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Pepper Mint Creams

Pepper mint creams are sugary minty sweets. They are very easy to make and there is no cooking or chopping involved at all, so a perfect fun activity to do with the children over the school holidays. This is a very basic recipe, if you want to brighten up these pepper mint cream add a few drops of food colouring in, g...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Malteser Fridge Cake

Serves 6-8 Malteser fridge cake is very easy to make and tastes great; it will definitley become a favourite if you are a chocoholic. This cake is an ideal recipe to get kids cooking, there is no baking involved and the measurements don’t have to be exact, there is no careful precision to making this dish at al...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Oreo Cheesecake Truffles

Makes about 35 Oreo biscuits, cheesecake and truffles are a wonderful combination. These little delightful chocolate truffles are made from Oreos and cream cheese then dipped in chocolate, very simple but gorgeous. They are soft, creamy and decadent, the outside shell of chocolate is thin and crispy, the filling is cr...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Serves 6 Pineapple upside down cake is classic recipe that many a Grandma has made.  A delicious soft moist sponge cake topped with pineapple rings and a sticky syrupy glaze makes for a perfect dessert all year round.  Pineapple upside down cake may be old fashioned but it is wonderful. As well as tasting g...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Scrambled Egg Pita

Serves 2 Pita bread filled with scrambled eggs and pepper is a delicious quick and easy breakfast or snack. Light and fluffy scrambled eggs are very simple but delicious and make for a perfect start to a day, add in some sweet crispy bell peppers and pita bread for a complete well rounded nutritious meal. Ingredients...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Bacon, Egg And Cheese Muffin

Serves 2 A bacon, egg and cheese muffin is a great breakfast sandwich and a perfect treat on the weekend. If you have a little extra time on your hands this is a wonderful breakfast recipe that you’re whole family will enjoy, especially children. If you have a long day ahead of you a filing breakfast is importa...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Breakfast Bagel

Serves 2 A filling breakfast will keep you going throughout the morning and is a great start to the day. A breakfast bagel is loaded with bacon, eggs and tomatoes; a perfect, convenient, warm, hearty breakfast. Eggs and bacon are part of a traditional cooked breakfast and taste great. If you are short of time but enj...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Salmon Breakfast Bagel

Serves 4 Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and should be enjoyed; a salmon bagel is a delicious start to any day. A lightly toasted bagel with lashings of cream cheese and salmon is irresistible and quick to make so there is no reason to just have toast or skip breakfast. A salmon bagel is also a very w...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Almond Cranberry Porridge

Serves 4 Porridge is a wonderful breakfast on a cold winter day; it is hot, comforting and very filling, exactly what is needed to make it to lunch. A little honey makes porridge deliciously sweet without adding to much sugar, and almonds add a nutty crunch while cranberries are slightly sour. As well as being very t...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Breakfast Yoghurt With Plum And Apple Compote

Serves 4 Natural yoghurt is a quick, easy, light breakfast and apple and plum compote adds delicious fresh sweet flavours to a simple low fat breakfast. As well as being delicious fruit compote includes one of your five a day and is a get way of encouraging children to eat fruit. Low fat yoghurt is also a great source...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Healthy Full English Breakfast

Serves 2 There are not many meals more perfect then a full English breakfast, the weekend isn’t complete without an indulgent fry up. However if you are trying to sift a few pounds and look after your heart, a fry up is off of the cards, but it is definitely not a reason not to have a hearty full English breakfa...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Honey Banana Porridge

Serves 4 Porridge is a perfect breakfast; it is one of the cheapest foods and is a great balanced healthy meal, a perfect start to the day. Oats are high in fibre, reduce cholesterol levels, rich in vitamin E, vitamin B and high in iron. As well as being great for you, porridge served with a little honey and bananas i...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Milk Jelly

Serves 4 Milk jelly is one of the easiest desserts to make; all you need is evaporated milk, jelly and water. A fun childhood dessert perfect on a hot summer’s day. Jelly is a yummy fun desert that isn’t made enough and definitely should not just be for children. Milk jelly is a perfect dessert to serve a...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Ajo Blanco, Spanish White Garlic Soup

Serves 4 Ajo blanco is an Andalusia cold white soup, perfect to cool down with on a hot summer’s day. Ajo blanco is also known as white gazpacho; like gazpacho it is served cold and made with garlic, bread, oil and water. Unlike gazpacho it is white and creamy. Ajo blanch gets its creamy delicious texture from a...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Aioli

Aioli is a traditional French sauce made from olive oil, garlic and egg; it is a type of garlic mayonnaise.  The Spanish also have a similar sauce called aioli but it is made without the eggs. Aioli is a wonderful dip and sauce, like hummus or pesto it can make a meal, serve aioli with olives or bread and you have...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Croquetas De Jamon, Ham Croquettes

Makes about 40 Ham Croquettes are a great tapas dish. In Spain tapas is traditionally served with drinks in bars.  They are appetizers often served in small dishes meant for sharing. Lots of little tasty tapas dishes can make up a whole meal. It is a great way of eating with friends, it is sociable and fun, ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Chorizo And Wine

Serves 4 This is a wonderful simple tapas dish full of rich flavours; the wine and the chorizo complement each other perfectly.  Chorizo is a Spanish cured, smoked pork sausage. It gets its red colour and wonderful flavour from paprika in the sausage. When cooking chorizo you do not need any oil as it release it...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Chorizo And Pepper Soup

Serves 4 Chorizo is a cured Spanish sausage that you can buy in thin slices or as a sausage and is a wonderful ingredient to keep in the house. Chorizo is a red colour because it is full of paprika and other spices. It is delicious as it is, but added to other dishes it is magical. Chorizo and peppers are perfect tog...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Melon Balls In Rum

Serves 4 Melon balls in rum is a beautiful, colourful, fun, fruit salad. The melon, pineapple juice and rum go together beautifully, to make a sweet, juicy, refreshing dessert, perfect for summer. For a stunning dessert serve the melon balls and rum in a hollowed out melon shell, or for an elegant dinner party serve ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Butterfly Cakes

Makes 20 Butterfly cakes are delicious, cute, little cup cakes, iced with a sweet butter cream and decorated with butterfly like wings. These wonderful, moist, little cakes are made with a simple sponge recipe, they are very easy to make and so long as you measure everything correctly they will turn out perfectly. The...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010