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Huevos Rancheros

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Knowing that I would be feeling slightly fragile on New Years day, I took a trip to the supermarket and prepared to make a delicious hang over busting breakfast – Huevos Rancheros. I was inspired by Valentine Warner’s recipe in his newest book, The Good Table, but I seem to have misplaced it so I created my own version. I feel like I cheated slightly with the tin of refried beans but as soon as I locate my cookbook, I’ll be making Valentines version from scratch. Ingredients 1 tin of cherry tomatoes 1/2 tin of refried beans 1 red chilli, finely chopped 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped small bunch of coriander salt and pepper to season 2 tbsp tomato puree 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 4 free range eggs 1/2 avocado, chopped 1/2 lime, sliced into wedges 4 corn tortillas 8 tbsp vegetable oil for frying Method 1. Heat 4 tbsp vegetable oil in a pan and fry the chopped chilli and garlic on a medium heat for 3 minutes, or until soft 2. Add …

Christmas leftovers – zesty mincemeat cakes

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It’s official, the Christmas period is over. How sad. But if like me you have various Christmassy left overs and still want the joy of eating delicious spiced cakes, I have the perfect recipe for you, courtesy of Lucas Hollweg from Sunday Times Style. This recipe was published before Christmas and I tried it as an alternative to mince pies. I am never disappointed with cakes that are baked using ground almonds and mixed with delicious mincemeat and Christmassy spices, this recipe is a winner. The original recipe included an orange cream and mincemeat topping but I swapped this for a dusting of icing sugar and grated orange peel and incorporated more mincemeat into the cake batter. I also adjusted the baking time – mine were in the oven for 25 minutes. Ingredients Makes 12 175g butter, plus extra for greasing 250g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting 150g ground almonds 60g plain flour Finely grated zest of 1 lemon 2 tsp ground cinnamon 5 medium egg whites 12 tbsp best-quality mincemeat Thin shreds of …

Sponsored post – clementine marmalade glazed ham recipe

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You may notice that this is a sponsored post but all of the views expressed in my little intro paragraph are my own. I am a huge Le Creuset fan, despite not actually owning any of their cookware. In fact, my mum called me on Saturday when I was dying in bed with a hangover after my work Christmas party asking me what I wanted for Christmas. It wasn’t exactly what I wanted to be thinking about at that moment in time but my first answer was a Le Creuset cast iron pan. My second answer was slippers. What? A girl has to be comfy around the house in winter! If you want a change from the usual Turkey this Christmas (I know I do), the below recipe for clementine marmalade glazed ham is a pretty good alternative. And if you have left overs, wedge them between two slabs of sourdough bread for a Boxing Day sarnie. Clementine Marmalade Glazed Ham Ingredients 3-3½kg (6½ lb) boned, unsmoked gammon joint 3 bay leaves 2 onions, quartered …

Eggy bread with berries, crème fraîche and maple syrup recipe

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Christmas party season is in full swing. Knowing that I had my work Christmas party on Friday evening, I bought all of the neccessary food supplies for the weekend on Thursday evening after work. And I’m so glad I did. I have a huge amount of eggs in the house at the moment so thought of ways to use them up. One idea was eggy bread, something that my mum used to make me every weekend when I was younger. I adored it but for some reason I’ve never made since I flew the nest. It is best made with brioche but I used granary bread and it was still delicious. Eggy bread with berries, crème fraîche and maple syrup (Serves 2) Ingredients 4 slices bread / brioche 2 large eggs 120ml whole milk 1/2 vanilla pod, deseeded 2 tbsp golden caster sugar 2 tbsp crème fraîche 100g butter Handful of berries Drizzle of maple syrup Dusting of icing sugar Method 1. Whisk the eggs, icing sugar, milk and vanilla pod seeds together in a …

Carrot, ginger, apple and celery juice recipe

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Trying to be healthy at this time of year just doesn’t work. But it’s a time when we all need to try a little bit harder. Illness is a plenty and most people I know have been hit with the dreaded lurgey over the last couple of months, myself included. I explained how awful I was feeling to a friend over breakfast a couple of weeks ago and she gave me some great advice. Make a fresh juice for breakfast. Not only do they cut down on the calories but they are packed with vitamins needed to keep those winter blues at bay. So the first thing I did was dust off the juicer, buy two huge shopping bags full of veg and set to work. It is best to drink the juice as soon as you have made it, otherwise you run the risk of losing the essential vitamins. But if you haven’t got time to juice in the morning, do it at night before you go to bed, place in an air tight …