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Tuna sweet potato jackets

If your standby supper is baked potatoes with tuna, switch to sweet potatoes and a fresh, spicy topping - budget-friendly and low-fat too...

Macaroni cheese with bacon & pine nuts

You don't get much more comforting than a melty pasta bake with a crunchy topping. Serve with a crisp green salad Ingredients 50g pine...

Courgette, sausage & rigatoni bakes

This thrifty and comforting pasta bake for two is made with a punchy garlic and chilli spiked tomato sauce, then topped with mozzarella....

Chicken & cider fricassée with parsley croûtes

Chicken cooked with tarragon and cider makes a wonderful casserole Ingredients serves 8 (just halve ingredients for 4) 2 tbsp olive oil...

Budget and everyday cooking

We are looking at low-cost, budget-friendly meals that are packed full of flavour, for the coming week. Today we will start of with.........

Cupcake, mince pies, Muffins and pastry

Little Eccles mince pies PREP: 30 MINS COOK: 30 MINS MORE EFFORT MAKES 18 something a little different to have with your...

Smoked paprika paella with cod & peas

Cod is a great source of stress-busting B vitamins and magnesium, so why not enjoy this easy peasy paella that's also packed with three...

Spanish chicken with crispy paprika potatoes

Stuff chicken thighs with roasted peppers and cream cheese, then bake with chorizo and smoked paprika spuds for a tasty midweek meal....

Spaghetti with smoky tomato & seafood sauce

Chilli, fennel seeds and smoked paprika add warmth and flavour to a rich tomato sauce, served with seafood in this quick pasta dish....

Beef goulash soup

A healthy, hearty soup based on the traditional Hungarian stew, with low-fat lean beef, sweet potato and smoked paprika. PREP: 15 MINS ...

Couscous-stuffed beef tomatoes

Save on the washing up with this all-in-one veggie supper. PREP: 20 MINS COOK: 20 MINS EASY SERVES 4 Ingredients...

Paprika pork

This super healthy pork one-pot is a midweek miracle. Serve with rice or noodles for an everyday favourite PREP: 10 MINS COOK: 25 MINS ...

Vegetarian casserole.

Well it does have smoked paprika in it and sometimes its good to go vegetarian. This is a Mediterranean one-pot stew with peppers,...

COOKING WITH SPICES

Spices have always been valued for their ability to add flavour, colour and aroma to dishes, but before the advent of refrigeration they...

cooking with spices

This week we shall be looking at spices in particular smoked paprika and using them in your cooking, and see where we go from...

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COOKING TIPS

You do not have to be stressed at Christmas if the idea of cooking for family and friends is just all to much you can buy everything you need at most supermarkets, just pop in the oven no preparation sit back and enjoy a glass of champagne (you can either ban all from your kitchen so they think your amazing, or tell them that it all comes from whichever store you choose so you could spend more time with them. NO SHAME IN THAT.

Whole herbs and spices last longer than crushed or ground versions

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Test freshness of herbs by moving some around in your hand and sniffing to see if spice gives off flavorful aroma

Generally speaking 1 cup fresh herbs = 1/3 cup dried as the dried spices have more intense flavor

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Decorating your cake

use gingerbread Christmas trees, a house and hearts (you’ll need about 15 hearts for the outside). To decorate, mix 300g fondant icing sugar with enough water to make a thick icing, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle. Decorate however you like, then leave to dry. Place the trees and house on top of the cake and push the hearts into the icing.

Only one tin?

If you have just 1 x 20cm cake tin, you can easily divide the cake mixture into three and bake the sponges in batches. Work in metric measurements as they are easier to scale down for this recipe, and write the new measurements out before you start, so you don’t get mixed up halfway through.

A little bit about me ..Celia Loves Wine , Fast Cars and Travel and Any Thing New.

Rock Music and Jazz, the Classics and Bocelli, In love with Commissario Montalbano - alias Luca Zingaretti (more about him later)

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A Challenge, Dancing in the Rain, A Cool Glass of Beer, All Thing Shiny & Sparkly , Mad Hats and Mad Shoes