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These are all tried-and-tested recipes, adapted from a wide variety of sources. I really hope you enjoy them and find them useful.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Honey-glazed ham joint with goats cheese salad
Lush textures and sweet!
Ingredients (serves 2-3)
Unsmoked gammon joint
2-3 carrots
5 tbsp honey
5 tbsp English mustard
Cumin seeds
Sesame seeds
New potatoes
Rocket leaves
Goats cheese
Optional: Green beans
Method
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
Glaze the ham joint with a mixture of 5 tablespoons honey and english mustard and roast in the oven.
After an hour in the oven add the carrots to the roasting dish and scatter over cumin seeds and sesame seeds.
Boil up some new potatoes. Carve the ham after about 1hr30mins of cooking (you can probably reserve some to make lentil and bacon broth).
Serve with rocket and goats cheese perhaps runner beans too.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Gnocchi, bacon, cheese and tomato bake
Got the idea for this from a Tesco recipe (originally gnocchi and courgette bake). It's quick and easy.
Ingredients (serves 2 adults)
Pack of fresh gnocchi
4 rashers bacon, cut into strips
1/2 onion, finely chopped
Tomato passata
Prepared green beans
Goat's cheese
Parmesan cheese
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Fry the bacon strips, and after a few minutes add in the onion. Once both are turning golden brown, turn off the heat and stir in some tomato passata. Don't use too much, just enough to make a small sauce.
Warm the gnocchi for 2 mins in boiling water, then drain off and place into a casserole baking dish. Pour the tomato/bacon/onion mixture over. You should have enough sauce to coat the gnocchi, but you don't want them swimming in it.
Add seasoning - I used basil and black pepper.
Add some green beans then crumble in some goat's cheese, shaking parmesan over the top of the whole dish. I also added a last minute garnish of halved cherry tomatoes.
Bake for 10 mins in the oven, until hot through.
Serve with salad.
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