Yes, it does sound a little preposterous but if you eat the right things then research shows you can eat as much as you like without any damage to the waistline. That’s because our bodies measure fullness by the physical bulk of food and particularly how much it weighs rather than the amount of calories [...]
Barbecued Mackerel with Fennel and Orange Salad Ingredients: 4 ultra-fresh mackerel, scaled, gutted and heads removed: 2 fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced: 6 oranges, peeled and segmented: 3tbsp olive oil: juice 1 lemon. Try and get fresh mackerel fillets if you can. Put the fish skin side up on a chopping board, flatten it with [...]
Sticky Chicken Drumstick Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks: 2 tablespoons of soy sauce: 1 tablespoon of honey: 1 tablespoon of olive oil: 1 tablespoon of tomato puree: 1 tablespoon of Dijon Mustard. Make 3 slashes on each of the drumsticks. Mix together the soy, honey, oil, tomato purée and mustard and pour over the chicken, coating [...]
To make pancakes you will need the following Ingredients: For the pancake mixture: 110g/4oz sifted plain flour : a pinch of salt : 2 eggs : 200ml/7floz of milk mixed with 75ml/3floz of water :50g/ 2oz butter. To serve: caster sugar : lemon wedges : lemon juice : Golden Syrup. Preparation method 1. Sift the [...]
Instead of taking her out this year, why not sweep her off her feet with this classic recipe for St Valentine’s Day. It’s easy to make, absolutely delicious and bound to impress. What you need • 2 boneless 8oz pork steaks • 1 large onion, finely chopped • a handful of mushrooms, finely sliced • [...]
Throughout January last year we were all arriving home from work frozen stiff and looking for something to warm us up. So just in case this year throws up the same sort of weather we thought we’d introduce you to this great way to welcome your family home. It’s a great combination of seasonal vegetables, [...]
They’re one of those treats you allow yourself at Christmas and literally everyone love rum truffles, so how much better would you feel when you hand them out at your party if you could say you’d actually made them, yourself? It’s easy and here’s how! Preparation time: 20 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration Total cooking [...]
Some of the loveliest Christmas accessories can be created both cheaply and easily and this is a typical way to achieve a real feel of Christmas. Let the scent of a true Yuletide fill your home with this wonderful arrangement of aromatic herbs, beautiful flowers and fragrant spices. All you’ll need are: Cinnamon sticks: a [...]
A new twist on “Pigs in Blankets” which go perfect alongside the turkey Required: 12 streaky bacon rashers, cut in half 250g / 9oz ready-to-eat prunes. Preparation & Cooking Method: 1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200oC (190 in fan oven). Wrap a piece of bacon tightly around each prune, then sit them all [...]
Add a little twist to your roast parsnips this Christmas. Required : 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar 3 tbsp olive oil : 8 parsnips, peeled and sliced lengthways. Preparation & Method: 1. Preheat oven to gas mark 6/200oC (190 in fan oven). In a large bowl, whisk balsamic vinegar and olive oil together. Then put parsnips [...]
Cleveland Police has unveiled its new Deputy Chief Constable as Iain Spittal, who is currently serving as Assistant Chief...
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