Recipes

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Spicy Tuna Tartare in Sesame Miso Cones by Wolfgang Puck

Dish type: Canapes, Sushi, Healthy Eating Ingredients Tartare 110g diced # 1 sushi grade tuna 1 tablespoon diced pickled ginger 1 teaspoon chopped scallions 1 tablespoon soy sauce/wasabi mixture -...

Edamame Guacamole by Wolfgang Puck

Chips galore, with recipes from Gordon Ramsay and Martha Stewart

Gordon Ramsay's chunky chips

Dish type: side dish Serves 4 Ingredients 1kg potatoes (eg Desirée or King Edward), scrubbed or peeled Sea salt and black pepper 5 garlic cloves (unpeeled) Few thyme sprigs Few rosemary sprigs...

Heart-shaped Chilli Chocolates

Dish type: dessert, chocolate Ingredients • 100g CHOC Chick organic cacao powder • 6 tbsp CHOC Chick organic cacao butter • 3-4 tsp Sweet Freedom, agave syrup, honey or maple syrup ( to...

Love oysters with restaurateur Mark Hix's recipe for romance

The oyster may just be the most evocative culinary symbol of passion. Named as one of the top aphrodisiacs, what better – or finer – way to start your Valentine's Day meal? A man who knows...

Mark Hix's Seashore salad

Dish type: salad, starter Serves 4 Ingredients 150–200g cockles or surf clams, cleaned 150–200g mussels, cleaned 50ml white wine 4 medium scallops, shelled and cleaned A couple of handfuls...

Martha Stewart's Apple-Buttermilk Pancakes

These pancakes are great with syrup, sliced bananas, a smear of almond butter, or a dollop of part-skim ricotta. Serves 4 Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) 1 tablespoon sugar 1...

Say 'I love you' with an award-winning menu this Valentine's Day

What better way to show your other half how much you love them than by preparing a sensational meal for two featuring dishes from award-winning chefs. Say 'I love you' this Valentine's...

Cherry souffle from award-winning chef Matt Tomkinson

Dish type: dessert Ingredients Cherry souffle • 250g of Morello cherry purée • 60g of caster sugar • 20g of cornflour, thinned to a paste with a little water • 6 egg whites...

Adam Bennett's roast duck crown with peach, turnip and duck croustillants

A rich, enticing combination of roast duck, confit duck, sweet turnip fondants and peach in this novel dish from award-winning chef Adam Bennet – whose cuisine is described as modern British with...

Chilled Cucumber & Horseradish Gazpacho with Lymington Crab Salad & Pickled White Radish

With the New Year comes the seasonally special flavour of locally landed crab. With a fusion of the delicate white meat and heady flavoursome horseradish, this refreshing dish from Matt Tomkinson –...

A taste of Vietnam... in just 15 minutes

Celebrating the fresh, zesty flavours of Vietnam, we take a look at the country's delicious dishes for a healthy meal that can be on the table in just 15 minutes. Packed with goodness, bursting...

Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Dish type: Starter Ingredients 50g rice vermecilli noodles 8 spring roll rice wrappers 8 cooked prawns A bunch of mint and coriander, chopped 4 lettuce leaves, finely chopped 1 carrot, peeled and...

Pho soup

Dish type: Soup, Starter Serves 4 For the broth 3 litres of water 2 tablespoons salt 1 unpeeled garlic bulb 2 large unpeeled onions 100g unpeeled ginger 1 kg beef brisket 100ml fish sauce Any...

Raymond Blanc's culinary delights for a candle-lit dinner

Britain's most respected chef and holder of two Michelin stars has created four delicious dishes to show his support for Earth Hour. The recipes, which can serve up to four people each, include one seafood...

Raymond Blanc's Riz au Lait

Serves 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour 850 ml (28 fl oz) full-fat milk 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar 1 vanilla pod, split length-ways and seeds scraped out, or a few drops of natural...

Raymond Blanc's Moules mariniere

Serves 4 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Ingredients 1.8 kg (4lb) best-quality mussels 1 onion, finely chopped 2 bay leaves 8 sprigs of fresh thyme 15g (½ oz ) unsalted...

Raymond Blanc's Floating Islands Maman Blanc

Serves 4–6 Preparation time: 40 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes For poaching the meringue: 1.25 litres (21/4 pints) full-fat milk 2 vanilla pods, split lengthways (see page 16) For the meringue:...