Category Archives: Family Favourites

Rhubarb & Almond Cake

Cakes and Muffins, Desserts, Family Favourites

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  • 200gm blanched almonds
  • 8oz caster sugar
  • 6oz butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 31/2 oz self raising flour
  • Grated zest of two oranges
  • 14 oz rhubarb sliced into 3/4 inch pieces

Preheat oven to 160 fan. Grease and line a 9in loose bottom cake tin. Blend the almonds in a food processor until coarsely chopped, remove 1oz then continue to blend the rest until like bought ground almonds.

Put 6oz of the sugar in a bowl with the butter, eggs,flour, orange zest and ground almonds and beat with an electric whisk until smooth.

Turn the mixture into the tin and level. Scatter with the rhubarb. Sprinkle with the rest of the sugar and chopped almonds.

Bake for about an hour until risen and firm to touch. A skewer inserted into centre should come out clean.

Summer Salad with Asparagus

Family Favourites

Ingredients, amounts depend on number of people to be served

  • Bag of mixed spinach,watercress and rocket salad
  • Cooked peas fresh or frozen
  • Lightly cooked asparagus spears
  • Sliced radishes
  • Diced cooked beetroot(NOT in vinegar)

Dressing made with honey,dijon mustard, white wine vinegar and olive oil

Crispy topped Chicken Bake

Chicken, Family Favourites, Holidays, Main Courses
  • FOR FOUR
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1lb chicken thigh skinless diced
  • 1 large leek sliced
  • 4oz button mushrooms halved
  • 2oz pancetta lardons
  • 300ml carbonara sauce from chill cabinet or in a jar
  • 2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
  • chopped parsley

Heat half olive oil in a large frypan and fry chicken until browned.Transfer to an ovenproof dish.
Add the leek and mushrooms to the frypan and fry till soft. Add to dish. Fry pancetta in pan till cooked and add to dish.
Spread the sauce over the chicken. Mix breadcrumbs.parsley and the other tablespoon of olive oil. Scatter over chicken
Bake at 170 fan oven till golden and bubbling about 30 mins

Mackerel Pate with Fionas Beetroot Chutney

Family Favourites, Fish, Starters

  • For six
  • 200gm skinned boned smoked mackerel fillet
  • 250gm light cream cheese eg philly light
  • 75gm butter-melted gently
  • 2 teaspoons horseradish sauce
  • juice of half a lemon
  • good grind of black pepper

Put all into a food processor and whizz until smoothish
Scrape into a container, cover and place in fridge until firmed up. Serve with thin toast and beetroot chutney if available-see recipe

Will freeze really well just defrost in fridge overnight

Parsnip Potato and Gruyere Bake

Family Favourites, Karen's Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetarian

  • For Four people
  • 1lb potatoes
  • 1lb parsnips
  • 4oz gruyere(grated)
  • 2 tbsp single cream
  • pepper

Peel and chop potatoes and parsnips.
Boil together until tender then mash with pepper and cream. Stir in 3/4 of the gruyere and place the mixture in a buttered ovenproof dish. scatter over the rest of the gruyere. Can be made to this point the day before .When serving put into oven at 180 for 40 minutes until heated through and golden