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[Brock Manson 0]

I swear by this recipe. I made it on a family holiday in Bruges and it went down a storm:

 

Pasta in green pesto and cream sauce. - Serves 2

 

Ingredients:-

Green pesto

Single cream (300ml)

One red pepper

One onion

Ham

Paprika

Pinch sugar

Sage

Tagliatelle

 

Fry the onions until they've browned slightly, then add the peppers and fry for about 4 mins (I like the peppers to still be slightly crunchy & juicy). Add garlic, sage, sugar and paprika and fry for 2 minutes. Add a generous amount of pesto (about 2 big spoons should do) and stir in. Cook on a low temperature until the pasta is ready before adding the cream and ham. Heat until the cream simmers and then serve.

 

Works well with creme fraiche too.

[The Fish 10962]

That sounds bloody lovely, might try that tomorrow night.

[wykikitoon 20708]

I swear by this recipe. I made it on a family holiday in Bruges and it went down a storm:

 

Pasta in green pesto and cream sauce. - Serves 2

 

Ingredients:-

Green pesto

Single cream (300ml)

One red pepper

One onion

Ham

Paprika

Pinch sugar

Sage

Tagliatelle

 

Fry the onions until they've browned slightly, then add the peppers and fry for about 4 mins (I like the peppers to still be slightly crunchy & juicy). Add garlic, sage, sugar and paprika and fry for 2 minutes. Add a generous amount of pesto (about 2 big spoons should do) and stir in. Cook on a low temperature until the pasta is ready before adding the cream and ham. Heat until the cream simmers and then serve.

 

Works well with creme fraiche too.

 

The Gfriend makes this, its fecking gorgeous

[Guest alex]

Piece of piss to make your own pesto too btw.

[Tooj 17]

I swear by this recipe. I made it on a family holiday in Bruges and it went down a storm:

 

Pasta in green pesto and cream sauce. - Serves 2

 

Ingredients:-

Green pesto

Single cream (300ml)

One red pepper

One onion

Ham

Paprika

Pinch sugar

Sage

Tagliatelle

 

Fry the onions until they've browned slightly, then add the peppers and fry for about 4 mins (I like the peppers to still be slightly crunchy & juicy). Add garlic, sage, sugar and paprika and fry for 2 minutes. Add a generous amount of pesto (about 2 big spoons should do) and stir in. Cook on a low temperature until the pasta is ready before adding the cream and ham. Heat until the cream simmers and then serve.

 

Works well with creme fraiche too.

 

The Gfriend makes this, its fecking gorgeous

I await your thread on this one.

[The Fish 10962]

I swear by this recipe. I made it on a family holiday in Bruges and it went down a storm:

 

Pasta in green pesto and cream sauce. - Serves 2

 

Ingredients:-

Green pesto

Single cream (300ml)

One red pepper

One onion

Ham

Paprika

Pinch sugar

Sage

Tagliatelle

 

Fry the onions until they've browned slightly, then add the peppers and fry for about 4 mins (I like the peppers to still be slightly crunchy & juicy). Add garlic, sage, sugar and paprika and fry for 2 minutes. Add a generous amount of pesto (about 2 big spoons should do) and stir in. Cook on a low temperature until the pasta is ready before adding the cream and ham. Heat until the cream simmers and then serve.

 

Works well with creme fraiche too.

 

The Gfriend makes this, its fecking gorgeous

I await your thread on this one.

[Kevin 1]

I cook a mean bacon and egg toastie.

[peasepud 59]

I cook a mean bacon and egg toastie.

 

Theyre called muffins.... McMuffins, christ you'll never get a gold selling star when you dont even know what theyre called.

[Kevin 1]

I cook a mean bacon and egg toastie.

 

Theyre called muffins.... McMuffins, christ you'll never get a gold selling star when you dont even know what theyre called.

 

tehe.

 

i wonder if they're even nice? they look sexy

[Meenzer 15716]

Could be worse. Could be Manwich.

[Monkeys Fist 43058]

Could be worse. Could be Manwich.

 

 

 

I make a willing filling in a Manwich.Extra Cheese.

 

Oh Kevin!

[Kevin 1]

what ?

[peasepud 59]

A McMuffin is a guilty pleasure of mine, I like them but Kev ask your bosses why, if they can make double sausage and double bacon muffins, why cant they do a bacon and sauasge version? ie one sausage, one bacon, one egg. I'd give it a go.

[Guest alex]

Often make a creamy pesto sauce but use Phillie Light as, apart from being less bad for you, it's not so rich for a mid-week meal. I also like to add mascarpone to a homemade tomato sauce too (often chuck in some roasted red peppers as well) which works equally well for a pasta bake or just pasta sauce. Home-made Arrabiatta's probably my favourite though.

[Gemmill 45997]

Brock: I swear by this recipe. I made it on a family holiday in Bruges.

 

Check out Nigel Slater! You should have your own cookery show with lines like that.

[wykikitoon 20708]

I await your thread on this one.

 

You bitch

[Ayatollah Hermione 14043]

Brock: I swear by this recipe. I made it on a family holiday in Bruges.

 

Check out Nigel Slater! You should have your own cookery show with lines like that.

 

Whip this cracking little dish up at your dinner parties and your guests will be begging for the Pictionary to come out!

[Kevin 1]

A McMuffin is a guilty pleasure of mine, I like them but Kev ask your bosses why, if they can make double sausage and double bacon muffins, why cant they do a bacon and sauasge version? ie one sausage, one bacon, one egg. I'd give it a go.

 

I'm sure it could be done? they're grill orders because they're different than the menu but im almost sure they could do it if you asked?

[Christmas Tree 4820]

Home made tomato soup.

 

3lb Toms

1 onion

1 garlic clove

3 x cups veg stock

1 x potato

tomato puree

Salt and pepper

 

Canny, but much easier and tastier opening a tin of Heinz

[Monkeys Fist 43058]

Home made tomato soup.

 

3lb Toms

1 onion

1 garlic clove

3 x cups veg stock

1 x potato

tomato puree

Salt and pepper

 

Canny, but much easier and tastier opening a tin of Heinz

Add smokey bacon at the onion stage.

Makes all the difference.

[Nyff 0]

Here's one for you:

 

On Sunday I am cooking for myself and three friends. Got a £5 budget to feed everyone, and the meal has to be vegetarian, or at least pescatarian. Sort of want to avoid anything like a pasta bake, and curry was done last week. Any ideas?

[Meenzer 15716]

Hm. I'd consider [fish and] roasted vegetable skewers with Indian spices, cooked BBQ-style for a bit of char-grilled goodness and served over rice and salad. You're getting into winter vegetable territory now it's November so more "meaty" stuff like butternut squash should be easy enough to track down.

 

On a similar note, for all you want to avoid pasta, this - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1456/ro...red-onion-pasta - is a doddle and should fall well within the budget.

[Meenzer 15716]

Thinking about it, the latter would probably work just as well stirred through a pack of Sharwoods noodles if you want to avoid serving up standard-issue penne, too.

 

Alternatively, a veggie stir-fry (plenty of sugar snaps/mange tout etc. for colour) with a sachet of http://www.bluedragon.com/products/sauces/...-fry-sauce.aspx and the aforementioned noodles would do the trick too.

 

I'll stop now.

[sammynb 3507]

What about chick pea patties?

 

2 cups of cooked (tinned) chick peas

1 large red (spanish) onion - finely diced

1 tablespoon of cumin

2 cloves crushed garlic

2 tablespoons of tomato paste

1/2 cup of corriander leaves chopped

2 egg whites (i just use 1 whole egg)

2/3 cup of bread crumbs or LSA (linseed, soy, almond mix)

salt and pepper to taste.

 

Food processor it all up, make into patties, 2 or 3" in diameter, place on baking paper and bake for 30 min at 180C

 

Serve them with a roasted sweet potato (kumara) with spicy bean and tomato sauce:

3 sweet potatoes whole

1 large onion finely diced

2 cloves of garlic crushed

1/2 red chilli, seeded and chopped

2 teaspoons of cumin

1 teaspoon of ground corriander

6 large rip tomatoes diced (or two tins of diced tomatoes)

1 1/2 cups of cooked red beans (or one and a half tins of red beans)

1 tablespoon of tomato paste

1 lemon, juiced

1/2 cup of fresh corriander leaves chopped

Seasoning as desired

 

Basically scrub the sweet potato then bake it with skin on for 90 min at 200C

In a separate saucepan saute onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of water, then add all other ingredients except fresh corriander (or sweet potato).

Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes, then remove lid and simmer for a further 5 min to thicken sauce, then add fresh corriander and cook for another few minutes.

Remove sweet potato from oven, cut in half to serve.

Spoon over sauce.

 

That should keep you under your 5 quid budget.

[Meenzer 15716]

Oh well fine, I suppose you could use a proper recipe rather than a half-arsed shortcut.