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Peaches In A Marsala Sauce

Serves 2 Poached peaches are a simple, beautiful, low fat dessert, full of fresh juicy flavours. The sweet, tender, ripe peaches soak up the wonderful flavours from the wine. The colours look wonderful, the dark red and orange makes a very pretty dish. Marsala is a delicious Italian fortified wine similar to port, no...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Jamaican Ginger Cake

Serves 6 Jamaican ginger cake is a dark, moist, rich, gingery cake. Ginger is a wonderful ingredient to cook with; it has so much flavour and adds a slight spicy kick to any dish. Ginger cake is very morish it is sticky, heavy, slightly chewy and perfect served in so many different ways. Jamaican ginger cake is norma...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Crepes

Serves 4 Crepes are delicious thin French pancakes. These pancakes are very simple to make and are a great dessert. You can dress then up with different types of filling; a clotted cream, jam and fresh berry filling looks beautiful and is perfect for a dinner party, but there are so many other flavours. A favourite f...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Banana Split

Serves 1 There is always room for ice cream, no matter what your age is. Banana split is the perfect ice cream dessert which takes you instantly back to childhood. This simple, quick but very delicious dessert is a wonderful treat and great fun to make yourself. Generous helpings of ice cream and sauce are always a g...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Summer Pudding

Serves 4 Summer pudding is a delicious easy dessert that makes the most of summer berries. If you take a trip to the countryside and pick your own berries or have a few raspberries and strawberries growing in your back garden then this is a very cheap dessert to make, the main ingredients are berries and bread. This ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Mushrooms Roasted In Vine Leaves

Serves 4 Cooking with vine leaves is traditional throughout the Mediterranean and the Middle East, they are full of flavour and it is such a waste to only eat the grapes. Vine leaves can be found in supermarkets or delis and are a wonderful ingredient to cook with.  Mushrooms roasted in vine leaves is a beautifu...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Parsnip Crisps

Parsnip crisp are a great tasty treat for anyone who prefers savoury food. Parsnip crisps are slightly sweeter then potatoes crisp and make an interesting change, perfect for a lunch time side dish. This is a great, straightforward, simple recipe; the only things in parsnip crisps are parsnips, if you want a little sa...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Scotch Egg

Makes 4 This Scottish delicacy of an egg wrapped in sausage meat, dipped in bread crumbs then deep fried is perfect junk food. Scotch eggs are finger food, they are great for picnics or as a lunch box snack and are always a welcome addition to any buffet. Scotch eggs are normal served cold so you can make a large bat...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Corndogs

Serves 6 Corndogs are definatley one of the unhealthiest foods you could possible eat, however they are amazing; and anyway the occasional rare treat won’t do you harm. Corndogs are of course American fast food, they are frankfurters on a stick wrapped in a thick batter then deep fried. Anything served on a stic...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Coconut Macaroons

Serves 6 Coconut macaroons are delicious little chewy biscuits made mainly from desiccated coconut; the only other two ingredients are eggs whites and castor sugar. These simple biscuit are easy to make and only takes about 25 minutes including preparation time. Coconuts macaroons is a great recipe to do with childre...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Whisky Porridge

Serves 1 Porridge is the most traditional Scottish breakfast anyone can have and Scotch whisky is of course their most famous Scottish beverage, therefore putting the two together makes perfect sense. This simple and interesting breakfast is guaranteed to warm you up on a cold winter morning. Porridge is wonderful com...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Kedgeree

Serves 6 Kedgeree is one of the best breakfasts you could ever have; it is a rice dish full of haddock, a touch of curry powder and toped off with boiled eggs. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so surely you should have something delicious as well as healthy. The curry powder and spices make this a wond...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Parmesan Mash Potatoes

Serves 4-6 Creamy mash potato is a simple delicious side dish; it is easy and cheap to whip up. To add a little extra luxury and a touch of Italian flavour try adding parmesan and a little garlic, simple but delicious. In winter this is a perfect side dish to go with rich meaty meals, a slow roasted lamb shank, sirlo...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Gingerbread Men

Makes 13 Children love gingerbread men, they seem to get great satisfaction from eating a little man, and the biscuits taste pretty good too. However the real satisfaction comes from decorating them; if you make your own you can go crazy with the icing pens and make little hats and buttons with sweets. Making gingerb...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Treacle Tart

Serves 6 Treacle tart is a sweet, sticky, very satisfying dessert and surprisingly easy to make. This tart is made from short crust pastry, which you can make yourself or do it the quick, easy way and buy some.  The tart is then filled with a sticky, gooey, treacle filling made from golden syrup and breadcrumbs. ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Spotted Dick

Serves 4 This classic English dessert with a very silly name, has a fond place in many an Englishman’s heart, most of the time it is nostalgia about pretty bad school lunches, but don’t blame the spotted dick for that, with a good recipe and some love and attention, spotted dick is one of the most comforti...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Strawberry Trifle

Serves 6 Trifle is a fantastic pudding, perfect all year round. It is a cold refreshing dessert in summer that makes the most of the juicy berries in season. Strawberry trifle always tastes and looks fantastic, it should be the highlight of any summer picnic. The cold thick custard, jelly, fresh fruit and cream go won...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Jam Roly Poly

Serves 6 Jam roly poly is an old favourite; this traditional English school lunch pudding is perfect cheering up food. Jam roly poly is steamed suet pastry filled with generous lashings of jam; it is wonderful served with hot thick custard. Jam roly poly is a great dessert that your whole family can enjoy. It is a de...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Aloo Sabzi, Indian Potatoes

Serves 4 Aloo sabzi is an Indian side dish of spicy potatoes. This is a quick simple dish that is full of flavour, turmeric, coriander, mustard seeds and of course chilli. The recipe is currently medium hot but if you like your heat you can make it as hot as you like; try adding a few fresh chillies in as well and if ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Dal Saag

Serves 2 Dal saag is a delicious Indian curry. Saag is a spinach or mustard leaf base curry and dal are pulses, lentils, beans and chickpeas. Dal is a popular ingredient throughout India, Bangladesh, Nepal and the whole of south Asia, particularly in vegetarian cuisine. It is a great ingredient to thicken up curries o...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010