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Janine’s BBQ Butterfly Lamb Pesto Style

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BBQ butterfly lamb leg Pesto style with a warm green and tomato salad. This is ridiculously easy to make but gets top points for taste. Take a butterfly leg of lamb, and coat in a thick layer of pesto all over. (See Sarah’s World Famous Pesto recipe) Leave overnight. Then put on a hot grill for around 10 minutes each side. While its cooking steam some greens (try Chinese broccoli and asparagus), chop some interesting baby tomatoes, crush a clove of garlic and drizzle with olive oil. Toss the greens while still warm through and add seasoning. Then when the … Continue reading Janine’s BBQ Butterfly Lamb Pesto Style

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Janine’s Portuguese BBQ Chicken

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Super yummy – A great summer dish You can do a whole chicken (in halves) or just marinate individual pieces (always on the bone) Simply marinade the chicken with dried thyme, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, onion powder, cayenne pepper or chilli oil, olive oil if no chilli oil and pepper to taste. Don’t be afraid to use lots of seasoning, you can’t overdo it. Leave for a couple of hours or ideally overnight. Then BBQ slowly and ensure the chicken is really well cooked – EAT with your fingers with lots of licking! Continue reading Janine’s Portuguese BBQ Chicken

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Janine’s Poached Salmon with Fennel and Cauliflower Soup

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Make a basic chicken stock (chicken wings or necks, onion, carrot, chili, pepper, cloves and cardamon) and allow to simmer for a few hours – or use some you have in the fridge! Strain well then reheat the stock and gently poach the salmon with some sliced fennel. When it was almost done, remove the salmon and fennel and take the stock off the heat. Add very finely chopped cauliflower to the stock. When the cauliflower is cooked, add a tablespoon of lemon juice and then blend. Finally, the assembly. Soup first, then salmon, fennel next, crispy skin (which is … Continue reading Janine’s Poached Salmon with Fennel and Cauliflower Soup

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Spicy Zingy Lemongrass Chicken

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Gently simmer skinless chicken thighs with sesame oil, star anise, cinnamon bark, shallots, lemongrass, chilli, garlic all covered with water. When the chicken is almost falling from the bone, strain the liquid stock and save it. Then return it to the pot with the chicken minus the bones, add a little more water if needed to cover the chicken Add some already soaked and rinsed hijiki seaweed, (or any seaweed, whatever is in the cupboard!) Then simmer gently again to combine all the flavours with some minced lemongrass, coriander and red capsicum … and a splash of tamari … wow … Continue reading Spicy Zingy Lemongrass Chicken

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Otto’s Vege Felafels

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Into a blender put one chopped zucchini/courgette, one chopped red pepper (capsicum) and eight/ten cherry tomatoes, a few sprigs of fresh thyme, ground black pepper and some chilli (if you’re not into zucchini, just use peppers and tomato) Blitz till vegetables are virtually liquid To a bowl, sdd one packet of shop bought gluten free felafel mix and add the liquid vegetables instead of water – eg, if the packet asks for 250ml of water, add 250ml of your vege liquid! Mix well and leave to rest for 10 mins before gently frying individual dollops in olive oil Try rolling … Continue reading Otto’s Vege Felafels

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Super Simple Green Soup

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A simpler variation on the Green Soup – Saute Asian greens – choi sum/bok choy with brown onion and add spinach and a little chicken stock and simmer till all soft Blend – I added a little nutmeg and chopped coriander, but you could add whatever you felt like – chilli, garlic, basil – make it your own! I had planned on taking a photo because it was so green and yummy – but I couldn’t wait to eat it!! Enjoy creating your own green yumminess 🙂 Continue reading Super Simple Green Soup

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Herby ‘Sun’ Dried Tomatoes in the Oven

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This is for Mariette in Holland Set your oven to a very low temperature – 100oC Slice roma tomatoes into half, lengthways Toss them in olive oil, dried herbs of your choice and some freshly ground black pepper Lay them out on a foil lined (or non-stick) tray in a single layer and roast for 6-8 hours The time will depend on the water content of the tomatoes so keep an eye on them as they dry so they don’t burn or if you feel they need more time `this technique really brings out the sweetness of the tomatoes – … Continue reading Herby ‘Sun’ Dried Tomatoes in the Oven

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Salmon and Broccoli Soup

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Mirtha is a foodie inspiration for me. She shared this with me and it’s a regular. I really can’t begin to tell you how awesome this soup is – it’s my breakfast favourite at the moment! Gently saute one leek, one brown onion and one red onion and finely chopped broccoli stalk in some olive oil till slightly brown and soft Add cracked black pepper and the broccoli florets with some stock (or water) to cover. Bring to a gentle simmer and gently place two large-ish pieces of fresh salmon on top Cover the saucepan and simmer till the salmon … Continue reading Salmon and Broccoli Soup

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Sarah’s World Famous Pesto

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Gently roast lots of whole garlic cloves with pine nuts and blanched almonds in lots of olive oil till just golden then set aside and allow to cool Put in a blender with lots of fresh basil and spinach and blitz with freshly ground black pepper and extra olive oil … add chilli if you’re feeling daring Store in the fridge in a sealed jar with olive oil on top to stop air getting to the pesto and it will keep for longer Continue reading Sarah’s World Famous Pesto

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Sarah’s Lamb Meatballs

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Mix some dried or fresh herbs (oregano, parsley and basil are great) with garlic powder (or fresh finely chopped), turmeric, pepper and chilli into some lamb mince with a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste and chilli to taste You can add some finely chopped bacon if you feel to … Gently fry golf ball sized yumminess till almost cooked if you’re going to add to a home-made tomato sauce and serve with vegetables Or cook through and serve with a mezze Gobble! Continue reading Sarah’s Lamb Meatballs