So, I have a sous vide cooker. it keeps a water bath at a regulated temperature and allows you to slow cook things, vacuum sealed …
Banana & Seaweed loaf
3 very ripe bananas, peeled & mashed smooth.
1/3 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon sodium Bicarb
2 tsp dried seaweed flakes
3/4 cup soft brown sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup of white SR flour
1/2 cup brown flour
Mix the butter and smushed banana. Beat in the bicarb, egg, seaweed, and sugar, then flour.
Bake in a 4×8″ lined bread tin for 45 mins at 170c
Marinade for chicken tikka
300ml Greek yogurt thumb-size piece of fresh ginger, grated 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground curriander ½ …

White Chocolate and Raspberry muffins
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Thin crisp waffles
Sooo- this batter works really well in a thick waffle iron. The metric tonne of baking powder makes the waffles fizz up and fill any …
Vintage Cheddar Biscuits.
My mum makes these every Christmas – a big box of them that comes out for nibbles with drinks. Pretty good with a glass of …
chilli con carne
500g minced beef 2 large onions, fine dice 1 can chopped tomatoes 1 can passatta 1 can kidney beans 1 can black eye beans 1 …
Apple Ball (Round pie)
4-5 apples (peeled and cored) 1-2oz sugar 1-2oz chopped dates 2oz of short-crust pastry per apple divide the pastry equally per apple. work the pastry …
Current Squares
Pastry- 12oz plain flour 6oz butter pinch salt Cold water filling- 6oz currents 2oz peel 2oz brown sugar 1 grated apple 1/2tsp mixed spice 1 …
Banbury Buns
6oz rough puff pastry 1/2 lb currants 1/4 lb Peel 1/4lb margarine 2oz castor sugar 3/8th tsp cinnamon beat mag and sugar add fruit, peel …
