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Welcome!
Every year, Easter seems to become a bigger occasion than before. No sooner have the Christmas decorations been packed away, than the ads for chocolate eggs and bunnies are all over the shops. Well, who are we to buck the trend? In this season, we've
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Full Steam Ahead!
■ Makes 6 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ Cook 40-45 mins 175g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the basins 6 tbsp raspberry jam 175g caster sugar 3 large eggs 150g self-raising flour 25g desiccated coconut, blitzed in a small food processor until fine 1 ts
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Super Savers
20 low-budget meal ideas ■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 30 mins 1 tbsp olive oil 8 chicken thighs 2 leeks, chopped 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 60ml single cream 1 lemon, zested and juiced 2 tbsp breadcrumbs green vegetables, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a l
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Less Waste more Taste
Here's a brilliant dish for hoovering up those annoying bits at the bottom of storecupboard packs, such as dried fruit, nuts and grains. Serve it as a vegetarian meal with crusty bread, or as a side dish to put on the table to go with other dishes if
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Genius Gadget
■ There are a few simple rules to using a slow cooker. For most recipes, you need to prep your ingredients beforehand: browning meat and cooking onions and spices will add a much deeper flavour to the finished dish. If you have time to do this in the
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From Stale To Spectacular!
Red peppers are a great way to help reach your 5-a-day target (one pepper equals two portions) and, by weight, they contain three times more vitamin C than citrus fruits. You'll find jars of peppers stored in oil or brine in the supermarket. Once ope
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15-minute Meals
■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 10 mins 6 spring onions, roughly chopped 25g buttrt 500g frozen peas 600ml boiling strong-flavoured vegetable or chicken stock 300g thick-cut ham, chopped 1 Fry the spring onions in the butter for 5 mins until softened
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Cheers!
Cut out & keep Having a shot of ginger has been linked to positive changes in your cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, inflammatory proteins and liver health. So it seems crazy not to give it a try! ■ Serves 4-6 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ No cook 60g fre
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A Week of Healthy meals
Take a handful of simple ingredients and turn them into this hearty, comforting supper that all the family are sure to love. ■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 20 mins ■ Cook 30 mins 200g basmati rice 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 tsp chopped rosemary or
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Amaze Balls!
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan, then cook 12 pork or turkey meatballs until browned and cooked through. Meanwhile, heat 1 pouch ready-cooked freekeh or other grain and tip into a bowl. Add the juice of 1 lemon, 1 tsp toasted cumin seeds,
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Just For You
You can use a salmon steak if you don't like fresh tuna, but cook for 5 mins on each side as unlike tuna, it can't be served rare. ■ Serves 1 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 25 mins 150g small new potatoes 1 small onion, sliced 1½ tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp harissa
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10 Ways
Boil 300g baby carrots until tender. In a heavy-based pan, melt 50g unsalted butter. When foaming, add 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and cook over a medium heat until golden and the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the carrots and a 410g can butter beans, d
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Easter Parade!
Make light work of Easter Sunday lunch with this decliciously easy dish – just serve with baby potatoes. Frozen peas and beans work well but fresh peas and broad beans can be used instead. ■ Serves 6 ■ Prep 20 mins ■ Cook 3 hrs 40 mins 1 leg of lamb
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Grab & go
This will make more slaw than you'll need for one recipe but it will keep in the fridge for up to three days, and would be delicious with cold-cut meats. ■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 20 mins ■ Cook 10 mins 250g block halloumi or vegetarian alternative, sliced 3
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Roast With The Most
Chef and food writer Claire Thomson has appeared on Saturday Kitchen and Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Her latest cookbook, One Pan Chicken (£20, Quadrille), is out now. @5oclockapron If there is one simple version of whole roast chicken that I cook most o
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TOM Takes 5
Tom Kerridge is a broadcaster, chef-owner of restaurants in London and Marlow and cookbook author. You can listen to Tom on the BBC Good Food podcast at bbcgoodfood.com/podcast. @ChefTomKerridge This recipe is a lesson in less is more. When I was dev
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Adopt A New Filo-sophy
■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 30 mins filling only 2 tbsp olive oil, plus a little extra for brushing over the pastry bunch of spring onions, sliced into 3cm pieces 250g frozen spinach 400ml leftover cooked chicken, shredded 350ml hot chicken stoc
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Mum's The World!
■ Serves 10-12 ■ Prep 30 mins plus cooling ■ Cook 25 mins 225g butter, at room temperature, plus extra for the tin 225g golden caster sugar 225g self-raising flour 4 large eggs, lightly beaten 4 tbsp seedless raspberry jam few drops of pink food colo
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Treat Yourself!
Professional pastry chef Philip Khoury is a regular on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen. @PhilKhoury Another day, another iconic teatime treat. This cake is made with a splash of deliciously complementary extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon. It produces
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Gold & delicious!
■ Butter a 20cm square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Drizzle 4 tbsp golden syrup into the tin and top with 3 ripe bananas halved lengthways. Beat together 100g soft butter, 200g soft brown sugar, 4 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla essence and 1 mashed

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