Recipes

Spiced Gingerbread Cake Sticky spiced gingerbread This is an old recipe that has been updated to cope with modern sized cake tins and measures, Originally this recipe was for a 12″x8″ tin, however the only tins I had were 34cm x 24cm, when I looked in the shops I could not find any old sized cake tins, this recipe has… Read more: Spiced Gingerbread Cake

Fagi – Cypriot green lentils with rice and onion This is a great meal for a family and will probably last for 2 days, it is cheap, it is filling, healthy and good for your insides.   Ingredients: 1 bag (500g) of green lentils 4 large onions – sliced oil to fry onions 1 lemon – juiced 1 cup of… Read more: Fagi – Cypriot green lentils with rice and onion

EASY DELICIOUS OVEN BAKED RICE WITH VEGGIES MAKES 6 SERVINGS PLEASE BEAR IN MIND I OFTEN JUST USE CHOPPED ONION AND SOME SMALL MIXED FROZEN VEGETABLES. IT IS STILL VERY TASTY) 1 STALK CELERY FINELY CHOPPED 1 SMALL ONION FINELY CHOPPED ½ GREEN PEPPER FINELY CHOPPED 1 CARROT FINELY CHOPPED 1 ½ CUPS OF LONG GRAIN RICE UNCOOKED. 2 1/2… Read more: EASY DELICIOUS OVEN BAKED RICE WITH VEGGIES

Grace’s Cheese and Onion Plate Pie Ingredients: 1 onion cooked gently in a bit of water to soften 175 g (6oz) Cheddar cheese (Lancashire cheese is very nice too) Season to taste but bear in mind cheese is quite salt 2 sheets of ready-made shortcrust or puff pastry Egg or milk for brushing over the pastry. 1 oven proof plate… Read more: Grace’s Cheese and Onion Plate Pie

Nut Biscuits Ingredients: 200 g of mixed chopped nuts (including any seeds) 100g mixed raisins (cranberries, sultanas and chocolate chips – optional) 100 g of sugar (can include ground almonds or coconut sugar) 1 egg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice Method: Mix all dry ingredients together Whisk the egg with a fork and stir into dry to coat… Read more: Nut Biscuits