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The thing about throwing a Super Bowl party is that any interest in football is totally optional. Everyone knows these parties are mostly about the food. (At least, that’s what I tell myself.) As with any party, hosting is much easier if you pick a few recipes that can be made ahead of time. Luckily, there’s no shortage … Read more
From stale Panettone and Christmas pudding to soggy Brussel sprouts and turkey, most households across the country will have food left over after the festive feast.
Data from investment website Up The Gains estimates we could collectively throw away 27 per cent of the food we buy for Christmas dinner – worth a staggering £100 million.
But it needn’t go in the bin. With a bit of imagination, leftovers can easily be turned into delicious meals.
From parsnip ice-cream to
PLUM SKILLET CAKE
Stone fruit are so good with almonds, which have a mild and sweet nutty flavour. If you like, add some slightly more bitter almond extract to the cake mixture to accentuate the nutty notes. Serve this cake warm, straight from the pan, with as much cream as you like.
YOU WILL NEED: 20cm (at the base) ovenproof skillet or cast-iron pan, greased (base and sides)
Serves 6, Hands on 30 mins, Bake 40 mins
Whether served in a spicy curry, a fragrant stir-fry or as part of a colourful salad, more and more of us are enjoying vegetables, herbs and pulses as alternatives to a mainly meat-based diet. And there’s no time like summer for exploring new flavours.
‘Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables such as asparagus, peas, tomatoes and berries are one of the pleasures of summer,’ says Jess O’Shea, a nutritionist at WeightWatchers.
‘Not only are they delicious and packed with healthy minerals,
We launched this exclusive series with WW in yesterday’s Daily Mail Weekend magazine to help you lose up to half a stone and transform your health by the start of the summer holidays. Here, we continue with more mouth-watering recipes for breakfasts, lunches and dinners that should be very handy without compromising on taste.
If you fear that a healthy-eating programme will mean goodbye to treats you love – be they a morning bacon sandwich or a gooey chocolate dessert
VICTORIA SANDWICH
If you’re new to baking, this should be your very first cake. If you get it right, everything else will be easy.
You can make a Victoria sandwich using the all-in-one method, where you mix everything together in a bowl at the same time, but I encourage you to cream the fats and sugar together before adding the eggs, flour and raising agent, as you’ll learn a lot about baking this way.
Makes 8-10 slices
It can be difficult to get Quentin Compson — my 10-year-old, wire-haired rescue dog — to rise from her bed. But one guaranteed way is to boil an egg. The second I break open that shell, I know that I can look down at my feet and see her standing right there, tail wagging, waiting for a bite.
We have a system, in a way: I crack the hot egg against the counter and run it under the cold tap
A vegetarian chef has stunned TikTokers with her recipes for buffalo ‘wings,’ burgers, and fried ‘chicken’ — all of which are entirely meat-free.
Shreya, who runs the blog Shreya’s Kitchen, has 1.1 million followers on TikTok who drool over her very tasty-looking dishes like Creamy Soy Tomato Ramen and Honey Chili Paneer.
But while some of her recipes make no attempt to mimic meat, like her Veggie Dumplings or Hot and Sour Miso Soup, others would fool many a carnivore
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