Recipes

• 61 Roasted tomato basil soup
  Ingredients • 1.5kg ripe plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise • 60ml plus 30ml good olive oil • 1 tbsp salt • 1 1/2 tsps freshly ground black pepper • 2 chopped yellow onions •...

• 62 Perk up lunchtime with these recipes for energising lunches
  We all know the feeling of the midday-slump: come 1pm our eyes are drooping, our attention span is waning and the computer screens are all becoming a blur. But don't just fuel up on sugar-filled...

• 63 Cupcake crazy: The small cakes that have made a big impression
  Cupcakes are, quite literally, on the rise. The cupcake phenomenon has exploded into modern cuisine culture in recent years, helped along by famous TV chefs like Nigella Lawson and boutique...

• 64 Very-Berry Whoopie Pies
  Cupcakes with a twist, use the same ingredients to create these cute little cakes which are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sandwiched with intensely fruity and vibrant raspberry butter-cream....

• 65 Peanut butter and jam cupcakes
  These yummy cupcakes are so easy - perfect for kids and grown-ups alike. Plus there's the added excitement of seeing the jam ooze out of the middle when you bite! Makes 10 Preparation time: 15 mintues Cooking...

• 66 Savoury Seed, Carrot and Thyme Muffins
  These savoury breakfast muffins make a lovely change from the more traditional, sweet ones. Feel free to play around with the recipe - you could use courgette in the place of the carrots and swap for your...

• 67 Even more reason to eat cheese, and make it British
  If you consider cheese as one of your weak spots, here's why. Cheese makes you happy. It contains an amino acid that makes us feel content, and the fat it includes makes our brains produce extra dopamine,...

• 68 Go fusion with Pan-Asian recipes that bring the East to the West
  Pan Asian cuisine spans all of the southern countries in Asia. It encompasses the delicious flavours of Thai, Malaysian, Philippines, Southern Indian and Japanese cooking and transforms ordinary ingredients into...

• 69 Vanilla and Grasmere Gingerbread cheesecake with balsamic strawberries
  Ingredients:(serves 8) Cheesecake: 50g Readymade Grasmere Gingerbread slices 450g Cream cheese 250g Caster sugar 250g Crème fraiche 475ml Double cream 2 Vanilla pods scraped For the strawberries:...

• 70 Slow roast fillet of Cumbrian beef with wild Whinlatter Forest mushroom and smoked garlic pommes puree
  Ingredients: Whole Fillet of Cumbrian Beef – Medium Rare 150ml finished beef jus 800g mixed wild mushrooms foraged from Whinlatter Forest 2 shallots fine diced 2 sprigs fresh thyme 50ml olive oil...

• 71 Rustle up a traditional Italian feast
  Gorgeous Italian-Welsh cook Michela Chiappa has been fronting the campaign to introduce authentic techniques to the British home. And cooking has never seemed so effortless, thanks to Channel...

• 72 Braised savoy cabbage leaves stuffed with Prosciutto di San Daniele and Grana Padano Cheese
  Dish Type: starter Serves 4 Cooking time: 1 hour For the wrap 1 Savoy cabbage For the stuffing 250g ricotta 50g Grana Padano Cheese, finely grated 100g Prosciutto di San Daniele (sliced & cubed) Half...

• 73 Prosciutto di San Daniele with caramelised fig jam on crostini
  Dish type: Starter Creates 24 crostinis Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients 4 figs, diced into 1cm cubes 50g Demerara sugar 1 tablespoon of honey 8 slices of Prosciutto di San Daniele Method: 1)...

• 74 Carbonara with Prosciutto di San Daniele and Grana Padano Cheese
  Dish type: Pasta Serves 6 Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients: For the carbonara pasta: 20ml olive oil 350g Prosciutto di San Daniele, sliced 100ml white wine 500g dried pasta, such as bucatini or...

• 75 Eat fish the Swedish way with petite parcels
  With autumn term approaching parents shouldn't feel disconcerted about serving the most naturally valued "brain food" around. A lean source of protein that is high in Omega-3 fatty acids, fish...

• 76 Cornish crab soup with parsley croutons
  Dish type: Fish Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 20-25 minutes + 45-50 minutes for the stock A rich and intensely flavoured soup with the taste of the seaside. Made from brown and...

• 77 Crab, mango and avocado salad with lime and coconut dressing and toasted coconut curls
  Dish type: Fish This fresh tasting delicious summer salad is perfect for those hot balmy days when something quick and easy but oh-so-tasty is needed. Serves: 2 main course or 4 starter portions Preparation...

• 78 Nathan Outlaw's Crab, "Classic Cheddar" and Chive Spanish Style Omelette
  Dish type: Fish Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 4 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 200g waxy potatoes, peeled and finely sliced or grated 6...

• 79 Crab and crayfish rice timbales
  Dish type: Fish Serves 4 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 2 minutes Ingredients: 250g pack Tilda Coconut, Chilli & Lemongrass rice 100g fresh white crabmeat 180g crayfish tails in brine, drained 1...

• 80 Cook up some fun with the kids this summer
  As we approach the half way point of the school summer holidays, little voices complaining of boredom are likely to be heard soon.   One solution is to get your children in the kitchen.  Cooking...