock cubs
Seasoning.
Take off a few of the outer leaves of the cabbage and put them to the side. Cut out the centre of the cabbage and boil cabbage until soft.
Cook rice.
Once the rice is cooked and drained, put into a mixing bowl with a finely chopped onion, minced meat and seasoning, mix well.
Take a cabbage leaf, a spoon of the mix and wrap it up like a burrito.
Use the leafs from earlier to line the bottom of pot, place the little cabbage parcels inside, fill with stock and cook.
Ah, a Polish friend used to make this and bring it to work with her to feed me on our 12 hour shifts, it was stunning. Her Bigos was also delicious.
She was from Częstochowa, lovely girl.
My favourite Thai dish too. Worth going to a oriental supermarket to get some holy basil and the small red chillis.Me and my son absolutely love thisAuthentic Thai Basil Chicken Recipe (ผัดกระเพราไก่)
This Thai basil chicken recipe (pad kra pao gai ผัดกระเพราไก่) is one of the most popular Thai street food recipes, and you're going to love it!www.eatingthaifood.com
Chinese supermarkets sell it usually, I get it in Chinatown in Manchester but I've seen it in some of the ones in Cov city centre.Where do you get holy basil or do you just use normal basil?
The fried egg on top tooMy favourite Thai dish too. Worth going to a oriental supermarket to get some holy basil and the small red chillis.
Polpety (spelling) are fantastic, polish recipe for meatballs poached in a stock that is then thickened and combined with garlic. From what I understand, it's a typical central European dish, the Germans and Austrians have a similar dish (with Veal I think).Yeah they're very good, a lot of polish food is delicious, Rakow are decent team too.
Does she get anywhere more convenient for her and you Houch?Nice to see Polish recipes here. My missus is Polish/Lithuanian and loves Eastern European food. Her favourite is Sauerkraut. I can't even stand the smell of it! Thank god I do the shopping these days due to her mobility issues. It means I keep "forgetting" to buy jars of the stuff!
Get her a jar of rollmops instead then!Nice to see Polish recipes here. My missus is Polish/Lithuanian and loves Eastern European food. Her favourite is Sauerkraut. I can't even stand the smell of it! Thank god I do the shopping these days due to her mobility issues. It means I keep "forgetting" to buy jars of the stuff!
She can barely walk out to our back garden Wingy. Supposed to be going on holiday in 2 weeks. Only Bridlington, but I'm worried about her getting round. She has a mobility scooter but doesn't handle it very well. She has very little coordination and confidence.Does she get anywhere more convenient for her and you Houch?
Just take a photo and post it!
For the past year I’ve been meal prepping my lunches. Quite a few recipes I’ve got in the rotation now, starting with slow cooked beef curry. This makes around 6 portions:
Dice two brown onions and fry in 1 tsp coconut oil until soft
Add a few tbsp garlic/ginger paste and fry until fragrant
Add 2 tbsp garam masala and as much/little of whichever chilli powder you prefer, fry till fragrant
Add 1 kilo of diced beef, and fry till browned on all sides-transfer to slow cooker
Add one can (400 g) of full fat coconut milk, salt to taste, and 1 tbsp plain flour.
Mix and cook on low for 8 hours then serve with rice or naan.
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